Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2016-17 Swimming & Diving Roster
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Catalano, Malvina
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Malvina Catalano
- Position:
- Diving
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rome, Italy
- High School:
- Santa Guiliana Falconieri
- Major:
- Mathematics
- Birthday:
- 12/31
Bio
Career Accolades
- School record holder on the 1-meter
- 2019-20 CSCAA Scholar All-American (Honorable Mention)
- 2020 NCAA Zone qualifier and competitor (1- and 3-meter)
- 2020 All-C-USA Second Team
- 2020 C-USA Championships silver medalist on 1-meter
- C-USA Diver of the Week (2019-20: Oct. 30, Jan. 5, Jan. 22)
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2018-19 CSCAA Scholar All-American (Honorable Mention)
- 2019 NCAA Zone qualifier and competitor (1- and 3-meter)
- 2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Career Best Scores at FAU
- 1-meter: 306.50 at 2020 C-USA Championships (2/28/20)
- 3-meter: 319.27 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (1/17/20)
- Platform: 219.80 at 2020 C-USA Championships (2/29/20)
Redshirt Junior (2019-20)
- One of four divers named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team (Honorable Mention)
- Came up with 14 top-5 individual finishes, as well as six individual wins with four on the 3-meter and two on the 1-meter
- Recognized as the Conference USA Diver of the Week on three different occasions throughout the season, including on back-to-back weeks (10/30, 1/15 and 1/22)
- Awarded All-C-USA Second Team after performance on the 1-meter at the 2020 C-USA Championships
- Qualified for finals at the NCAA B Zone Championships on the 1-and 3-meter, where she rounded out in 17th on the 1-meter (520.95 finals score/260.60 prelims score) and 17th on the 3-meter (544.75 finals score/282.35 prelims score)
- Broke a school record on the 1-meter with a lifetime best score of 306.50, while earning the silver medal at the C-USA Championships, where she also tallied sixth on the 3-meter (282.90) and seventh on the platform (214.95)
- Produced first on the 1-meter (300.30) at the South Florida Diving Invitational
- Scored a third-place finish on the 3-meter (273.30) at FIU
- Finished first on the 3-meter with a career-best sore of 319.27, as well as second on the 1-meter (275.32) in the Owls’ first program win against Florida Gulf Coast
- Tallied first on the 3-meter (307.55) and second on the 1-meter (296.90) in the Owls’ win over SUNY Geneseo
- Finished first on the 1-meter (290.85) and second on the 3-meter (261.95) at the Patriot Invitational, where the women's team finished second
- Tallied first on the 3-meter (296.10) and second on the 1-meter (293.93) against Princeton
- Scored her way to first on the 3-meter (270.82) and second on the 1-meter (271.50) over Indian River State, the 2019 NJCAA Swimming & Diving Champions
- Came up with fifth on the 1-meter (235.10) at the TYR Fall Classic against the likes of FIU, LSU and Grand Canyon
- Captured second on the 1-meter (275.32) against No. 10 Florida in first meet of the season
- One of 24 on the women's team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Redshirt Sophomore (2018-19)
- Completed 12 top-5 finishes on the season
- Recognized with CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention honors, which marked the second consecutive year an Owl has received the award
- Qualified for and competed at Zone B Diving Championships, where she placed 20th in the 3-meter (268.35) and 21st in the 1-meter (243)
- At the 2019 C-USA Championships, captured fourth in the 1-meter (270.55), fifth in the 3-meter (273.7) and sixth on the platform (219.3)
- Took second in the 1-meter (289.2) and third in the 3-meter (294) against FIU, with both scores becoming LTBs
- Claimed third in the 1- and 3-meter dives against Florida State
- Swept in the 1- and 3-meter dives against NYU
- Captured first in the 3-meter and second in the 1-meter event at the FAU Fun Invite
- Swept in both diving events at the Patriot Invitational, coming up with first-place finishes in the 1-meter (276.45) and 3-meter (265.80)
- Scored a fifth-place finish in the 1-meter and a seventh-place finish in the 3-meter in tri-meet against Florida Gulf Coast and Princeton
- Named to FAU All-Academic Team in Fall 2018
- 2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member
Redshirt Freshman (2017-18)
- 2017-18 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
Freshman (2016-17)
- Took a medical redshirt
- Named to the FAU All-Academic Team in Fall 2016 and to the 2016-17 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
Personal
- Birthday is December 31
- Major is mathematics
- Daughter of Leandra del Bagzo and Gaetano Catalano Gonzaga Di Cirella
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