1987 BYU Hall of Fame

The son of a champion platform diver and trampolinist, BYU diver Stan Curnow followed closely in his father's footsteps, becoming an outstanding athlete for BYU.

In high school, Stan lettered in both sports for three years, and was named All-American in diving. Colorado was known for producing several great trampolinists in the sixties, and, according to Colorado State gymnastics coach Steve Johnson, Stan was the best to come out of the state!

Because the trampoline was dropped as a gymnastics event in collegiate sports, Stan concentrated on his diving when he got to BYU. Here he worked under the direction of BYU coach Rollie Bestor, and trained during the summers with Olympic coach Dick Smith in Mesa, Arizona.

Stan dove successfully on both the low (one meter) and high (three meter) springboards, taking first place in several invitational meets each of his four years on the team.

During his freshman year, Stan captured the Western Athletic Conference title in the three-meter and qualified for the NCAA meet in both events.

The following season (1971-72) he came in second and fifth in the WASC on the high and low boards, respectively, but went on to come in 11th on the three-meter at the NCAA championships, 12th on the one-meter at the AAU championships, and was a finalist in that year's Olympic trials in the three-meter event. He went on to become the WAC champion and a finalist in national AAU and NCAA competition again his last two years on the team, placing eighth at the 1974 NCAA championships.

Stan was named All-American in diving on both the one-and three-meter boards.

Stan later became the diving coach at BYU for both the men's and the women's teams, with his athletes claiming 26 conference titles, 17 All-America honors and two NCAA individual championships. He has since coached at Air Force for almost the last three decades.

• Because the trampoline was dropped as a gymnastics event in collegiate sports, Stan concentrated on his diving when he got to BYU
• Captured the Western Athletic Conference title in the three-meter and qualified for the NCAA meet in both events

• Came in second and fifth in the WASC on the high and low boards, respectively
• Went on to come in 11th on the three-meter at the NCAA championships
• Took 12th on the one-meter at the AAU championships
• Was a finalist in that year's Olympic trials in the three-meter event

• WAC champion
• Finalist in national AAU and NCAA competition

• Was an All-American diver on the 1-meter and 3-meter boards
• WAC champion 
• Finalist in national AAU and NCAA competition