UNC Wilmington Athletics

Former UNCW diving standout Beau Bunn concluded his eighth year with the Seahawks after returning to the program for the 2012-13 season. Bunn was an assistant coach at Duke prior to his return.

Bunn continued his highly successful run with the Seahawk diving program in 2021-22, leading Nic Newis and Courtney Klausen to a sweep of both boards at the CAA Championships.

Bunn was named CAA Diving Coach of the Year for both the men and women. It was his fourth on the men’s side and the first on the women’s.

Newis, who joined the program at the beginning of the spring semester, made an immediate impact and advanced to the NCAA Zone B Regional. He captured the 3-meter board at the conference championship with a personal-best score of 310.45,

Klausen, meanwhile, added to her CAA championship hardware by sweeping the events. She had won the 1-meter event twice before, but her gold in the 3-meter was the first in her career.

Newis was honored as the CAA’s Diver of the Year as well as the Rookie Diver of the Year. Klausen was also named CAA Diver of the Year on the women’s side for a second straight season.

At the 2022 championships, Tatum Church and Ethan Graff both earned All-CAA honors in the 1-meter as freshmen.

In his seventh season, Bunn helped freshmen Kolbein Bjugan and Courtney Klausen to CAA Championships and appearances in the NCAA Zone B Regionals.

Bjugan was named the CAA Diver of the Meet after winning both diving events. Klausen, meanwhile, won the 1-meter. Bunn was named CAA Diving Coach of the Year for his efforts.

Bunn, who graduated from UNCW in 1999, compiled a decorated career with the Seahawks that saw him arrive as a walk-on and earn Colonial Athletic Association Diver-of-the-Year honors twice. Bunn was the Seahawks' top diver all four seasons he competed.

In 2018, Adyson Lowe finished second in the 1-meter dive and competed at the NCAA Zone B Regional in Knoxville, Tenn.

In 2014-15, Seahawk divers rolled through their portion of the CAA Championships with Giovanni Villanueva winning the 1-meter board and UNCW claimed five of the eight scoring positions. In the 3-meter board, Nathan Lane took second and UNCW earned points in four scoring positions, including three of the top four.

Devin Lane was named CAA Rookie Diver-of-the-Year after finishing fourth and seventh in the 3 and 1-meter boards, respectively.

Allen Crosby earned CAA Rookie Diver-of-the-Year honors in 2013-14 with a solid performance at the CAA Championships. Crosby finished third in both boards. Crosby and Lane both competed in the NCAA Zon “B” regional at Duke.

In his first season with the Seahawks, sophomore Chase Seymour finished eighth in the 1-meter dive at the CAA Championships.

At Duke, Bunn helped Duke head diving coach Drew Johanson, the head coach of the USA Olympic Diving team, in the development of national champions Abby Johnston and Nick McCrory. Both divers represented Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics.

Bunn earned CAA Rookie-of-the-Year honors after finishing second in both the 1 and 3-meter dives. As a sophomore he earned his first CAA Diver-of-the-Year honor, taking second in the 1-meter and winning the 3-meter board. As a junior he swept both events en route to Diver-of-the-Year honors for the second consecutive year.

Prior to Duke, Bunn coached in numerous summer leagues and was the head diving coach for Wake County schools in 2007.