Michael Bulfin Class: Junior Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FL High School: St. Thomas Aquinas Height / Weight: 5-8 / 145 Event: Diving Birthdate: 07/11/1987

Just the third student-athlete in program history to qualify for the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships ... the second diver to do so, with Bob Ebel being the first in 1975.

As a Sophomore: Top scores in the 1- (339.40) and 3-meter (378.30) events came at the Shamrock Invitational, which were the best scores among Irish divers on the season ... had nine individual wins on the season ... took first off the 3-meter board in meets with Purdue, Michigan State, Oakland, Northwestern, and the Shamrock Invite ... 1-meter victories came in matches with Oakland, Northwestern, Louisville, and the Shamrock Invite... school record holder in the 1-meter dual and championship dives ... at the BIG EAST Championships, earned all-league honors in the 1- and 3-meter diving events ... placed fifth off the 3-meter board at the NCAA Zone C Diving meet, where he totaled 339.90 points during the 3-meter prelims ... that score put him in second-place heading into the finals ... registered 312.20 in the finals to finish with a 652.10 total ... was eighth in the 1-meter event at the meet, where he entered the final round in that same spot after totaling 289.30 points during the preliminary session.

As a Freshman: Became just the third student-athlete in program history to qualify for the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships ... in the preliminaries, he placed 18th off the three-meter board (293.20) and 27th in the one-meter competition (270.45) at the NCAA meet, which was held in Atlanta, Ga. ... earned a spot into the NCAAs by finishing fourth (634.40) off the three-meter board at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships ... placed ninth off the one-meter board at that meet ... earned all-BIG EAST honors by placing third off the one-meter board ... narrowly missed out on more all-conference accolades with a fourth-place showing in the three-meter competition ... collected eight wins on the season ... swept both the one-meter and three-meter competitions against No. 17 Northwestern ... collected another sweep versus St. Bonaventure ... won the three meter against Cleveland State and the one-meter at Michigan State ... captured first off the three-meter board against Oakland and Louisville in the Shamrock Dual Meet Invitational ... received team's Most Improved award for his improvement throughout the course of the season ... earned a monogram.

The Bulfin File: Four-year letterwinner in diving at Saint Thomas Aquinas in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. ... All-American honors in sophomore, junior, and senior years ... all-conference honors junior and senior years... all-state and all-city awards senior year... MVP and team captain senior year... nationally ranked all four years of high school competition... three-time regional champion and senior year conference champion...set all current diving records at Saint Thomas Aquinas...received Saint Thomas Aquinas' "Best Diver Ever" award as a senior ... born in Ft. Lauderdale on July 11, 1987... son of Gail and Robert Bulfin... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business... finance major, and enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.