Matt Bricker Class: Senior Hometown: Winter Park, FL High School: Lakehighland Prep Position: Diving Birthdate: 01/22/1983

2003-04:
Competed at the Olympic Trials, with his best finish coming in the synchronized platform competition with Caesar Garcia where they placed fourth ... NCAA All-American on all three boards ... Had a sixthplace finish on the platform (494.85) after qualifying with a 507.15 ... Also placed eighth on the 3-meter (574.90) and 16th on the 1-meter (278.70) at NCAAs ... Runner-up to Garcia on the platform at SECs with a 591.80 ... Also earned a sixth-place finish on both the 1- (320.30) and 3-meter (536.65) boards.

2002-03:
Won the synchronized platform event with AU teammate Caesar Garcia at the Speedo National Diving Championships ... Won the platform competition with a score of 440.64 at the FINA Grand Prix in Rome, Italy ... Also teammed with Garcia to place second in the 10m synchronized at the FINA Grand Prix ... Again teammed with Garcia to place second in the 3-meter synchrnozed and third in the synchronized platform competition at the World Championship Trials ... Also placed sixth in the 3-meter (1102.59) at the trials ... Earned All-America honors for his fifth-place finish on the platform at NCAAs (518.35) ... Entered the platform finals with the second-best score from prelims (561.40) ... Honorable mention All-America on the 1-meter, placing 12th with a score of 291.20 ... Also competed on the 3-meter, finishing 26th (274.70) ... Placed fourth on the platform (513.45) and sixth on the 3-meter (556.60) at the NCAA Zone B Diving Meet to qualify for the championships ... Placed 10th on the 1-meter at the SEC Championships (274.60) before withdrawing from the rest of the competition due to a shoulder injury ... Combined with AU teammate Caesar Garcia to win the 3- and 10-meter synchronized diving events at the Speedo American Cup ... Won the 3-meter with a score of 597.35 at the Georgia Diving Invitational ... Won the platform during the FSU/LSU winter training meet (587.35) ... Placed third on the 1-meter (304.40), third on the 3-meter (604.20) and fourth on the platform (536.25) at the Minnesota Diving Invitational ... Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll ...

2001-02:
Captured the bronze medal in the platform event with a score of 565.85 at the NCAA Championships...Also placed 10th on the 1-meter (309.50) and 15th in the 3-meter (509.95) at NCAAs...Claimed the SEC Championship title on the platform with a score of 541.80...Also earned fourth on the 3-meter (540.80) and sixth on the 1-meter (293.95) at SECs...Placed second in the 1-meter and earned a first place score (343.12) in the 3-meter at Florida...Named SEC Athlete of the Week...Finished second in the 1-meter and earned a first place score (332.25) in the 3-meter at Texas A&M...Finished third in both the 1-meter and 3-meter at Texas...Was second in the 3-meter and fourth in the 1-meter at the Georgia Diving Invite...Earned a first place score (536.45) in the 3-meter and finished second in the 1-meter as well as in the platform at the Georgia Invite...Earned a spot on the US National team in the summer of 2001 by placing third on the platform (572.61), fifth on the 3-meter (577.98) and fifth on the 1-meter (301.50) at the US Outdoor Nationals in Fort Lauderdale, Fla....

High School:
Lakehighland Prep, `01...Coached by US National Team diving head coach Jay Larew at the Team Orlando Diving Club...Nine-time Junior National Champion...Member of the US Diving Junior and Senior National team...Can-Am-Mex Age Group Champion...Three-time All-American...NISCA All-America National Champion...1999-2000 US Diving Senior National High Point Winner...Florida State High School Diving Champion...Finalist in the 2000 US Olympic Team Trials in the platform...

Personal:
Son of Bernie and Judy Bricker...Born Jan. 22, 1983.