Felicitas Lenz is the 2011 German Junior National Champion in the tower event.Felicitas Lenz is the 2011 German Junior National Champion in the tower event.

Felicitas Lenz Wins German Junior National Diving Championship in Tower Event

June 7, 2011

BERLIN, Germany -- Northwestern rising junior diver Felicitas Lenz (Altadena, Calif./Polytechnic School) won the German junior national championship in the tower event Sunday, June 5, during a trip to compete in her native Germany.

Lenz, whose best event for the Wildcats is the 10-meter platform, also dove in Senior Nationals competition, finishing seventh overall and earning the right to represent Germany at the World University Games in China.

Lenz was born in Tübingen, Germany, before moving with her family to California. She and her younger sister, Cosima, both attended Polytechnic School in Altadena, Calif., before coming to compete on the collegiate level at Northwestern. Cosima is a rising sophomore on the NU squad.

Felicitas' most-recent performance in Europe is an extension of previous success. Last year, she secured fourth place in both the 1-meter and 10-meter events at the German Senior Nationals.

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