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Christine Curry Whritenour
Personal information
BornChristine Louise Curry
(1959-04-18) April 18, 1959 (age 67)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Sport
SportDiving
College teamUniversity of Minnesota

Christine Curry Whritenour (born Christine Louise Curry, April 18, 1959, in Minneapolis, Minnesota), also known during her athletic career as Crissy Curry and Crissy Gentz, is an American former collegiate diver and diving coach. She competed for the University of Minnesota from 1978 to 1982 and, in 1981, became the first woman in University of Minnesota history to win a national championship in any sport, capturing the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) 3-meter diving title.[1]

Whritenour was the first woman at Minnesota to sign a National Letter of Intent and receive an athletic scholarship, and later became the first female recipient of the University’s Big Ten Medal of Honor.[2] She is a member of the University of Minnesota Women’s Hall of Fame and the Minnesota Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.[3]

Early life and high school career

Whritenour attended Minneapolis West High School, where she competed in diving under the name Crissy Curry. In 1976, she won the Minnesota State High School Girls’ Diving Championship.[4]

Collegiate career

Whritenour enrolled at the University of Minnesota in 1977 and competed on the women’s swimming and diving team. She became the first female student-athlete at Minnesota to sign a National Letter of Intent and receive an athletic scholarship.[5]

In 1981, competing as Crissy Curry Gentz, she won the AIAW national championship in the 3-meter diving event, becoming the first woman in University of Minnesota history to win a national title in any sport.[6]

She later received the Big Ten Medal of Honor, becoming the first woman at Minnesota to earn the award.[7]

Coaching career

After graduating, Whritenour returned to the University of Minnesota as diving coach from 1985 to 1989, overseeing both the men’s and women’s diving programs and becoming the first woman to coach a men’s team at the university.[8]

She later served as diving coach at Hopkins High School in Minnesota. Among the athletes she coached was her son, Bryan Gentz, who competed in diving at Hopkins and was part of the school’s 2007 Minnesota state championship team.[9]

Honors

  • AIAW National Champion — 3-meter diving (1981)
  • Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient
  • Inductee, University of Minnesota Women’s Hall of Fame
  • Inductee, Minnesota Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame
  1. ^ "Crissy Curry Gentz wins national diving title". Minnesota Daily. Vol. 52, no. 133. University of Minnesota. March 30, 1981.
  2. ^ "Chris Curry". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Chris Curry". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Washburn diver wins state title". Star Tribune. 2023.
  5. ^ "Chris Curry". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Crissy Curry Gentz wins national diving title". Minnesota Daily. Vol. 52, no. 133. University of Minnesota. March 30, 1981.
  7. ^ "Chris Curry". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Chris Curry". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Bryan Gentz – Men's Swimming & Diving Roster". Naval Academy Athletics. United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

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