2022-2023 / AS A FIFTH YEAR
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (Platform)
• Honorable Mention All-American (Platform)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed on 3-meter and platform, focusing on the tower during the championship season
• Medaled at the Big Ten Championships for the fourth year in a row, teaming up with Maycey Vieta for the Purdue women's first-ever 1-2 finish in an Event at Big Tens
• Joined Purdue Hall of Famer Casey Matthews among Purdue's female divers to medal at four different Big Tens while becoming the first to do so in four-consecutive fashion
• Became the Boilermakers' first female diver (and third overall) to be a four-year All-American
• Also became the fifth Purdue diver (second female) to be a four-year NCAAs qualifier
• Won the platform consolation final at NCAAs for her third career top-10 overall finish in the event at the national championship meet
• First Boilermaker to win a consolation final at NCAAs since 2013
• Finished her career seventh in program history via a career-best list of 327.20 in the final at Zones
• Accounted for 29 team points at Big Tens, finishing her career with 168 points as the program's active career leader as the 2022-23 came to a close
• Victorious on the platform and also helped the Boilermakers win the team diving event at the Purdue Invitational
• Finalist on 10-meter at the USA Diving Winter Nationals, placing sixth
• Teamed up with Sophie McAfee and Daryn Wright to help the Boilermakers finish third in the exhibition team diving at Big Tens
• Joined Jenna Sonnenberg and Vieta as the only members of the women's team to earn all four prominent academic honors for the season
2021-2022 / AS A SENIOR
• FINA World Championships Qualifier (10-Meter)
• All-American (Platform)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (Platform)
• USA Diving Winter Nationals Bronze Medalist (10-Meter)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three events at the Big Ten Championships and focused on the platform at NCAAs
• Season-Best Scores: 272.93 on 1-meter, 322.30 on 3-meter, 324.00 on platform
• Opted to return for a fifth season at Purdue, exercising an eligibility extension related to the pandemic
• Career best on platform at Big Tens was good for eighth best in team history
• Finished fifth at NCAAs to repeat as an All-American, finishing top five on the tower for the second year in a row
• Medaled on platform at Big Tens for the third year in a row, winning bronze for the second time
• Became just Purdue’s third female diver to medal in three consecutive years at Big Tens
• Won bronze on 10-meter at the USA Diving Winter Nationals to earn her first bid at the FINA World Championships
• Finished ninth in the prelim at 15th in the semifinal at the World Championships in Budapest
• Placed third on platform at Zones to qualify for NCAAs again
• Accounted for 39 team points at Big Tens, taking third on platform and also scoring in the 3-meter consolation final
• Leads all active Boilermakers by accounting for 139 team points in her career at Big Tens
• Accounted for 31 team points at the Purdue Invitational, finishing as the runner-up on platform and fifth on 3-meter
• Won on platform in the home duals vs. Illinois and Indiana State
2020-21 / AS A JUNIOR
• All-American (Platform)
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier (Platform Finalist)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (Platform)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events, excelling most on platform
• Joined Emily Bretscher as Purdue's first female divers to medal at Big Tens in consecutive seasons since 2014 and 2015
• One of nine members of Purdue swim-dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year
• Served as the secretary of Boiler SAAC's executive board during the 2020-21 school year
• Posted a career-best score (312.30) on platform at NCAAs, moving into 11th place in team history
• Medaled on the tower at Big Tens for the second year in a row, claiming silver this time
• Also was the runner-up on platform at Zones to earn her berth at the NCAA Championships
• Finished fourth in the championship final at NCAAs, helping Purdue finish as the top-scoring diving team at the women’s national championship meet
• Accounted for a career-high 41 points at the Big Ten Championships, ranking third on the team after also scoring in the consolation final of 3-meter and posting a season-best score (294.45) in the event
• Placed 11th of 26 in the 10-meter prelim at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on her way to be a finalist in the event
2019-20 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• All-American (Platform -- Honorary Due to Cancellation of NCAAs)
• 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
• Scored in all three events at the Big Ten Championships, accounting for 35 team points
• One of eight members of Purdue Swim-Dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year
• Season-Best Scores: 265.85 on 1-Meter, 314.25 on 3-Meter, 277.95 on Platform – qualifying for Zones in all three events
• Both springboard scores were career bests since joining the Boilermakers
• Placed fourth on platform and sixth on 3-meter at the House of Champions Invitational in November
• Qualified for the 10-meter semifinal at the USA Diving Winter Nationals
• Runner-up on platform in the dual meet at Indiana
• Was among the favorites to qualify for the NCAA Championships again before the Zone C Championships and the national championship meet were canceled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Set to serve as the secretary of Boiler SAAC's executive board during the 2020-21 school year
2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Competed in all three diving events, qualifying for NCAAs on platform
• Posted her season-best score (283.75) on the tower at the Big Ten Championships, moving into 15th place in team history
• Registered her season best (301.50) on 3-meter in the dual meet at Notre Dame
• Season best (260.70) on 1-meter made her a winner in the event at the season-opening Indiana Intercollegiates
• Finished seventh on platform at the Zone C Championships to clinch her berth at NCAAs
• Placed 25th on the tower in her debut at the national championship meet
• Co-recipient of the team’s star recruiter award
• Accounted for 24 team points at the Big Ten Championships, scoring on platform and 3-meter
• Runner-up in the platform consolation final at Big Tens
• Placed eighth on platform at the Texas Hall of Fame Diving Invitational
• Finished 10th on 10-meter at the USA Diving Senior National Championships in May
BEFORE PURDUE
• Competed for coaches Chris Heaton and John Fox while attending Olympia High School in Orlando
• Seven-time USA Diving Junior Nationals qualifier
• Three-time Junior Nationals gold medalist on platform
• Also won a gold and two bronze medals in synchronized events at nationals
• Five-time YMCA Nationals qualifier, winning seven medals -- 2 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze
• Three-time Senior Nationals qualifier with all top 12 finishes
• Five-year USA Diving National Team member
• Pan-American Junior Championship Games silver medalist
• Two-time Team USA Junior World Championships team member, including serving as a captain
• Elected as a USA Diving junior representative
• Placed seventh at the 2016 Olympic Trials in synchronized 10-meter
• Ranked 12th among her graduating class of 585
• National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Key Club
• Also a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
PERSONAL
• Major: Nursing; previously graduated with a bachelor's in Human Services
• Full name is Maggie Isobel Merriman
• Born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Parents are David and Shelly Merriman
• Family also includes older siblings Alex and Sarah
• Father played baseball at West Virginia
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (Platform)
• Honorable Mention All-American (Platform)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed on 3-meter and platform, focusing on the tower during the championship season
• Medaled at the Big Ten Championships for the fourth year in a row, teaming up with Maycey Vieta for the Purdue women's first-ever 1-2 finish in an Event at Big Tens
• Joined Purdue Hall of Famer Casey Matthews among Purdue's female divers to medal at four different Big Tens while becoming the first to do so in four-consecutive fashion
• Became the Boilermakers' first female diver (and third overall) to be a four-year All-American
• Also became the fifth Purdue diver (second female) to be a four-year NCAAs qualifier
• Won the platform consolation final at NCAAs for her third career top-10 overall finish in the event at the national championship meet
• First Boilermaker to win a consolation final at NCAAs since 2013
• Finished her career seventh in program history via a career-best list of 327.20 in the final at Zones
• Accounted for 29 team points at Big Tens, finishing her career with 168 points as the program's active career leader as the 2022-23 came to a close
• Victorious on the platform and also helped the Boilermakers win the team diving event at the Purdue Invitational
• Finalist on 10-meter at the USA Diving Winter Nationals, placing sixth
• Teamed up with Sophie McAfee and Daryn Wright to help the Boilermakers finish third in the exhibition team diving at Big Tens
• Joined Jenna Sonnenberg and Vieta as the only members of the women's team to earn all four prominent academic honors for the season
2021-2022 / AS A SENIOR
• FINA World Championships Qualifier (10-Meter)
• All-American (Platform)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (Platform)
• USA Diving Winter Nationals Bronze Medalist (10-Meter)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three events at the Big Ten Championships and focused on the platform at NCAAs
• Season-Best Scores: 272.93 on 1-meter, 322.30 on 3-meter, 324.00 on platform
• Opted to return for a fifth season at Purdue, exercising an eligibility extension related to the pandemic
• Career best on platform at Big Tens was good for eighth best in team history
• Finished fifth at NCAAs to repeat as an All-American, finishing top five on the tower for the second year in a row
• Medaled on platform at Big Tens for the third year in a row, winning bronze for the second time
• Became just Purdue’s third female diver to medal in three consecutive years at Big Tens
• Won bronze on 10-meter at the USA Diving Winter Nationals to earn her first bid at the FINA World Championships
• Finished ninth in the prelim at 15th in the semifinal at the World Championships in Budapest
• Placed third on platform at Zones to qualify for NCAAs again
• Accounted for 39 team points at Big Tens, taking third on platform and also scoring in the 3-meter consolation final
• Leads all active Boilermakers by accounting for 139 team points in her career at Big Tens
• Accounted for 31 team points at the Purdue Invitational, finishing as the runner-up on platform and fifth on 3-meter
• Won on platform in the home duals vs. Illinois and Indiana State
2020-21 / AS A JUNIOR
• All-American (Platform)
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier (Platform Finalist)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (Platform)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all three diving events, excelling most on platform
• Joined Emily Bretscher as Purdue's first female divers to medal at Big Tens in consecutive seasons since 2014 and 2015
• One of nine members of Purdue swim-dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year
• Served as the secretary of Boiler SAAC's executive board during the 2020-21 school year
• Posted a career-best score (312.30) on platform at NCAAs, moving into 11th place in team history
• Medaled on the tower at Big Tens for the second year in a row, claiming silver this time
• Also was the runner-up on platform at Zones to earn her berth at the NCAA Championships
• Finished fourth in the championship final at NCAAs, helping Purdue finish as the top-scoring diving team at the women’s national championship meet
• Accounted for a career-high 41 points at the Big Ten Championships, ranking third on the team after also scoring in the consolation final of 3-meter and posting a season-best score (294.45) in the event
• Placed 11th of 26 in the 10-meter prelim at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on her way to be a finalist in the event
2019-20 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• All-American (Platform -- Honorary Due to Cancellation of NCAAs)
• 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
• Scored in all three events at the Big Ten Championships, accounting for 35 team points
• One of eight members of Purdue Swim-Dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year
• Season-Best Scores: 265.85 on 1-Meter, 314.25 on 3-Meter, 277.95 on Platform – qualifying for Zones in all three events
• Both springboard scores were career bests since joining the Boilermakers
• Placed fourth on platform and sixth on 3-meter at the House of Champions Invitational in November
• Qualified for the 10-meter semifinal at the USA Diving Winter Nationals
• Runner-up on platform in the dual meet at Indiana
• Was among the favorites to qualify for the NCAA Championships again before the Zone C Championships and the national championship meet were canceled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Set to serve as the secretary of Boiler SAAC's executive board during the 2020-21 school year
2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (Platform)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Competed in all three diving events, qualifying for NCAAs on platform
• Posted her season-best score (283.75) on the tower at the Big Ten Championships, moving into 15th place in team history
• Registered her season best (301.50) on 3-meter in the dual meet at Notre Dame
• Season best (260.70) on 1-meter made her a winner in the event at the season-opening Indiana Intercollegiates
• Finished seventh on platform at the Zone C Championships to clinch her berth at NCAAs
• Placed 25th on the tower in her debut at the national championship meet
• Co-recipient of the team’s star recruiter award
• Accounted for 24 team points at the Big Ten Championships, scoring on platform and 3-meter
• Runner-up in the platform consolation final at Big Tens
• Placed eighth on platform at the Texas Hall of Fame Diving Invitational
• Finished 10th on 10-meter at the USA Diving Senior National Championships in May
BEFORE PURDUE
• Competed for coaches Chris Heaton and John Fox while attending Olympia High School in Orlando
• Seven-time USA Diving Junior Nationals qualifier
• Three-time Junior Nationals gold medalist on platform
• Also won a gold and two bronze medals in synchronized events at nationals
• Five-time YMCA Nationals qualifier, winning seven medals -- 2 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze
• Three-time Senior Nationals qualifier with all top 12 finishes
• Five-year USA Diving National Team member
• Pan-American Junior Championship Games silver medalist
• Two-time Team USA Junior World Championships team member, including serving as a captain
• Elected as a USA Diving junior representative
• Placed seventh at the 2016 Olympic Trials in synchronized 10-meter
• Ranked 12th among her graduating class of 585
• National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Key Club
• Also a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
PERSONAL
• Major: Nursing; previously graduated with a bachelor's in Human Services
• Full name is Maggie Isobel Merriman
• Born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Parents are David and Shelly Merriman
• Family also includes older siblings Alex and Sarah
• Father played baseball at West Virginia