Grand Valley State University Athletics

Steve Burciaga, who is widely recognized as one of the top diving coaches in the Midwest, will begin his 13th year as the diving coach at Grand Valley State. Burciaga has guided GVSU to a record-setting pace in terms of recording the top diving scores for both the men and women on the 1 and 3-meter boards.

Grand Valley State divers has established record-setting scores since his arrival on the staff in 2012. His divers are re-writing the GVSU top-10 dive list and earning over 103 All-American honors and six individual National Champion honors. He has been named CSCAA National Diving Coach of the Year in 2016, 2017 and 2020.

Burciaga has coached and developed his divers to success at every level during his career. He has tutored his divers to Conference Championships, State Championships, AAU National Championships, Junior Olympic National Finalist and NCAA National Championships on both the 1 and 3-meter boards. Burciaga was named the Michigan Boys Division 3 Diving Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2011 at Grand Rapids West Catholic High School. In addition, he is a USA Diving Certified Coach.