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Ben Bramley Season 2021-22

PositionDIVING
YearSenior
HometownWellesley, Mass.
2021-22 / AS A SENIOR
 Third Team Academic All-America
 Big Ten Medal of Honor
Honorable Mention All-American (Platform Diving)
NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform Diving)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
CSCAA Scholar All-America
Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Ten
Competed in all three diving events while continuing to excel on the platform
• Graduated with a 3.85 cumulative GPA as a multi-year Academic All-America honoree
• First Purdue student-athlete since the 2017-18 school year to be a multi-year Academic All-America selection
• Also just the third student-athlete from the pool to be a multi-year Academic All-America honoree
• Fifth member of Purdue swimming & diving since 2000 to be an Academic All-American and Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient in the same year
• One of five members of the team to earn all three academic honors for the season 

2020-21 / AS A JUNIOR

NCAA Silver Medalist & All-American (Platform)
Second Team Academic All-America
NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier (Finalist on 10-Meter)
Big Ten Bronze Medalist (Platform)
 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
Competed in all three diving events, excelling most on platform
One of nine members of Purdue swim-dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year, adding Academic All-America acclaim to the trifecta
Became the program’s first Academic All-American since 2018 and just the second men’s diver at the pool to be recognized
• Teamed with Brandon Loschiavo for Purdue’s 1-2 finish on platform at the NCAA Championships, making the Boilermakers the first team since Auburn in 2005 to produce the top two finishers in a diving event at NCAAs
• Also won bronze on the tower at Big Tens, medaling in the event for the third straight season
• Became just the fifth Purdue diver to be medal at Big Tens in three consecutive seasons
• Also scored in the consolation finals of both springboard events at Big Tens, accounting for 54 team points to rank fifth on the team
Enters his senior season as Purdue’s active career scoring leader at Big Tens with 159 points
Finalist on 10-meter at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials
Runner-up on platform at Zones to qualify for the NCAA Championships
Posted his season-best score (450.20) on platform in the final at NCAAs
More season bests: 1-meter at Big Tens (314.50), 3-meter at the January intrasquad (347.63)
Continues to rank top 10 all-time on platform (4th, 472.15) and 3-meter (9th, 413.45)
• Selected to serve as a Boiler SAAC team representative during the 2021-22 school year

2019-20 / AS A SOPHOMORE
All-American (Platform -- Honorary Due to Cancellation of NCAAs)
Big Ten Silver Medalist (Platform)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (4.0 GPA)
CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
Competed in all three diving events, excelling most on platform
 One of eight members of Purdue Swim-Dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year
Posted his season-best score on platform (447.90) at the Big Ten Championships while medaling for the second year in a row
Season bests on the springboards – 311.60 on 1-meter, 378.25 on 3-meter – were at the Big Ten Triple Duals
Continues to rank among the Purdue all-time top 10 on 3-meter (413.45, 9th) and platform (472.15, 4th)
Won the prelim round on platform at Big Tens and then improved on his score (412.95) by 34.95 points in the final
Accounted for 43 team points at Big Tens to rank second on the squad, scoring in the consolation final of 3-meter to go along with his silver medal on platform
Finished 10th as a 10-meter finalist at the USA Diving Winter Nationals
• Placed 10th on 3-meter on the opening day of the Zone C Championships before the remainder of the meet and NCAA Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; 10th would have been good enough for an event bid at NCAAs had he qualified via platform
Victorious on platform in the dual meet at Indiana
Finished top three in all three diving events at the Big Ten Triple Duals, winning on platform
Runner-up on the platform at IUPUI’s House of Champions Invitational in November
• Selected to serve as a Boiler SAAC team representative during the 2020-21 school year

2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
All-American (Platform)
NCAA Championships Qualifier (3-Meter, Platform)
World Championships Qualifier (10-Meter Synchro)
Pan American Games Qualifier (10-Meter, 10-Meter Synchro)
USA Diving Senior National Championships Silver Medalist (10-Meter Synchro)
Big Ten Bronze Medalist (Platform)
CSCAA Scholar All-America
Competed in all three diving events, focusing on 3-meter and platform at Zones and NCAAs
Won bronze on the tower at Big Tens and was also a championship finalist in the event at NCAAs, placing sixth
Teamed with Steele Johnson to win silver at USA Diving Senior Nationals, qualifying for the World Championships
Also placed fourth individually on 10-meter at Nationals in May
Finalist on 10-meter at USA Diving Winter Trials for the third year in a row, placing seventh
Internationally in 10-meter synchro with Steele Johnson, finished fourth at the Pan Am Games and eighth at the FINA World Championships
Ranked second on the team by accounting for 62 points at the Big Ten Championships, scoring in all three diving events
Won the consolation final of 3-meter and also scored in the 1-meter consolation final at Big Tens
Qualified for the NCAA Championships via his second-place finish on the tower at Zones
Season-best scores on 1-meter (349.00) and platform (472.15) were at Big Tens
Posted his season best on 3-meter (413.45) as the runner-up in the event at the prestigious Texas Hall of Fame Invitational
In program history, moved into fourth place on platform and ninth place on 3-meter
Victorious on 3-meter at the Big Ten Triple Duals and Indiana Intercollegiates

BEFORE PURDUE
Competed internationally for USA diving at meets in Australia, Malaysia, Spain and Germany
Played football and wrestled as a freshman at Belmont Hill High School in suburban Boston
Placed sixth on 10-meter and fourth in 10-meter synchro at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
Competed at FINA Grand Prix meets around the world in 2016 and 2017
Qualified for the 2014 Junior World Championships
At the USA Diving Winter Nationals, finished third on platform in 2016 and fifth in 2017
Also competed on 3-meter at most USA Diving national meets
Four-year high honors student

PERSONAL
Major: Finance
Full name is Benjamin Grant Bramley
Born in Boston, Massachusetts
Parents are Don and Katie Bramley
Family also includes siblings Jackson, Will and Niki
Mother was a swimmer at Brown University, father played football at Middlebury College
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Junior
2020-21

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Freshman
2018-19

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Sophomore
2019-20

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