FAYETTEVILLE — Brooke Schultz admits she was a little stubborn when she began diving.
She spent seven years in gymnastics and had developed some tendencies that helped and others that were antithetical to diving. Most notably, she had to learn to go head-first into a pool after years of learning to land on her feet.
As a diver, she was trained by her father, Dale, who dove collegiately at Maine. Her mother, Darby, also was a college diver and earned All-American status at Purdue.
“Growing up in our household isn’t always easy, but I don’t believe in doing anything mediocre,” Dale Schultz said.