2014-15 (JUNIOR): Reifel led the Aggies during her third year as their top performer on the boards and became one of the best divers in the WAC. She was twice named WAC diver of the week and performed well during dual meets all season.
At the WAC Championships, she placed second on 3-meter with the score of 286.85. Reifel placed second on platform with a score of 215.10, and fourth place on 1-meter with the score of 266.20. Reifel also qualified for NCAA zones for the second time in her career. During the off-season Reifel also competed at summer senior zones for USA diving, placing seventh with the score of 222.30 for five dives. She was one place off from qualifying for summer senior nationals for USA diving.
2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): Reifel continued to improve on all three boards during her sophomore campaign at NM State, recording career-best scores in all three events and grabbing her first trip to an NCAA Zone meet. At the WAC Championships (Feb. 26-Mar. 1), she finished in the top 6 in all three diving events, including marking a career-best score of 290.50 in the finals of the 3-meter springboard to finish in fifth place. The score not only was the best score for the Aggies in the event all season, but also sent Reifel to her first-ever NCAA Zone meet. The 3-meter dive would be Reifel’s best event throughout the season, as she marked her best finish of her career in any event after finishing in fourth place in the 3-meter versus Idaho (Jan. 18). She would also finish the 1-meter in fifth place that day to score points in both events for the Aggies.
Reifel also finished fifth in the platform event at the WAC Championships with a career-best score of 202.85 and finished in sixth place in the 1-meter springboard with a finals’ score of 262.00. Her career-best score in the event, however, came in the preliminary round when she marked a 262.90. She would go on to compete at the 2014 NCAA Zone E Regional in Colorado Springs, Colo., where she would finish in 51st place (202.85) in the 1-meter and in 49th place in the 3-meter (212.35).
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): In her inaugural season with the Aggies, Reifel helped the divers provide points at the 2013 WAC Championships. She scored in all three diving events with three top 16 finishes. Reifel was eighth on the 1-meter, 11th on the 3-meter and 16th on the platform at the league meet. She set a lifetime-best score on the platform (169.85) at the WAC meet. At Northern Arizona (Dec. 1), Reifel had a very strong outing with lifetime-best marks on the 1-meter (253.58) and 3-meter (275.70), which was a program-high score for the 2012-13 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Reifel, a diver from Fortville, Ind., competed for the Starz Diving Club under coach Kevin Rockhill prior to becoming an Aggie. Reifel was 14th at the USA Diving Age Group National Championships in summer 2011. Additionally in 2011-12, she won sectionals, finished second at regionals and was sixth at state on the 1-meter springboard, en route to earning All-America honors. In 2010-11, she was fifth at regionals, first at sectionals, second at conference and 14th at state on the 1-meter. She broke the six and 11-dive records at Mt. Vernon High School.
PERSONAL: Reifel was born in Lafayette, Ind., and is the daughter of John Reifel and has a sister, Haley. She is majoring in nursing.
