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Senior
Hometown
Fishers,
Indiana
Last School
Fishers High School
Roster Years
2015-2018
Before BYU:
- Prepped at Fisher High School
- Placed sixth at state his senior year
Personal:
- Born in Indianpolis, Indiana
- Son of Steve and Tonya Denkers
- Has three siblings
- Served in the New Zealand Auckland mission
- Majoring in information systmes
- Married wife Alexa in 2017
Mission
- Auckland , New Zealand
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
2015-2016
- Recorded a second-place finish in the three-meter dive (326.10) at the Colorado Mesa Invite
- Recorded a first-place finish in the one-meter dive (341.25) and a second-place finish in the three-meter dive (320.75) against Colorado Mesa
- Recorded a third-place finish in the three-meter dive (324.00) at the Wildcat Diving Invite
- Recorded a second-place finish in the one-meter dive (317.20) and a third-place finish in the three-meter dive (313.10) against Grand Canyon
- Recorded a third-place finish in the one-meter dive (331.85) at the MPSF Championships
- Named First-Team All-MPSF on 1-meter and named Second-Team All-MPSF on platform
Junior Year
2016-2017
Acheivements:
- 2 NCAA zone cuts at Georgia Tech Invite: 1M- scored 307.60 and placed 7th overall, 3M- scored a total of 322.05 points and placed 6th
- Placed third in the Platform at the MPSF Championships (318.35)
- Placed second in the 3-meter at the MPSF Championships (393.40)
- Qualified and participated in the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships- placed 10th in the 1-meter (621.45 combined score) and Platform (554.35)
- All-Academic MPSF Scholar-Athlete
- Named to the All-MPSF First Team in the 3-meter and Platform
- Named to the All-MPSF Second Team in the 1-meter
- Ranked second in BYU All-Time Bests for the 3-meter (393.40)
- Ranked fifth in BYU All-Time Bests for Platform (318.35)
Personal Best(s):
1 Meter, 6 Dives
- 328.45
- 326.95
- 320.00
3 Meter, 6 Dives
- 393.40
- 367.50
- 330.40
Platform, 5 Dives
318.35
Senior Year
2017-2018
- Recorded first-place on the 1-meter (326.85) and second-place on the 3-meter (328.05) and platform (300.70) at the Wyoming Invite
- Recorded second-place on the 1-meter (333.50) at the MPSF Championships
- Recorded second-place on the 1-meter (319.35) and 3-meter (298.05) at the Intermountain Shootout
- Recorded third-place on the 1-meter (308.48) and 3-meter (320.55) against Grand Canyon
- Recorded third-place on the 1-meter (281.60) against Utah
- Qualified for the Zone E Championships on the 1-meter (319.35, Intermountain Shootout), 3-meter (320.55, Grand Canyon) and platform (300.70, Wyoming Invite)
- Named All-MPSF First Team on the 1-meter
- Named All-MPSF Second Team on the 3-meter and platform
- Named Academic All-MPSF
- Awarded the Kimball Memorial Award for the BYU student athlete with the highest cumulative GPA
- Named a team captain
Season Bests:
1-meter
- 333.50 Second Place (MPSF)
- 326.85 First Place (Wyoming Invite)
- 320.03 (Utah)
3-meter
- 333.30 (MPSF)
- 329.95 (Zone E Championships)
- 328.95 Second Place (Wyoming Invite)
Platform
- 300.70 Second Place, Zone Qualifying (Wyoming Invite)
- 291.90 (MPSF)
- 290.25 (Zone E Championships)
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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M Swimming & Diving | May, 21
Matt Denkers named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
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M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 02Holmes places top-three in all events during Wyoming Diving Invite
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W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 02
Holmes places top-three in all events during Wyoming Diving Invite
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M Swimming & Diving | Jan, 27Lindsay and Harrison shine in loss to Utah
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W Swimming & Diving | Jan, 27
Lindsay and Harrison shine in loss to Utah
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M Swimming & Diving | Nov, 16Gonzales earns new season high on 3-meter during UT Invite
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M Swimming & Diving | Oct, 10Gonzales, Denkers and Cooper earn 1A diving zone cuts
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W Swimming & Diving | Oct, 10
Gonzales, Denkers and Cooper earn 1A diving zone cuts
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M Swimming & Diving | Oct, 09
Gonzales and Holmes win diving events at second day of Intermountain Shootout
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W Swimming & Diving | Oct, 09
Gonzales and Holmes win diving events at second day of Intermountain Shootout
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W Swimming & Diving | Jun, 24Seven swimmers and divers named to the Scholar All-America team
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M Swimming & Diving | Jun, 22
Seven swimmers and divers named to the Scholar All-America team
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W Swimming & Diving | May, 082016-2017 BYU swim and dive season review
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M Swimming & Diving | May, 082016-2017 BYU swim and dive season review
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W Swimming & Diving | Apr, 10Conference all-academic awards 29 BYU swimmers and divers
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M Swimming & Diving | Apr, 10
Conference all-academic awards 29 BYU swimmers and divers
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W Swimming & Diving | Apr, 07Awards and all-conference teams named by MPSF
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M Swimming & Diving | Apr, 07
Awards and all-conference teams named by MPSF
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W Swimming & Diving | Mar, 08
Denkers places 10th in platform diving on final day
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W Swimming & Diving | Mar, 07Four of BYU's men divers compete as finalists in the 3-meter event
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M Swimming & Diving | Mar, 07
Four of BYU's men divers compete as finalists in the 3-meter event
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W Swimming & Diving | Mar, 06Dreesen and Denkers place in top 10 at Zone E Diving Championships
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M Swimming & Diving | Mar, 06
Dreesen and Denkers place in top 10 at Zone E Diving Championships
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W Swimming & Diving | Jan, 28Half of finalists are BYU men divers
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M Swimming & Diving | Jan, 28
Half of finalists are BYU men divers
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W Swimming & Diving | Jan, 27
Four of six BYU men divers rank in 3-meter finals
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M Swimming & Diving | Jan, 27
Four of six BYU men divers rank in 3-meter finals
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W Swimming & Diving | Jan, 21Cougars win final event, but fall short of victory against Utah
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M Swimming & Diving | Jan, 21
Cougars win final event, but fall short of victory against Utah
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W Swimming & Diving | Jan, 14Freshmen divers assist in BYU's team victory
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M Swimming & Diving | Jan, 14
Freshmen divers assist in BYU's team victory
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W Swimming & Diving | Nov, 19Denkers and Tuckfield finish in top 10 in platform diving
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M Swimming & Diving | Nov, 19
Denkers and Tuckfield finish in top 10 in platform diving
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W Swimming & Diving | Nov, 18Three men rank in top 10 in the 3-meter diving
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M Swimming & Diving | Nov, 18
Three men rank in top 10 in the 3-meter diving
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M Swimming & Diving | Nov, 17Kevin Dreesen takes second place in the 1-meter
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W Swimming & Diving | Nov, 05Men's team takes the win in Nevada
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W Swimming & Diving | Oct, 22ASU wins both duals, but Cougars win 7 events
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M Swimming & Diving | Oct, 22
ASU wins both duals, but Cougars win 7 events
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W Swimming & Diving | Oct, 08Second day with six wins to lift BYU over Utah, Air Force and Colorado Mesa
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M Swimming & Diving | Aug, 13Dreesen places 6th in National Diving Championships
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M Swimming & Diving | May, 12Ten Cougars earn Scholar All-American honors
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W Swimming & Diving | Apr, 252015-2016 Swim and Dive Season review
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M Swimming & Diving | Apr, 20
2015-2016 Swim and Dive Season review
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W Swimming & Diving | Mar, 05
Cougars travel to compete in NCAA Zone E Diving Championships
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M Swimming & Diving | Mar, 05
Cougars travel to compete in NCAA Zone E Diving Championships
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W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 24Twenty-six Cougars earn All-MPSF honors
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M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 24
Twenty-six Cougars earn All-MPSF honors
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W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 08Tippetts-Kottcamp, Dreesen lift Cougars to first place at Air Force Invite
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M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 08
Tippetts-Kottcamp, Dreesen lift Cougars to first place at Air Force Invite