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Jenna Sonnenberg Season 2024-25

PositionDIVING
YearFifth Year
HometownLong Beach, Calif.
2024-25 / AS A 5TH YEAR
• Honorable Mention All-American (Platform)
 NCAA Championships Qualifier (1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform)
Academic All-District

2023-24 / AS A SENIOR
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
Competed in all three diving events
Season-Best Scores: 305.03 on 1-meter, 328.95 on 3-meter, 252.75 on platform, qualifying for the Zone C Championships in all three events
Finished 10th on platform at Zones to earn her second career bid to the NCAA Championships
Accounted for 11 team points at the Big Ten Championships, scoring on 3-meter and platform
Finished top seven in all three events at the Purdue Invitational, accounting for 43 team points to help the Boilermakers win the meet
At the Purdue Invite, placed third on 1-meter and fourth on 3-meter
Runner-up on 1-meter as part of a 1-2 finish for Purdue at the Big Ten Quad
Runner-up on 3-meter as part of a 1-2 finish for Purdue at the triple dual vs. Missouri and Illinois
Teamed up with Kaitlin Simons and Jaye Patrick for a runner-up finish in team diving to open Zones

2022-23 / AS A JUNIOR
 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
CSCAA Scholar All-America (Second Team)
• Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Ten
 Competed primarily in the springboard events
• Accounted for 30 team points at the Big Ten Championships, ranking fourth on the team
• Posted a career-best score of 339.70 on 3-meter to qualify for the championship final at Big Tens
• Season-best score on 1-meter was 298.58 at Illinois
• Victorious on 3-meter at the Big Ten Quad hosted by Northwestern
• Finished 19th in 1-meter prelim at Big Tens to also score
• Competed on 3-meter at the USA Diving Winter Nationals
 Joined Maggie Merriman and Maycey Vieta as the only members of the women's team to earn all four prominent academic honors for the season

2021-22 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (3-Meter Diving)
 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
CSCAA Scholar All-America
Academic All-Big Ten

Competed primarily in the springboard events
Season-Best Scores: 319.60 on 1-meter, 317.93 on 3-meter, 223.05 on platform
Moved into 12th place in team history on 1-meter
Finished fourth on 3-meter at Zones to earn her berth at the NCAA Championships
Scored in all three diving events in her debut at the Big Ten Championships, accounting for 35 team points
Scored in the consolation finals of 1-meter and 3-meter at Big Tens
Accounted for 26 team points at the Purdue Invitational, finishing fifth on 1-meter and seventh on 3-meter
Won on 1-meter in the dual vs. Indiana State
Runner-up on both springboards at the Indiana Intercollegiates and the Senior Day dual vs. Illinois
Teamed with Sophie McAfee to help Gold win the swimmer-diver 200 free relay race at the season-opening intrasquad meet

2020-21 / AS A FRESHMAN
Opted not to compete when meets began in January
Redshirt season

HIGH SCHOOL
Competed at the high school and club level in Southern California under the guidance of coach Lisa Treguboff
Earned a spot on USA Diving’s 2019 High Performance Squad (Tier 3)
Two-time champion at the CIF Southern Section Division II meet
Set an 11-dive record score of 596.70  as a junior to earn All-American honors
Placed eighth in the California state championship meet as a sophomore
Also finished second at the CIF Southern Section meet as a freshman
Her senior season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Finalist on platform at the 2018 USA Diving Junior World Championship Trials
Placed sixth on 3-meter at the 2018 Junior National Championships
Finished on both springboards at the 2019 USA Diving Junior Nationals
Four-year principal’s honor roll for maintaining a 4.0 GPA
National Honor Society

PERSONAL
Major: Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate
Earned her bachelor's degree from Purdue in Law & Society 
Full name is Jenna Sarah Sonnenberg
Born in Long Beach, California
Parents are Ross and Lesley Sonnenberg
Family also includes older brother Noah
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Junior
2022-23

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Freshman
2020-21

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Senior
2023-24

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Sophomore
2021-22

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