Stephen Krebs

Position:
Diving
Height:
5-8
Weight:
150
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Annandale, Va.

General:
Tri-captain of the 2002-03 Tar Heel team...first Carolina diver to be elected a captain of the team since Joe Craft in 1994-95...has solidified his reputation as one of the top divers in the Atlantic Coast Conference on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards…has been a clutch performer for the Tar Heels the past three seasons…2000 Senior National qualifier…was a member of the Northern Virginia Dive Club where he was coached by Bob Ketrick...dove for his club team since the age of 12...finished seventh on three-meter and 10th on one-meter at the 1999 Junior National Championships...was fourth on the one-meter board at the 1999 East Junior Olympic National Championships…a top-flight student athlete...sports a 3.573 cumulative GPA.

2001-02:
Named to Dean’s List in fall semester of 2001...also made it in the spring...2002 ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree...placed fifth in three-meter diving and sixth in one-meter diving at the ACC Championships...also competed in the NCAA Zone Diving Meet.

2000-2001:
At the 2001 ACC Championships, he placed second on the 3-meter and third on the 1-meter boards…named first-team All-ACC…advanced to the NCAA Zone Diving Championships where he placed 14th on the 3-meter and 20th on the 1-meter…member of the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll…garnered Dean’s List honors both semesters of the 2000-2001 school year...earned a perfect 4.0 in the fall semester of 2000. 1999-2000: At the 2000 ACC Championships, he finished second in 3-meter diving and fifth in 1-meter diving…scored 31 points for the Tar Heels at the ACC Championships...first-team All-ACC selection…2000 ACC Academic Honor Roll selection...was the second-place finisher on the three-meter board at the 1999 Nike Cup.

Prep:
A June 1999 alumnus of W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va....dove all four years on his high school team...won the Virginia high school state diving championship three times in 1997, 1998 and 1999...was the MVP of his high school team all four years at Woodson...captained the Woodson team as a senior...a three-time NISCA first-team All-America selection...member of the Washington Post’s first-team All-Metro Squad...member of the National Honor Society.

Personal:
Given name is Stephen Frederick Krebs...has one sister, Sarah...is the son of Fred and Cathryn Krebs...his father played football at Allegheny College...born on February 1, 1981 in Washington, D.C...biggest sports thrill was diving at his first senior national competition in Mission Viejo, Calif. in the summer of 2000...athletes he most admires are teammate Rob McMillen and UNC diving coach Nunzio Esposto... admits to being a college basketball junkie and to scouring the internet for recruiting tidbits...political science major...plans to attend law school.