ALL FOUR OZD HIGH SCHOOL DIVERS QUALIFIED FOR FHSAA STATES! Even our two freshman Aubrie & Lilly! Congratulations.
Two of the youngest high school super stars ⭐️
Eliza & Coach enjoying the moments.
Freshman Lilly flying her way to medaling at 2023 FHSAA 2A Girls State Meet!
Lilly showing off her great twisting form in her 5231D! 👏🏼
Lilly medals in her first year! 🤩
Eliza - 7th place -
Eliza ZAPS her reverse
FHSAA Girls & Boys 3A State Championships
Aubrie squeezes a tight pike enroute to 8th place as a freshman at 3A Girls States!
Matt ZAPS his 105C enroute to 6th st 3A FHSAA States.
2023 Florida Gold Coast Summer Championships Report
OZD -2023 FLORIDA GOLD COAST ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONS
As a team we did great. We weren’t perfect, but overall team performance at this meet improved from last time! Progress not perfection is still our philosophy!
Capturing seven golds ’ain’t too shabby’! OZD out-performed all other South Florida teams to win their 1st Championship ever! And we can hold our heads high.
TOTAL TEAM EFFORT - WITH ONLY 8 DIVERS
16-18 Girls
ELLE JACOBSEN - Double Gold on 1m & 3m
SADIE DEMPS - 2nd on 1m; 4th on 3m
ELIZA HICKS - 3rd on 1m; 3rd on 3m
ALL 14-15 JR OLYMPIC DIVERS GOT A 1St PLACE
14-15 Girls & Boys
LILLY SLINGSBY - 1st on 1m; 2nd on 3m
AUBRIE DURHAM - 2nd on 1m; 1st on 3m
MATTHEW PETTIT - 3rd on 1m; 1st on 3m
FUTURE CHAMPIONS “LITTLES” DOMINATE
Showing poise & promise our ‘Littles’ - 9 & Unders, finished:
ELIANA HASTIE - Double Gold on 1m & 3m
KINLEY DURHAM -Double Silver on 1m & 3m
EVERYONE HAD HIGHLIGHTS - MENTAL TOUGHNESS -SUPPORT
Matthew performed his new 205C with poise! And showed consistency! Elle had a great new 303B on 1m & showed improvements on all big dives up top!
Eliza once again showed everyone how to comeback strong & how important a good base & positive attitude matters!
The Littles remain remarkable in their development! and definitely add an air of fun to meets!
Lilly won her 1 meter event and helps to show that despite anxiety & nervousness, it can be used to elevate performance; how hard work pays!
Sadie & Aubrie continue to advance to the top of their age groups & showed how to stay mentally tough and not fall apart after a miss! Not that they missed many. ;)
TAKE A BOW! CONGRATULATIONS ALL!
OZD TEAM WON. WE CAN BE PROUD! Those of you who won your event, seized the day and individually you can call yourselves Southern Florida CHAMPIONS! Conduct yourself with pride-not arrogance. Relish the moment & time! Congratulations to all! And as always, the parents were greatly appreciated! Onward & Upward OZD!!
AAU 2023 RW&B EAST NATIONALS-Orlando, Fl
Only 5 Divers - 3m Girls-Eliza -Elle & 1m Boys-Matt - Day 1
More consistency and new dives, proving hard work, works😉
Elle 7th on 3m in 18-19 …339.70
Matt -8th on 1m in 24-15 …254.20
Eliza 20th on 3m in 16-18 …285.75
9 & Under Eliana - May 28 & 29
Eliana was stupendous on both boards:
8th on 1m - 73.80
5th on 3m - 77.80
Vastly improved her 3 meter dives! And made a good friend of National Champion Ava.
Sadie-Eliza & Elle 1m Stars; Eliana Rocks 3m
Pic with International Divers diving with Gator Coaches Brian & Lauren. Elle threw her new 303B & captured a strong 4th with 334.20.
Sadie showed mental toughness rebounding from last meets performance and took 23rd while Eliza on the comeback trail garnered 26th. Solid list on 3m for Eliana, earning her 5th.
Matt debuts his 205C on 3m
Matt enjoyed a steady 1m on the 1st day -
8th with 254.20 pts… and saved his best for the last day to show off his new back 2 1/2 from 3m.
3m - 9th - 259.50
TEAM OZD - Improvements all around
TEAM OZD - Improvements all around
Eliana shows great style with her 1 meter performance.
With improving focus and mental training, OZD CONTINUES to show progress in dives as well as at big competitions! Super proud of this TEAM OF ‘LITTLE ENGINES’
2023 AAU QUALIFIER - ORLANDO
COACH'S CORNER
MEET REPORT & ASSESSMENT
Orlando April 14-16 - OZD had five of our nine divers qualify for the next level -AAU East Nationals.
A heart congrats to our Littles - Kinley & Eliana - for performing well enough to brag about qualifying for a National Championship - A great opportunity & experience, and a good feather in their cap. Making memories.
Sadie, Elle & Matt all qualified and admittedly did not have their best meets!
But can be proud of being good enough to advance to the next level!
COACH NOTES:
MOVING UP IN AGE GROUP-VERY HELPFUL TIPS-MEET MODE-RESPECT
The first year in the next level-agegroup is always tough.....and honestly, the weather, lack of good practices, injuries & health took its tool on all of us so far this season.
HELPFUL TIPS:
We need to consult more before or after each dive with coach at meets;, Buzzwords/POT and establishing a good meet mode & mindset is so important!
Please look for coach and use him, don't abuse him....Always say goodbye and thank your coach and Meet Director when possible.
That said, there were some positive notable performances.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS
THE LITTLES - KINLEY & ELIANA, attention & responding to coaching; making changes at the meet! Kinley improved 5211A & Eliana improved her 401B.
MATT scored 40.60 pts for his back twister on 3...and continues to show improvement on his twisters!
SADIE scored over 40 point on 3 of the last 4 dives on 1 meter and did a great 405C on 3 tr
ELLE qualified 3 meter, despite a very, very short 205C proving why she is one of the best
LILLY scored 33 points win her full twister on 1 meter
AUBRIE showed promise on her 5233D on 1 mtr to take it up to 3 meter & had a good 105B on 3 meter
ELIZA held her own after being injury-sidelined for six month and ageing-up; her experience showed & her meet-mode was excellent
JADA - once again shone brightly as our Future Champion standout; great new full twisters and competed like a pro
Hoping we all learned something from this meet. Hoping to grow from each experience.
Onward & Upward OZD
USA Diving & AAU Nationals Jul 15-Aug 2 2022
Ride ‘em Cowgirl & Boy 😉
We were SIZZLING but maintained our COOL
We were SIZZLING but maintained our COOL
San Antonio will never be the same!
Six AAU Nationals Divers
Two USAD Nationals Divers
We were SIZZLING but maintained our COOL
We were SIZZLING but maintained our COOL
We were SIZZLING but maintained our COOL
AAU Nats Stats
Elle 17 1m 19th 287.00 3m 31st 278.15
Sadie 15 1m 10th 362.35 3m 16th 258.40
Lilly 14 1m 31st 176.90 3m 27th 165.90
Matt 14 1m 5th 242.80 3m 5th 254.00
Where’s Aubrie??
We were SIZZLING but maintained our COOL
Aubrie & Eliza perform Big at both Nationals
The gang, with Coach Laura, looking good. Aubrie had already competed and galloped away when this pic was taken.
Aubrie & Eliza perform Big at both Nationals
Aubrie & Eliza perform Big at both Nationals
Aubrie & Eliza perform Big at both Nationals
Aubrie - AAU 1m 3rd 221.75; 3m 5th 213.35
USAD 1m 18th 251.75
Eliza - AAU 1m 15th 244.40 3m 23rd 242.45
USAD 1m 29th 259.75
Riverwalk & The Alamo Rocked!
Aubrie & Eliza perform Big at both Nationals
Riverwalk & The Alamo Rocked!
How cool are we?
Coach was disappointed by not finding a Davy Crockett/Daniel Boone hat until Eliza & fam returned to the Alamo and… voila !
OZD Rocked 2022
Aubrie & Eliza perform Big at both Nationals
Riverwalk & The Alamo Rocked!
Two USAD Jr Nationals Competitors
Six AAU Nationals Competitors
(Gaining National Team Recognition)
Won our first TEAM meet
Two finalists in FHSAA State Dive meet
(and a 1st-yr rising star for ‘23)
A plethora of new dives! Onward & Upward OZD
Made some great diving memories in 2022
Made some great diving memories in 2022
Made some great diving memories in 2022
We will remember 2022 as a banner year for OZD; we will remember the ‘firsts’, the new dives, the crashes, the highs & lows, the friendships. and of course, we will always ‘Remember The ALamo!
2022 USAD REGIONALS ~ MAY 6-8 Moultrie, GA
ALL SEVEN OZD DIVERS QUALIFY FOR ZONES
OZD FINISHED A RESPECTABLE fourth overall in girls events against perennial powerhouses Moultrie-Coral Springs & Orlando.
With Matt's performances - our 'token' boy' :), we finished 6th overall!
11 & UNDER 1 METER RESULTS
TAELYNN - 6th place - 148.65 - First ever-Regionals - all new dives!
12-13 GIRLS 1 & 3 METER RESULTS
AUBRIE - 3rd place both boards 268.65 on 1 meter; 286.45 on 3 meter. High degree difficulty and power. have gained her the respect of the diving world
14-15 & 16-18 GIRLS & BOYS 1 & 3 METER
1 METER 3 METER
ELIZA - 5th - 289.55 6th 289.15
SADIE - 8TH - 279.50 8th 285.25
LILLY - 15TH - 226.45 14th 222.45
MATT - 9th - 258.75. 10th 257.80
16-18 GIRLS RESULTS
ELLE 10th 355.15 10th - 332.4
MEMORIES & HIGHLIGHTS
Such a gratifying meet in so many ways;
Everyone can be proud of what they did at this competitive USA Regional Meet.
While we weren't perfect on every dive, we showed more progress than flaws!!
In the most competitive 14 - 18 age group events, we did what we had to do. Matt, Elle, Eliza, Sadie, Lilly all competed at least one new dive - All new for Sadie-who showed tru grit getting back up from a hard 5134D smack on 3 meter! Our solo 12-13 Girl- Aubrie, garnered OZD the most points by performing her high DD dives with consistent progress by getting two 3rd places! Taelynn was unphased and looked very confident and gained valuable experience.
MEMORIES
LILLY making ZONES on both board!!
SADIE too...and getting back up after a pretty hilarious smack. (she didn't think so at the time;)
ELIZA & SADIE & ELLE shaking in their boots about a stinking, 203B from 3 meter..., and then nailing their high dd twisters & making Zones on both boards!! Unusual nerves from all! AUBRIE worrying and then nailing her worrisome dives! Elles 105 on 1 meter; Eliza's 405 on 3 meter; Lilly's 5231 on both. boards. Matts 5124 & 5134D.Aubrie's 105B both boards! Sadie's twisters. Taelynn's inwards.
MATT smiling a lot :) Matt checking in with coach! :) Matt improved list and asking for harder dives. Taelynn smiling, learning & making new friends. Dinner with teammates. Olive Garden fun! Peaceful ride in to pool from Tifton! Team prayer- Irish Good Luck Stone!
Friday's lightning break-longest 16-18 judging event for coach, divers & parents! Coach bangs head on 3 meter stand. :) GREAT TEAM SUPPORT! Kinley brightening coach's spirits after long judging panels!~ Mothers Day! Roses!
Special joy for ALL of you making ZONES! ONWARD & UPWARD OZD!!!
CYA IN Coral Springs!
2021 AAU Nationals Report
OZD Places 23rd out of 92 Clubs at AAU Nats - With only 8 divers
FIRST-YEAR DIVERS - Memories of our ‘’Little’s’ & first-year divers Sophia, Jackie, Aubrie, Lilly & Maggie all shone brightly in their first-ever Nationals competition.
ALL AMERICAN PERFORMANCES - FIRST TIMERS MAKING MEMORIES
SOPHIA SAPIENZA 10 yr old - -’Sofa’ improved her back twister and put it all together to final on both boards. She took home hardware for two third places! 1 meter-125.00 3 meter-116.65
JACKIE UNGER - 9 & Under - basically learned all new dives to compete in this meet. She finaled on both boards! 1 meter-9th-69.35 3 meter-4th-68.00
AUBRIE DURHAM - 12 - placed 4th on 1 meter - 202.20 pts & 5th on 3 meter-221.25. Her amazing progress on harder degree of difficulty dives has put her in a great place for the future.
LILLY SLINGSBY- 13 - In the age group in which 3-4 year divers begin to blossom, 1st year diver Lilly not only held her own but did her newer dives, especially her double, with the confidence of a veteran diver! Nailing her double in a big meet made it all the sweeter! 🙏🏼⚡️
14-16 AGE GROUP SHINE ✨
Our older divers held their own in the very competitive older age groups! 15 year old MAGGIE UNGER will remember competing her first 403C in her her first AAU Nationals. 16 year old ELLE JACOBSEN, receiving thunderous applause & cheers for her triple twister.., is now a legend in diving circles! And of course, a great memory by our star 🌟 OZD veteran (3 years) ELIZA HICKS-14: 3rd on 1 meter-280.65 & 7th on 3 meter-272.85.
BIG TIME MEMORY -TRINITY’S GREAT PERFORMANCE
In her final meet with Osprey ZAP, 18 yr old Trinity McNall, put in her most solid & consistent big-dive performance evaaah! ❤️In what is the most competitive age group, she was just edged out of finals on 1 meter by .05 of a point 😳hey, it happens! But in dramatic fashion Trin saved her best for last and captured 8th place on 3 meter! 👏🏼👏🏼 A most memorable performance of grit .., and the ability to have a short memory, overcome disappointment, and get on with the task at hand!
MORE MEMORIES
This was the last month of representing K2 Diving for young MATT PETTIT.
We have welcomed Matt off & on for a few months now.., and after USA Jrs he will be officially a ZAPPER! He had great performances on 1 meter placing 2nd, 3 meter placing 3rd & tower placing 7th! Yaaaay Matt! Welcome!
Memories:
8 year old Jackie talking up the Competition and seeming unphased. 😊😳 Door Posters
Hazy Fireball WV Sunsets
OZD Table Workers
Backward & Reversed Approach & Hurdle
Rubik Cube
Finals March - Aubrie Tripped
Zany-Cheering-Energetic-Positive Parents
Platform Dives & Synchro
Eliza looking relaxed😳
Lots of Smiles; Lots of cheers; Lots of pics
Lots of All Americans; lots of judging
Easy drive to pool; Long days
Lots of bad food in coaches hospitality
OZD divers doing better ( in most cases) than they did in practice
Emotional Swan Song for Trin 😎❤️⚡️
Trinity Not giving up
Elle, Eliza giving so much support to all
Team Dinnahs
Team pics; New friends; Old Friends
STATS & THANKS
OZD Rocks! We really rocked these AAU Nationals! Couldn’t have done it without you! Each & everyone one of you was important in making this one of the most memorable meets of all time! 👍🏻⚡️Each of you had your individual challenges and you met them head on! Your hard work at practice showed and I couldn’t be prouder! 🙏🏼😎🌟 Be proud of yourselves! We can all take a well deserved, bow! 😎👏🏼👏🏼
Onward & Upward - OZD Rocks!
2021 AAU RWB EAST NATIONALS
GRACE ERICKSON 1ST OZD NATIONAL CHAMPION
ELIZA HICKS. 4th ON BOTH BOARDS
ELIZA HICKS. 4th ON BOTH BOARDS
OZD's 1st AAU East Nationals Champion
9 & Under Grace Erickson - Port St Lucie.
Amazing Grace has. another year in her age bracket.
ELIZA HICKS. 4th ON BOTH BOARDS
ELIZA HICKS. 4th ON BOTH BOARDS
ELIZA HICKS. 4th ON BOTH BOARDS
OZD's most experienced entry, 14-15 age group -Eliza, from Palm Bay, showed her consistency, cool, and great diving-lines to all judges & people in attendance.
SOPHIA SAPIENZA 3rd ON BOTH BOARDS
ELIZA HICKS. 4th ON BOTH BOARDS
AUBRIE DURHAM 4th on 3 mtr - 5th on 1 mtr
Our 10-11 entry, Sophia-from Vero Beach, put on an impressive display of 1st year diving & greatly improved her back dive kick-outs on both boards!
AUBRIE DURHAM 4th on 3 mtr - 5th on 1 mtr
AUBRIE DURHAM 4th on 3 mtr - 5th on 1 mtr
AUBRIE DURHAM 4th on 3 mtr - 5th on 1 mtr
Another 1st-year diver, Aubrie, is swiftly making a name for herself in diving circles.
With another year in 12-13 age group, she is a rising star!
ELLE JACOBSEN & GRACE POWELL EXCEL IN STRONGEST AGE GROUPS
AUBRIE DURHAM 4th on 3 mtr - 5th on 1 mtr
ELLE JACOBSEN & GRACE POWELL EXCEL IN STRONGEST AGE GROUPS
Between them, Grace & Elle do not even have two years with OZD but their improvement are duly noted and both will be working new dives & consistency.
2021 USAD Regional #3 - Coral Springs, Fl
8 DIVERS - 6 USAD ZONE-QUALIFIERS - QUALIFIED IN ALL AGE GROUPS
8 DIVERS - 6 USAD ZONE-QUALIFIERS
OZD QUALIFIED IN ALL AGE GROUPS
Coral Springs Aquatic Complex - April 30 - May 2 2021
16-18 - TRINITY & TYLER (1st -ever Regional)
14-15 - ELIZA (1st-ever Regional)
12-13 - LILLY & AUBRIE (1st-ever Regional) - MATTHEW (unofficial OZD Diver)
11 & Under - Sophia (1st-ever Regional)
A better script could not have been written for the last event for OZD at the 2021 USA Diving Region #3 Meet! With all our younger divers qualifying for the next big meet - USAD Zones - we were hoping , praying, & PEBBING that we would have a 16-18 diver qualify! 16-18 age groups are the toughest and most-competitive events. And a tough battle for the top 15 places was brewing!
16-18
Undaunted, 1st-time Tyler cruised confidently and consistently on 1 meter, showing his strength, poise and vastly improved mechanics…thus earning him a Zone trip! CONSISTENCY & MIND POWER - WTD
Trinity, seemingly down & out in rounds 7 & 8, channeled her ‘inner ‘Rocky’ and shredded her last two dives to earn her spot to Zones! DIVE AT A TIME - TENACITY - MENTAL TOUGHNESS - WTD
Elle & Grace held their own and did not disappoint! Improvements over the last few months for both were evident. They did not majorly miss anything and valiantly made every new dive. And not making excuses, but facing facts: For Elle, nearly everything is new on 3 meter…and Grace is basically a first-year diver going against older divers with sometimes 8-10 years of experience! We dive against ourselves. Job well done. EXPERIENCE - NO QUIT - IMPROVEMENT - WTD
14-15 (Qualified both boards)
Eliza - our only 14-15 entry - was outstanding qualifying both boards. Her 3 years of experience and progress was on full display! She put on a show and definitely showed how hard work at practice pays off! She is a ‘Steady Eddie’. CONSISTENCY - MENTAL TOUGHNESS - WTD
11 & Under - 12-13 (Qualified both boards)
Sophia - 11 & Under, learned so much in the last two months and was a super star! Her rise has been meteoric…and showed she compete pretty comfortably. On to Zones!
Lilly & Aubrie - our 12-13 divers- were like seasoned competitors - They did not show their anxiety in their dives! They performed steady….and I would say - they had fun!
Matthew - Showed unbelievable toughness after a hard smack on tower - got back up and rocked it!
Qualified in 3 events! LEARNING EXPERIENCE - NEW FRIENDS - BALANCED - WTD
Your coach thinks, Our “Guide me in Word, Thought & Deed’ method of helping our visualizing process, worked once again. All divers dove like they have in practice and in some cases, better! Our TEAM SUPPORT was exceptional by divers and parents alike…. This was a most fun experience for your coach and I think for all! GRATEFUL! No one will outwork us! Take a bow OZD!
OZD~Progress not Perfection leads to personal excellence & satisfaction! - 2023 FGC CHAMPIONS