2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
PJ Lenz
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Prior Lake, Minn.
- High School:
- Prior Lake HS
2020-21 (Junior)
- NCAA qualifier
- NCAA Zone A Diving Championships qualifier
- School Record: men's platform (377.00) and 3-meter springboard (396.98)
- All-Big 12 First Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
- Two-time Big 12 Men's Diver of the Week (1/20/21 and 2/3/21)
- Represented WVU at NCAA Championships on 1-meter (36th - 263.00) and platform (32nd - 279.25)
- Won men's platform at NCAA Zone A Championships with a score of 689.35, and took home silver on 1-meter with a score of 593.45
- Set a WVU record in men's platform scoring a total of 377.00, and securing a third-place finish at Big 12 Championships; also competed on 1-meter (4th - 359.15) and 3-meter (7th - 330.20)
- Notched second place in all three events against Notre Dame, 1-meter (352.35) and on 3-meter (392.33) and on platform (342.60)
- At Pitt, Lenz took first on 1-meter (363.23) and platform (334.95), and second on 3-meter (396.98) setting a WVU record
2019-20 (Sophomore)
- NCAA Zones qualifier
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Big 12 Men’s Diver of the Week (1/8/20)
- Represented WVU in the 1-meter and platform at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, placing ninth overall on 1-meter (606.60) and fifth overall on platform (628.10)
- Also placed 23rd in the 3-meter prelims at Zones with a score of 281.70
- Competed in the finals on all three events at the Big 12 Championship, finishing sixth on 1-meter (301.45), seventh on 3-meter (335.40) and sixth on platform (345.80)
- In the regular-season finale against George Washington, he placed second on 1-meter with a mark of 305.55
- Against Villanova, he tallied a win on 3-meter with a score of 308.33, as well as a third-place finish on 1-meter (279.00)
- Earned a second-place finish on 3-meter at TCU with a mark of 308.70
- Finished third on 1-meter (282.90) and second on 3-meter (323.03) at SMU
- Grabbed a pair of victories on 1- and 3-meter against Pitt, notching respective scores of 318.82 and 316.72
- Reached the finals on all three events at the WVU Invite, taking second on 1-meter (308.55), second on 3-meter (348.85) and fourth on platform (262.65)
- Placed second on 3-meter (303.75) and third on 1-meter (277.05) at WVU’s season-opening meet at Penn State
2018-19 (Freshman)
- NCAA Zones qualifier
- All-Big 12 First Team
- CSCAA Scholar All-America
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Finished 13th overall on 1-meter (583.45 combined), 16th on 3-meter (587.55 combined) and ninth on platform (524.35) at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships
- Collected a bronze medal on 3-meter after earning a score of 330.45 at the Big 12 Championship
- Registered a score of 302.10 for a third-place finish on 1-meter and a fourth-place score of 284.50 on platform at the Big 12 Championship
- Earned a score of 298.80 on 1-meter and a 318.90 on 3-meter at Penn State
- Placed second on the 1-meter (285.22) and 3-meter (298.28) against TCU
- Tallied a 305.63 on the 1-meter and a career-best 334.20 on the 3-meter to earn a pair of victories at Pitt
- Took ninth in the 1-meter preliminaries (291.90), 18th on 3-meter (252.10) and sixth (226.20) on platform at the Navy Diving Invitational
- Tallied a Zones-qualifying score of 307.5 on 1-meter to earn a second-place finish at the Ohio State Invitational
- Earned a score of 298.80 on 1-meter springboard and finished fourth on 3-meter with 318.90 at Penn State
- Took third place on the 1-meter (272.55) and second place (249.45) on 3-meter at the West Virginia State Games
- Big 12 Men’s Diver of the Week (1/9/19)
High School
- Dove at Prior Lake High for coach Karla Rapp
- Team captain
- Two-time all-state selection
- Won 1-meter Minnesota state championship
- Prior Lake Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2018
- Team MVP in 2018
- Two-time USA Diving Zone qualifier; also qualified for USA Diving Nationals
Personal
- Son of Doug and Amy Lenz
- Birthday is April 13
- Has one sister
- Majoring in management information systems
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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