University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Kate LaMonica
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Chagrin Falls HS
- Hometown:
- Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Career Notes
2023-24 Junior Season: Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) and Iron Fish award at the team banquet... NCAA Zone Diving: finished 14th on platform (474.05) and 41st in 3-meter (247.45) ... Big Tens: came in 24ths in the 3-meter (243.30) and 35th on platform (165.90) ... Purdue/Iowa/Northwestern Quad-Dual: placed fourth on platform (250.60), ninth on 3-meter (296.75) and 12th on 1-meter (247.40) ... Bruin Diving Invitational: registered 21st in the 1-meter (236.10), 28th on platform (190.00) and 47th on 3-meter (213.20) ... Minnesota Invite: earned second in platform (265.00), ninth in 3-meter (272.90) and 13th on 1-meter (215.25) ... Wisconsin Dual: was fifth in 1-meter (240.53) and fourth in 3-meter (258.98) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: finished fourth in 3-meter (293.05) and sixth in 1-meter (255.50) ... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: came in fifth in the 3-meter (264.90) and ninth in 1-meter (236.35)
2022-23 Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet ... NCAA Zone Diving: registered 13th on the platform (451.70) and 34th on the 1-meter (2226.50) ... Big Tens: came in 22nd on the platform (217.45), 29th on the 1-meter (231.70) and 41st on the 3-meter (203.85) ... Northwestern/Purdue/Iowa Quad-Dual: took ninth on the 1-meter (271.10) and competed on the 3-meter in an exhibition (236.70) ... Georgia Diving Invitational: earned 10th in the platform finals (218.00), 18th in the 1-meter prelims (238.70) and 25th in the 3-meter prelims (251.30) ... Minnesota Invite: came in sixth on the 3-meter (268.55) and 11th on the 1-meter (239.50) ... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: placed fifth on the 1-meter (242.3) and seventh on the 3-meter (239.75)
2021-22 Freshman Season: Named Most Improved at team banquet • placed 10th in the platform finals (254.50), 33rd in the 3-meter prelims (253.15) and 46th in the 1-meter prelims (200.25) at the Big Ten Championships • came in 10th on the 3-meter (259.85) and 13th on the 1-meter (223.25) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Iowa • earned fifth on the 1-meter (240.10) and seventh on the 3-meter (264.95) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan • at the Minnesota Invite, placed 10th in the platform (194.25), 13th in the 3-meter finals (249.45) and 18th in the 1-meter prelims (206.40) · took fourth on the 1-meter (250.28) and sixth on the 3-meter (238.65) against Wisconsin • finished fourth on the 3-meter (272.63) and fifth on the 1-meter (229.28) versus St. Thomas • made her collegiate debut by placing sixth on the 1-meter (231.08) against Nebraska
High School/Club: A 2021 graduate of Chagrin Falls High School where she dove for coaches Marc Cahalane and Rob Sherman • also competed for American Flyers Diving • State runner-up on the one-meter at the 2021 OHSAA Division II State Championships • finished 17th on the Platform at the 2021 USA Diving Junior National Championships • took fourth in the Platform at the 2021 USA Diving Zone C Championships • placed fifth in the one-meter at the 2020 OHSAA Division II State Championships • earned NISCA All-American honors in 2020 • three-time All-State honoree • holds all one-meter high school diving records.
Personal: Daughter of Kathy and Greg LaMonica • has two siblings, Eammon and Quinn • enjoys art, science, dancing and writing in her free time • also swam and was on the cheerleading squad in high school • plans on majoring in either biochemistry or psychology.
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- Ranks 14th in team history for the platform (269.70)
- 2024 Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
- 2023 CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2023-25)
- Winner of the Iron Fish Award at 2024 team banquet
- 3x Winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquets (2023-25)
- Named Most Improved at 2022 team banquet
- 2025 CSCAA Spring Scholar All-American Second Team
2023-24 Junior Season: Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) and Iron Fish award at the team banquet... NCAA Zone Diving: finished 14th on platform (474.05) and 41st in 3-meter (247.45) ... Big Tens: came in 24ths in the 3-meter (243.30) and 35th on platform (165.90) ... Purdue/Iowa/Northwestern Quad-Dual: placed fourth on platform (250.60), ninth on 3-meter (296.75) and 12th on 1-meter (247.40) ... Bruin Diving Invitational: registered 21st in the 1-meter (236.10), 28th on platform (190.00) and 47th on 3-meter (213.20) ... Minnesota Invite: earned second in platform (265.00), ninth in 3-meter (272.90) and 13th on 1-meter (215.25) ... Wisconsin Dual: was fifth in 1-meter (240.53) and fourth in 3-meter (258.98) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: finished fourth in 3-meter (293.05) and sixth in 1-meter (255.50) ... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: came in fifth in the 3-meter (264.90) and ninth in 1-meter (236.35)
2022-23 Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet ... NCAA Zone Diving: registered 13th on the platform (451.70) and 34th on the 1-meter (2226.50) ... Big Tens: came in 22nd on the platform (217.45), 29th on the 1-meter (231.70) and 41st on the 3-meter (203.85) ... Northwestern/Purdue/Iowa Quad-Dual: took ninth on the 1-meter (271.10) and competed on the 3-meter in an exhibition (236.70) ... Georgia Diving Invitational: earned 10th in the platform finals (218.00), 18th in the 1-meter prelims (238.70) and 25th in the 3-meter prelims (251.30) ... Minnesota Invite: came in sixth on the 3-meter (268.55) and 11th on the 1-meter (239.50) ... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: placed fifth on the 1-meter (242.3) and seventh on the 3-meter (239.75)
2021-22 Freshman Season: Named Most Improved at team banquet • placed 10th in the platform finals (254.50), 33rd in the 3-meter prelims (253.15) and 46th in the 1-meter prelims (200.25) at the Big Ten Championships • came in 10th on the 3-meter (259.85) and 13th on the 1-meter (223.25) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Iowa • earned fifth on the 1-meter (240.10) and seventh on the 3-meter (264.95) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan • at the Minnesota Invite, placed 10th in the platform (194.25), 13th in the 3-meter finals (249.45) and 18th in the 1-meter prelims (206.40) · took fourth on the 1-meter (250.28) and sixth on the 3-meter (238.65) against Wisconsin • finished fourth on the 3-meter (272.63) and fifth on the 1-meter (229.28) versus St. Thomas • made her collegiate debut by placing sixth on the 1-meter (231.08) against Nebraska
High School/Club: A 2021 graduate of Chagrin Falls High School where she dove for coaches Marc Cahalane and Rob Sherman • also competed for American Flyers Diving • State runner-up on the one-meter at the 2021 OHSAA Division II State Championships • finished 17th on the Platform at the 2021 USA Diving Junior National Championships • took fourth in the Platform at the 2021 USA Diving Zone C Championships • placed fifth in the one-meter at the 2020 OHSAA Division II State Championships • earned NISCA All-American honors in 2020 • three-time All-State honoree • holds all one-meter high school diving records.
Personal: Daughter of Kathy and Greg LaMonica • has two siblings, Eammon and Quinn • enjoys art, science, dancing and writing in her free time • also swam and was on the cheerleading squad in high school • plans on majoring in either biochemistry or psychology.
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