2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Nick Cover
- Height:
- 5-5
- Weight:
- 140
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chambersburg, Pa.
- High School:
- Chambersburg Area HS
2020-21 (Junior)
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Competed in the finals on all three events at the Big 12 Championships, placing fourth on platform (325.15) and eighth in the 1-meter (293.95) and the 3-meter (298.80)
- Placed fourth on platform (318.60), sixth on 1-meter (301.65), and seventh on 3-meter (330.08) against Notre Dame
2019-20 (Sophomore)
- NCAA Championships qualifier
- NCAA Zones qualifier
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- School record: men’s platform
- Big 12 Men’s Diver of the Week (10/16/19)
- Finished in fourth place in the platform finals at the NCAA Diving Zone A Championships to qualify for the NCAA Championships with a final score of 639.50
- Also competed in the 3-meter prelims at Zones, placing 21st with a mark of 288.35
- Competed in the finals on all three events at the Big 12 Championship, placing 11th on 1-meter (290.00). sixth on 3-meter (351.50) and fifth on platform (346.00)
- Cover scored a 340.75 in the platform prelims at Big 12s to set a new WVU program record in the event
- In the regular-season finale against George Washington, he placed third on 1-meter with a mark of 289.50
- Against Villanova, he earned a sixth-place finish on 1-meter with a score of 257.55
- Earned a victory on 1-meter springboard at TCU with a mark of 313.05
- Placed fourth on 3-meter (318.75) and sixth on 1-meter (267.00) at SMU
- Finished ninth on 1-meter (260.92) and eighth on 3-meter (245.40) against Pitt
- Reached the finals on all three events at the WVU Invitational, taking fourth on 1-meter (283.00), third on 3-meter (333.05) and second on platform (288.95)
- Secured a victory on 1-meter (339.75), as well as second place on 3-meter (282.83) and third on platform (234.00) at the West Virginia State Games
- Earned a season-opening victory on 3-meter (335.03) at Penn State, while also placing second on 1-meter (277.20)
2018-19 (Freshman)
- NCAA Zones qualifier
- All-Big 12 First Team
- Finished 21st on 1-meter (259.05), 14th on 3-meter (596.40 combined) and seventh on platform (609.70 combined) at NCAA Zone A Championships
- Finished fourth (298.25) on 1-meter, fifth on the 3-meter (302.30) and third on platform (297.15) at the Big 12 Championship
- Place second on 1-meter with a score of 305.63 at Pitt
- Won the 3-meter with a 313.75 against TCU
- Finished 12th with a score of 274.55 on the 1-meter and ninth on the 3-meter preliminaries (312.00) at the Navy Diving Invitational
- Led the men with a fourth-place (303.15) finish on platform at the Navy Diving Invitational
- Earned a third-place finish on the 1-meter with a 299.17 at the Ohio State Invitational
- Finished in first place (317.55) on 1-meter and third place (246.45) on the 3-meter at the West Virginia State Games
- Big 12 Men’s Diver of the Week (10/17/18)
High School
- Dove at Chambersburg Area High for coach Ryan Cryder
- Diving team captain 2015-18
- State champion in 2018
- Three-time All-America on 1-meter
- Four-time state finalist
- Has qualified for the USA Junior Nationals eight times
Personal
- Son of Bill and Missy Cover
- Birthday is May 10
- Only child
- Majoring in civil engineering
- Was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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