GROSSE POINTE NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2012 4A NEWS POINTER OF INTEREST McNelis ready to dive for Yale By Bob St. John Sports Editor <strong>Grosse</strong> <strong>Pointe</strong> North's James McNelis is taking his diving to the collegiate level. The 18-year-old graduate narrowed his choice to University of Michigan, Harvard and Yale. After taking his official visits, it was Yale all the way. "I'm very excited about attending Yale and diving for a Division 1 school," McNelis said. "It's a great opportunity and I can't refuse." McNelis' new head coach is Tim Wise, who led the Bulldogs to a 6-2 record a year ago. This is Wise's third season at the helm. One of Yale's assistant coaches is Chris Bergere, who was U-M's head coach for eight years and coaches several topnotch collegiate divers. McNelis moves to Yale Aug. 26 and school starts soon after. His first collegiate meet is Oct. 27 at Colgate in a tri-meet with Lehigh. The long season continues through Dec. 1, then a month-long hiatus follows. When the holidays are over, McNelis and the Bulldogs continue the schedule competing against Ivy League foe Cornell at Ithaca, N.Y, Jan. 7. The Ivy League Championships run Feb. 28 through March 2 at Providence, R.I., and the NCAA Zone Diving takes place March 8 to 10. The NCAA Championships are set for March 21 to 23. i4 afe "Yale is the best, fiffor me with great coaches and teammates," McNelis said. "I have been training hard during the summer to improve my diving and ready myself for NCAA competition." He was the No. 1 diving recruit in the nation for Yale. He earned Ail- American diving status at North, plus made All- State in diving his junior and senior years. He missed earning All-State honors his sophomore year by less than one point. His high school diving coach was Tom Mulhern, who also dove while at Indiana University. Other diving coaches who have been influential in McNelis' development are five-time Olympic coach and 43-year diving coach at U-M, Dick Kimball, as well as threetime Chinese Olympic diver and present U-M diving coach, KZ Li. "I am fortunate to have such great coaches to push me to become a better diver," McNelis said. "I want to be the best I can and these coaches make sure I reach my potential." During his senior year as captain of the North boys' swimming and diving team, McNelis finished fourth in the finals with 397.95 points. St. Johns' Brennan LaBar won the title with 453.10 points, followed by Berkley's Elliot Liftman with 440.75 and Birmingham Groves' Aaron Harris with 421.70. "The guys who finished ahead of me at states are very good divers," McNelis said. "It was a solid meet for me." In the 2010.state finals, McNelis placed ninth with 356.10 points. McNelis played other sports at North, including James McNelis football and tennis. He also played football in middle school. However, when push came to shove, McNelis gave up other sports to focus on diving. The extra work paid off. When he graduated from North, McNelis earned the U.S. Army Scholar Athlete Award, Scott Paavola Memorial Athletic Award and Scholar Athlete. He competed at the USA Nationals in diving for Michigan Diving Academy, too. His dedication also came in the classroom where he graduated with a 4.18 grade point average. McNelis earned an AP Scholar award, GPN Parents Club Scholarship, 2011 National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Award in Writing, scholarships to study art at Cranbrook Art Institute's 2010 and 2011 summer art programs, <strong>Grosse</strong> <strong>Pointe</strong> North Outstanding Achievement Award for Junior Level English and <strong>Grosse</strong> <strong>Pointe</strong> North Modern - and Classical Langu£g|bs Awards for Spanish IV Other awards he won include certificates, silver THE RIGHT PEOPLE RIGHT NOW Williams Refrigeration (586) 758-2020 & Heating, Inc. www.williamsrefrigeration.com Quality Service Since 1937 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ » #r^jj) H P "i^ijj \f—-*J Receive up to LENNOX Innovation never felt so good. $1,375 in Rebates* on a qualifying Lennox® Home Comfort System Special Financing Available** Otters expire 8/24/2012. "Rebate otter is valid only with the purcba . 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