Sophomore diver Meghan Proehl receives award for community service

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Sophomore diver Meghan Proehl was honored earlier this month when she was named to the Big 12 Winter Good Works Team.

Proehl is involved in community work through the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Along with her teammates, Proehl has done work with Habitat for Humanity to build, paint and clean homes. She was also involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters of America with the Hawks, Cops and Kids event helping kids to make safe choices.

She has also participated in Fun and Fitness with the Jayhawks, which encourages elementary school children to live healthy.

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Sophomore diver Meghan Proehl

“I was very surprised when I received the award,” Proehl said. “I don’t think anything I’ve done is above and beyond.”

Proehl and her teammates also adopted children for the holiday season through Haskell University.

As a freshman, Proehl had the second-best score on the one-meter board in 2006-2007 season. In the pool Proehl is always looking to improve her performances and has pursued many personal best scores this season.

“I’m proud of all of Meghan’s efforts, both in and out of the pool,” Kansas diving coach Eric Elliott said. “I’m proud of how well she’s doing in all parts of life. She’s a great representative for the team and for the University.”

Proehl didn’t come to the University just for diving. She intends to major in journalism and said the school of journalism was one of the big factors in her coming to the University. School is always the most important thing for Proehl.

“I love diving, which is why I do it, but my accomplishments in the pool don’t mean nearly as much as my ones in the classroom and the community,” Proehl said. “I am first and foremost a student; then I am an athlete.”

Proehl said that she considered being a Jayhawk diver a bonus and that she was thankful to have coaches supportive of academic achievement. Proehl hopes to continue improving after her accomplishments last year in this year’s championship.

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I love diving, which is why I do it, but my accomplishments in the pool don’t mean nearly as much as my ones in the classroom and the community. I am first and foremost a student; then I am an athlete.

-sophomore diver Meghan Proehl

She hopes to make finals in at least one event in conference championships and finish in the top 10 at the Zone Diving Championships. Ultimately, she hopes to help her team.

“I just want to score as many points as possible because we are going to be extremely competitive this year,” Proehl said. “I’m really excited to see what we can all accomplish.”

In the future, Proehl hopes to improve her diving, continue to pursue a journalism degree and continue to do volunteer work with her team.

“I realize that athletes have the opportunity to do so much good and make a positive impact on the community,” Proehl said.

—Edited by Nick Mangiaracina

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