As a freshman: Third in 200 freestyle against Radford/G-W (1:59.37)... swam her best 500 freestyle time against Radford/G-W (5:21.57)...
Before JMU: Swam for Andrea Jordan and the Mount St. Dominic Lions... also swam for Judy Montalbanao and the Cougar Aquatic Club Team... first team all-conference and all-state all four years... as a sophomore, ninth in 200 free at New Jersey Meet of Champions... Northern Hills conference champion 100 free and 200 free... Essex County champion 200 free... as a junior was conference and county champion in 100 free and 200 free... as a senior conference champion in 200 free... New Jersey Star Ledger “Race of the Year” twice and “Swimmer of the Year” as a junior... Honor Roll.
Getting to know Diana...
Name: Diana Milley Hometown: Pompton Plains, NJ High School: Mount St.DominicAcademy Parents’ names: Francis and Margaret Milley Siblings’ names and ages: Lauren Milley, 24
Why did you choose JMU? I loved the location and atmosphere and the friendly people
What is your major? Media Arts & Design
What are your goals for this season? To swim my best times in my events and help bring more success to JMU
What is your pre-meet ritual and/or music? Drink a lot of water, listen to any kind of music and remind myself that I have worked hard and I can do it
Who or what motivates you and why? Seeing other swimmers do well has always motivated me to do better
What are your favorite:
Foods: Pizza or tacos
Movies: Anchorman
TV Shows: Gilmore Girls or Grey’s Anatomy
Music: Ashlee Simpson
Athlete: Lance Armstrong
What do you want to do after college? I want to go to grad school
What is your favorite event and why? 100 free because you don’t pace yourself like the 200 and it’s not like the 50 where everything needs to be perfect
What is your personal motto? “Never give up”
What other activities or hobbies do you enjoy? Being with my family and friends, running, anything fun
Something people don’t know about you? My dads job got transferred to England when I was little and I lived there for 2 years