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2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Ava Henrickson

  • Position Diving
  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool River Hill
  • Hometown Ellicott City, Md.

Biography

2021-22

  • Competed in three meets in her initial campaign and improved in each meet
  • Peaked with a 15 th place effort on the 1-meter board in the Navy Invitational

BACKGROUND

  • Has only been diving for a year after a decorated 14-year gymnastics run
  • An All-American gymnast on the balance beam (2017) and three-time state champion in both Colorado and Maryland
  • Earned Principal’s Honor Roll accolades and a member of the Future Doctors of America Club
  • Younger sister of UMBC rising junior diver Will Henrickson
  • Considering a major in biological sciences (pre-medicine)
  • Selected UMBC “because the college itself has a fantastic academic reputation, and I felt that I would grow academically and athletically at UMBC being surrounded by people with great drive and a strong passion for their future”
  • One of five children to parents Jennifer and Randy Henrickson
  • Loves chicken and broccoli and lists favorite book as Stephen King’s The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.