Awards and Honors
- 2025 Academic All-Big Ten
| Personal Bests |
| 1-Meter (6 Dives) |
254.60 |
1/20/24 |
| 3-Meter (6 Dives) |
282.98 |
2/2/24 |
| 10-Meter (6 Dives) |
196.80 |
11/22/24 |
SwimCloud Profile
2024-25: Competed in the 1-meter and finished with 197.65 points, 3-meter with 254.75 points and the 10-meter with 214.00 points at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 19-22)...Finished 10th on the 1-meter with 216.75 points and ninth on the 3-meter with 253.40 points at the Tim Welsh Classic (Jan. 24-25)...Won the 10-meter with 235.95 points and finished third on the 1-meter with 234.75 points vs Northwestern (Jan. 18)...Finished 11th on the 10-meter with 196.80 points at the Georgia Invitational (Nov. 20-22)... Placed third on the 3-meter with 278.48 points and fifth on the 1-meter with 234.75 points vs Minnesota (Nov. 1)...Came in fourth in both the 10-meter (189.45 pts.) and the 3-meter (263.20 pts.) and finished fifth on the 1-meter with 244.45 points vs Michigan and Notre Dame (Oct. 18-19)...Finished second on both the 1-meter (224.03 pts.) and 3-meter (252.53 pts.) vs UW-Green Bay (Oct. 11)
2023-24: Competed in the 1-meter dive and finished with 172.55 points and competed in the 3-meter dive and finished with 215.90 points at the Big Ten Championships (Feb.23)...Came in sixth in the 3-meter dive with 282.98 points and placed eighth in the 1-meter with 234.45 points against Indiana and Louisville (Feb.2)...Won the 1-meter with 254.33 points and came in second with in the 3-meter with 264.83 points against Green Bay (Jan.26)...Finished fifth in the 3-meter dive with 262.65 points and came in sixth in the 1-meter dive with 254.60 points against Northwestern (Jan.20)...Came in sixth in the 1-meter with 225.15 points and placed seventh in the 3-meter with 240.60 points against Minnesota (Nov.3)...Placed fifth in the 1-meter with 217.35 points and placed fifth in the 3-meter with 198.75 points against Arizona and Michigan (Oct.20)... Finished sixth in the 1-meter with 182.78 points and placed seventh in the 3-meter with 203.74 points against Notre Dame (Oct.6)
High School: Two-time NISCA All-American for coaches Erik Gustafson and Abbi Rouse ... finished third at the 2023 state champion; also finished sixth in 2021 ... set school record one the 1-meter board ... two-time conference runner-up ... won the 2023 Knight Invitational ... also competed with the Nebraska Diving Club under coaches Kris Hoffman and Landon Marzullo ... six-time competitor at the USA Diving Junior Nationals; competed on all three boards ... won the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the 2022 Minnesota Invitational ... won the 3-meter board and finished second on the 1-meter at the 2021 Colorado Springers Invitational ... finished third on the platform at the 2022 USA Diving Zone D Championships .. placed 10th on the platform at the 2018 CAMO International Invitational in Montreal
Personal: Parents are Ann and John Neal ... born June 4 ... plans on double majoring in communication arts and psychology
Off the Board with Ryane Neal
How old were you when you started diving? Eight
Who are your role models? NDC teammates Abi Knapton and Jess Warak
Most memorable swimming or diving meet: 2022 USA Diving Zone D Championships
The best part of playing swimming or diving is: Getting to test both my physical and mental limits as well as the opportunity to meet amazing people from around the country and world
Favorite thing about Wisconsin swimming & diving is: my coach and teammates
What is your favorite thing about Madison? It feels like home.
Before each meet, I: listen to music that puts me in the right headspace.
One word that describes me: motivated
What is the best thing you bring to the team? Positive attitude and work ethic
Favorite thing to do off the court with my teammates is: go out to eat with them
Most memorable swimming or diving achievement: Getting to finals at an international invitational on platform (2018 CAMO International Invitational (Montreal, Canada))
The best thing about the Soderholm is: the brand new beautiful platforms and springboards
Dream as a collegiate athlete: To perform to the best of my ability
Post-college plans/goals: Travel throughout Europe and find a job in either psychology or communications
What is your favorite coach saying? “I’m not only here to make you a good diver, I’m here to make you a good person.“ – Kris Hoffman
What causes do you care about? Human rights, environmental protections
