2012 Hall of Fame Inductee

JULIE VAN DEUSEN

Women’s Diving (2002-04)
Inducted in 2012

It took just two seasons for Van Deusen to leave her mark as the top diver ever to compete for the University of Delaware. A native of Newark, Del., Van Deusen transferred to UD from Syracuse and starred for the Blue Hens immediately for head coach John Hayman and diving coach John Schuster. She never lost a dual meet competition in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events and earned CAA Diver of the Year honors twice, winning both events at the 2003 CAA meet and placing second in both in 2002. She also posted three third place finishes at the NCAA Zone meet. Van Deusen became the first UD diver to qualify for the NCAA Championships in 2002 when she placed 32nd in the 1-meter and 35th in the 3-meter event. She also set three school records and one CAA diving record during her tenure. She was selected as the 2003 UD Outstanding Senior Female Athlete of the Year and was honored for her academic and community service efforts as the 2003 NCAA Woman of the Year for Delaware. She earned her degree in exercise science with a minor in nutrition from Delaware in 2003 and later went on to serve as assistant diving coach at the University of Georgia and head diving coach at the University of Pennsylvania in 2004-07. Since 2009, she has managed an evening gown boutique in Wilmington, Del. She and her husband, Brian Savage, reside in Philadelphia. The couple is expecting their first child in January, 2013.