1998 BYU Hall of Fame

BYU's first women's diving All-American, Tristan Baker Schultz rewrote the BYU and High Country Athletic Conference record books during her two years in Provo.

Her point totals of 453.35 on the 1-meter springboard in 1986 and 565.1 on the 3-meter springboard in 1985 stood as BYU records until 1994. They remain the best scores ever achieved in the HCAC.

Tristan began diving at age 14 after shattering her ankle at a gymnastics meet and being forced to give up that sport.

Just four years later she won the Utah State diving title for East High School and performed well enough to capture the attention of Olympic diving coach Ron O'Brien. Invited by O'Brien to train with him in preparation for trying out for the 1984 Olympic Team, Baker Schultz elected to give up her senior year of high school to take the opportunity.

Her five years of training with O'Brien culminated in a successful 1984 season that included a fourth-place finish at the U.S. Indoor Championships and a sixth-place finish at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

With two years of college eligibility left, Tristan, a prep honor student, decided to come to BYU to work toward a degree and dive for the Cougars.

Her first year at BYU, she won the HCAC crowns in both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events and was named all-conference. She went on to qualify for the NCAA Championships by winning the 3-meter title and finishing second on the 1-meter at the Zone E qualifying meet. At nationals she earned All-America honors with a third-place finish on the 3-meter board.

In 1986 she repeated her HCAC victories, breaking her own conference record on the 1-meter board. At the NCAA Championships she earned two more All-America awards for finishing fifth on the 1-meter springboard and third on the 3-meter.

While earning honors for BYU, Baker Schultz continued to dive as a member of the U.S. National Team. During the summer of 1985, she finished second on the 3-meter springboard at the U.S. Indoor Championships, earned a silver medal at the U.S. Sports Festival, and claimed a bronze medal at the World University Games in Kobe, Japan.

After completing her collegiate eligibility, Tristan represented America at the Goodwill Games in Russia, where she placed fourth overall - first among U.S. divers. That summer she finished third at the U.S. Olympic Festival and third at the U.S. Nationals. In 1988 she won both U.S. National Championships, indoor and outdoor, and again competed at the Olympic Trials.

Baker-Schultz earned Cougar Club and HCAC academic honors both years she attended BYU. She was the 1986 recipient of the Outstanding Senior Female Athlete award before graduating from the university with a degree in zoology in 1989.

• Won the HCAC crowns in the 1- and 3-meter springboard events
• Named all-conference
• Went on to qualify for the NCAA Championships by winning the 3-meter title
• Finished second on the 1-meter at the Zone E qualifying meet
• Earned All-American honors at nationals with a third-place finish on the 3-meter board
• Her point-total of 453.35 on the 1-meter springboard stood as the BYU record until 1994 and still stands as the best score ever achieved in the HCAC
• Earned Cougar Club and HCAC academic honors
• During the summer, dove as a member of the U.S. National Team
• Finished second on the 3-meter board at the U.S. Indoor Championships, earned a silver medal at the U.S. Sports Festival and claimed a bronze medal at the World University Games in Kobe, Japan

• Repeated her HCAC victories, breaking her own conference record on the 1-meter board
• Earned two more All-America awards at the NCAA Championships for finishing fifth on the 1-meter springboard and third on the 3-meter
• Her point-total of 565.1 on the 3-meter springboard in stood as a BYU record until 1994 and stands as the best score ever achieved in the HCAC
• Earned Cougar Club and HCAC academic honors
• Recipient of the Outstanding Senior Female Athlete award before graduating