Sara Manjikian
Sara Manjikian
Height: 5-4
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Belmont, Mass.
High School: Belmont
Major: Nursing

2018-19 Season: Tabbed to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Conference Team ... Named to the New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association All-Academic Team ... Selected to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team ... Won the GNAC title on the three-meter board with a conference-record score of 372.10 in 11 dives to also establish a pool record for Simmons in addition to placing second on the one-meter board ... Achieved All-NEISDA status on both the one and the three-meter board at the Championship meet, after placing third in the three-meter event in 11 dives and fifth on the one-meter board ... Earned GNAC Athlete of the Week honors for the week of October 5-11 ... Placed first eight times as part of 17 top-four finishes.

2017-18 Season: Named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Conference team after winning on the three-meter diving board with a score of 211.95 and also placed second on the one-meter board with a mark of 366.95 points in 11 dives ... Chosen to the North England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association All-Academic Team ... Made her collegiate debut by finishing second on both the one and three-meter boards vs. Westfield State University on October 21 ... Ranked 10th on the team among all competitors and was the top diver with 138 points ... Scored points at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association Championship by placing third on the three-meter board and fourth in the one-meter event ... Placed first six times during the year as part of 19 top-four outings ... Finished first on both the one and three-meter boards in a double-dual meet vs. Elms College and Gordon College on October 28 and vs. University of New England on November 18.

High School/Personal: Graduate of Belmont High School ... Competed in gymnastics for 15 years and was a Junior Olympic gymnast ... Qualified for the State Championships in her final four years for Gymnastics and More club team ... Earned High Honors at BHS ... Recipient of the Mount Auburn Nursing Scholarship and was a volunteer at Mount Auburn Hospital ... Served as a Student Career Opportunity Outreach Program Intern with Boston Children's Hospital ... Born March 28, 1999 .. Daughter of Laurie and Raffi Manjikian ... Majoring in Nursing at Simmons and would like to pursue a career as a Pediatric Nurse/Nurse Anesthetist ... Serves as the Sophomore Representative of the Simmons Student Nursing Association ... Enjoys doing do-it-yourself projects and spending time with friends and family.