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2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Makai Harder

  • Position Dives
  • Ht./Wt. 5-7 / 155
  • Class Junior
  • Major Economics (College of Arts and Science)
  • Hometown Ladera Ranch, CA
  • High School San Juan Hills

Biography

Career Results (SwimCloud)
2024-25
  • Placed third in the 1-meter dive (210.00) at the NYU Invitational (2/21-22)
  • Placed third in the 3-meter dive (230.62), and fourth in the 1-meter (206.40) at the Fordham Invitational (10/19)
2023-24
  • Posted season-bests of 366.70 in the 1-meter dive and 378.65 in the 3-meter dive at the UAA Championships (2/14-17)
  • Finished third in the 3-meter and fourth in the 1-meter at the NYU Fall Invitational (11/4-5)
  • UAA Winter All-Academic
2022-23
  • Placed fourth in the 3-meter (six dives) at the NYU Winter Invitational (2/17-18)
  • Placed seventh in the 1-meter (11 dives) at the NYU Diving Invitational (1/12-13)
  • Placed 10th in the 1-meter (11 dives) at the Carnegie Mellon Diving Invitational (12/18-19)
Personal
  • Plans to major in Economics
  • Four-year dive team and two-year surfing team member in high school
  • Enjoys fishing, surfing, fitness, and playing poker
  • Aspires to work in the business field
Harder on NYU
  • Chose NYU because “I wanted to live in the city, and one of the more prestigious schools offered me a spot. I felt like it was an opportunity that I couldn't pass up.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Dive
    5'7" 145 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Dives
    5'7" 145 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    Dives
    5'7" 155 lbs