Fighting Irish looking to turn spin BIG EAST success into NCAA gold.
THE RUSSELL FILE: Graduated from Upper Arlington High School (Ohio) in the spring of 2011 ... lettered in diving all four years, specializing in the springboard ... two-time all-state, and three-time all-conference and all-region ... helped team to four state championships and three conference titles ... named team captain as a senior ... participated in two club teams, the U.S. Elite Diving and the Ohio State Dive Club ... U.S. Elite Diving squad earned a national championship in 2010 ... strong performer in the classroom, earning Academic All-America honors as a senior ... a member of the National Honor Society and Cum Laude Society ... comes from athletic family as father, Chris, played basketball at Kenyon College, while three cousins played college lacrosse and one played college tennis ... born May 12, 1993, to Chris and Kati Russell in Columbus, Ohio ... has two younger brothers, Austin and Josh ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
