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By Michael J. Stott<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

It is in the afternoons at NCAAs when diving takes center stage. During three meter prelims I went looking for some diving parents so I could get a better meet perspective through the eyes of an aquatic community that many times plays second fiddle to swimmers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trolling the stands I hit the jackpot \u2013 or should I say the motherlode. Zeroing in on a male glued to his handheld device and an animated female I was sure I found prototypical dive parents. \u201cYou look like dive parents,\u201c \u00a0I offered.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are,\u201d came the response. I had found Mandy<\/strong> and David Hixon<\/strong>, mother and father of Olympic silver medalist (with Sam Dorman<\/strong> in the men\u2019s synchronized 3m springboard) and two-time NCAA 1 and 3 meter champion Michael Hixon<\/strong> of Indiana. Both parents are coaches. David is the men\u2019s basketball coach at Amherst College and Mandy is the men\u2019s and women\u2019s dive coach at University of Massachusetts. Mandy was a two-time NCAA All-American at Ohio State and competed in 1984 Olympic Trials. <\/span><\/p>\n

She was also Michael\u2019s dive coach until he went to college, initially at the University of Texas, where he won his two springboard titles. Early on Michael was a talented athlete, quarterback, point guard, middie in lacrosse. It was in ninth grade when he committed to diving full time realizing that size (5\u20197\u201d) was going to restrict his stick and ball horizons.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDivers seem to have different personalities,\u201d I said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey do. They\u2019re a little bit crazy, aren\u2019t they?\u201d agreed Mandy. \u201cFrom the start they are kind of flippy, twisty kids. They are the ones who climb out of their cribs when they are younger. It takes a really good athlete to be a diver,\u201d she said. \u201cYou can\u2019t have a level of fear. You have to step beyond it. Divers have to want to do that. It is what separates them from doing diving or not.\u201d \u00a0That and a grounding in excellent fundamentals.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMichael came along really quickly. He had a great work ethic and was willing to work hard to get to the next level. Thursday night on the 1 meter I am sure he would have liked to have won,\u201d said Mandy \u201cbut he missed his reverse. Second place isn\u2019t bad at the NCAAs but he would always like to win,\u201d she said. Friday night Hixon finished fifth with 455.35 points on the 3 meter after qualifying third. Only a subpar second dive kept him from notching second behind Tennessee\u2019s Steel Johnson with 502.20.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hixon was originally recruited out of high school by Duke, and now Indiana coach, Drew Johansen<\/strong>. When Johansen moved to Indiana Hixon transferred from Texas to Bloomington. \u201cIt was his number one reason,\u201d said Mandy. \u201cHe felt Drew was technically and technologically excellent and they have the right mentality together. The really work well,\u201c she said. He thought Michael could make the Olympic team which Michael wanted very much. It has been his dream since ninth grade. He has always wanted to be the best.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever he does we\u2019re proud of him.\u201d As for meeting his own expectations mom reports that that winning a silver medal in Rio was pretty special. \u201cI think he has set new goals,\u201d she says, goals which include besting the Chinese in Tokyo whom he respects but considers beatable.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

When asked if she ever got nervous before his competitions., Mandy responded \u201cOh yeah.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe try not to show it,\u201d said David. \u201cHis focus is on the deck. We\u2019re just here to cheer him on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just want him to be happy. I\u2019m just trying to be a good parent now,\u201d says Mandy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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