Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Rakestraw, Emily
Emily Rakestraw
- Position:
- Diving
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Granada
- Hometown:
- Livermore, Calif.
Bio
Tops Scores
Academic Accolades
2023-24 (Senior)
2022-23 (Junior)
2021-22 (Sophomore)
2020-21 (Freshman)
Prior to Duke: Began diving in the fall of 2018 … First-team all-league and qualified for the CIF State Championships on the one-meter boards … Served as the team captain her junior and senior seasons … Named team MVP as a junior … Four-time regional qualifier and Level 9 National Qualifier as a gymnast … Principals Honor Roll and awarded the Top Scholar Award all four years.
Academic Accolades
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22)
- All-ACC Academic Team (2022-23)
- CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American (2023-24)
2023-24 (Senior)
- Competed at the NCAA Championships, diving in the Women’s Platform finals collecting 488.35 points, finishing 14th
- Tallied 225.25 points at the ACC Championships, finishing eighth in the women’s platform finals
- Finished second in the women’s platform finals at the Tennessee Invitational, scoring 265.55 points in the event
- Posted a third-place finish in the three-meter dive against East Carolina, posting a score of 295.50
2022-23 (Junior)
- Finished third in the 3-meter dive against UNCW, posting a score of 286.28
- Took fourth in the women’s platform dive at the Tennessee Fall Invitational, with a score of 253.15
- Placed second against NC State in the Platform event with a score of 297.45
2021-22 (Sophomore)
- Competed in four meets throughout the season
- Totaled a 266.40 on the platform in the final meet of the season against UNC Wilmington (2/6)
- Her score ranked seventh in program history
- Also recorded a career-high 298.05 on the three-meter board in the same meet.
2020-21 (Freshman)
- Competed in four meets throughout the season
- Totaled a 266.40 on the platform in the final meet of the season against UNC Wilmington (2/6)
- Her score ranked seventh in program history
- Also recorded a career-high 298.05 on the three-meter board in the same meet.
Prior to Duke: Began diving in the fall of 2018 … First-team all-league and qualified for the CIF State Championships on the one-meter boards … Served as the team captain her junior and senior seasons … Named team MVP as a junior … Four-time regional qualifier and Level 9 National Qualifier as a gymnast … Principals Honor Roll and awarded the Top Scholar Award all four years.
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