Tony Burkhardt Class: Senior Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz. High School: Shadow Mountain Height / Weight: 5-11 / 170 Event: Diving Club: Clavadistas del sol

As a Junior (2005-06): Set new Tech records on the one- and three-meter springboards with scores of 374.50 and 387.95 at the Georgia Tech Invitational (11/18-19) ... Qualified for the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships ... Advanced to the finals of the one-meter board at NCAA Zone meet, finishing 10th with a score of 574.65 ... Finaled on the one-meter board at the ACC Championships, finishing in sixth place with a score of 302.65 ... Finished 12th on the three-meter board with a score of 280.05 at the ACC meet.

As a Sophomore (2004-05): Became the third Tech diver in program history to garner All-ACC honors, finishing third on the one-meter board with a six-dive score of 345.95 at the ACC Championships ... Broke the school record on the one-meter springboard with a score of 346.58 against Emory (1/29) ... Qualified for the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships for the second consecutive season ... Advanced to the finals of the one- and three-meter diving events, finishing 17th on the three-meter (490.20) and 18th on the one-meter (567.05) ... Dove his way into the finals of the three-meter diving event at the conference championship, sustaining an injury in the finals and managing to finish in eighth place (400.85) ... Named team's Shilo Ayalon Most Valuable Athlete Award winner, along with teammate Jason Howard.

As a Freshman (2003-04): Qualified for NCAA Zone B Diving Championships ... Finished 12th on the three-meter springboard with a season-best score of 513.85 (11 dives) ... Tallied a 24th-place finish on the one-meter board ... Posted the highest finish at the ACC Championships for the Yellow Jackets, finishing fifth on the three-meter board (495.85) ... Finished seventh on the one-meter board at the ACC meet with a score of 266.85.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in diving at Shadow Mountain High School ... Inducted into school Hall of Fame ... Named SMHS Male Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Was a two-time state champion in the one-meter event ... Became a junior national champion as a junior ... Named most valuable player for all four seasons ... Earned all-state in all four seasons ... Garnered All-America honors as a sophomore ... Ranked sixth in country as a junior ... Named captain for junior and senior seasons ... National Honor Society and Principal's Honor Roll ... Vice President of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Anthony William Burkhardt on Jan. 18, 1985, in San Diego, Calif. ... Parents are Cathy and Rob Burkhardt ... Has a younger sister, Marie ... Hobbies include building model bridges ... Majoring in economics.