Posts tagged Emma Kraeger
2011 USA Diving Summer Junior Zone D Championships
Jul 20th
As most of you know last week we had our Zones Championships in Moultrie, GA which is the qualifying meet for Junior Olympic Nationals. The top 6 finishers on each event qualify for Junior Nationals while 7-12 qualify for the Age Group Championships. Our team had several great performances resulting in 10 divers quaifying for JO Nationals and 3 qualifying for Age Groups. As a team YCF Diving finished 2nd place and will be one of the biggest teams going into nationals! It was a phenomal week for us! Our kids have put in a lot of hard work and made a lot sacrifices to get to this point. I’m proud of them and I look forward to seeing them all flourish at Nationals. Here’s the list of divers who qualified from our team:
Age Group Championships Qualifiers
Name Events
Jack Dowd 1m,3m, platform
Abby Howell 1m
Sarah Frongoul Platform
Junior National Qualifers Age Group Championships Qualifiers
Name Events
Maggie Merriman 1m,3m & platform (1st time qualifer)
Grace Cable 1m ,3m & platform (1st time qualifer)
Grayson Kim 1m,3m & platform (1st time qualifer)
Emma Kraeger 1m,3m & platform (1st time qualifer)
Mya Kraeger 1m,3m & platform
Wallace Layland 1m,3m & platform
Abby Howell 3m & platform
Riley Knox 1m & 3m
Joey Dowd 1m,3m & platform
Rafael Quintero 1m,3m & platform (1st time qualifer)
Team Standing
YCF Diving 2nd Place
WAY TO GO EVERYONE!!
2011 USA Diving Age Group and Junior Nationals
Jul 10th
Beginning July 29th, Coach Mark and Coach Courtney will be traveling to Knoxville, Tennessee for the Championship season finale, Age Group and Junior Nationals. The meet will begin with all Age Group National Qualifiers competingJuly 29th – 31st and will finish up with all Junior National Qualifiers competing until August 6th. The following divers will be taking the trip to Knoxville. Please wish them good luck and safe travels!
Special Congratulations: Emma Kraeger
Jun 20th
Emma fell off of a 3 meter ladder in late 2008. She fractured her
skull, damaged her ear rendering her deaf on one side, and sustained a brain injury that left her eyes unable to stay focused. Emma was hospitalized for about a month, she actually had to live in a brain injury rehab facility in Albany, NY. She could not return home nor go to school. Through months of physical and psychological therapy Emma regained her sight and balance. One year later she was able to start training again but Emma still had one more hurdle to go and that was the complicated ear surgery last October. The doctors successfully reconstructed her ear, boosted her hearing up to 70%. Three months after that, Emma was back on the boards, training harder than ever. Throughout this nightmare, Emma stayed focused and determined to dive.
