Dani O'Kelly

Class:
Sophomore
Major:
Anthropology
Hometown:
Pennington, N.J.
High School:
Hopewell Valley

NIL Opportunities

2024-25

Won the one-meter dive with a score of 262.05 at the House of Paign Invite
Won the three-meter (267.95) at Southern Illinois and Illinois State
Took home gold in the full one-meter boards with a score of 285.35 at Northern Arizona and Rice
Academic All-Big Ten

2023-24

Qualified for the NCAA Diving Zones on the one-meter (266.78) and three-meter (285.60), both personal-best vs. Nebraska

High School

2x qualifier for zones (2022 & 2023)

Personal

Daughter of Ross and Sally O'Kelly... Has one brother Charles... List her past coaches, parents and friends as her biggest motivating forces in her athletic career... She is extremely excited to get to be the best she can be at UIUC... Chose Illinois because "It offers a competitive athletic and academic environment, choosing Illinois allows more doors for opportunity to open, and the opportunity to be trained by amazing coaches."