Kate Mitchell

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Position:
Diving
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lincoln-Way East
Hometown:
Frankfort, Ill.

Personal Records

Event	Score	Opponent
1-meter	291.00	Iowa (25-26)
3-meter	321.08	Kansas (25-26)
Platform	254.45	Big 12 Duals (25-26)

Awards & Honors

Big 12 Diver of the Week (Oct. 30, 2025)
Academic All-Big 12 Team (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F22, F23, S24, F24, S25)

2025-26
Finished her career as one of Iowa State's best all-time 3-meter and platform divers, posting top 10 performances in both events... scored 212 points throughout the season, the 11th all-time best mark by an Iowa State senior... also scored 48 points at the Big 12 Championships, the eighth all-time single championship point total by a Cyclone... bested all three of her personal records during her senior season... tallied 21 zone cuts across three diving events with 20 top five finishes and six event wins... notched the sixth-best all-time score in platform at Big 12 Duals (254.45)... qualified for finals in all three events at the Big 12 Championships, highlighted by a top 10 finish in 1-meter.

2024-25
Competed in all 10 meets for the Cyclones... qualified for NCAA Zone cuts in all three diving events... secured nine top-three finishes throughout the season... season-best score in the 1-meter was 278.63 against TCU... in the 3-meter, she posted a top score of 290.18, finishing second against North Texas... placed 13th on platform with a season-best score of 225.65 at the Hawkeye Invite.

2023-24
Secured 10 NCAA zone diving cuts across all competitions... set a new personal best three different times on the 3-meter board in 23-24, highest score was a 312.23 against Kansas... 312.23 put Mitchell at the No. 9 spot on the all-time top performers list... tallied six top-three finishes in 3-meter diving in 23-24... set personal best of 245.70 in platform diving against WVU/Villanova, earned No. 7 spot on the all-time top performers list... only Cyclone diver to secure top 20 finish in all three events (1-M 20th, 3-M 20th, Platform 18th).

2022-23
Recorded 10 PR’s across the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform events… collected five Zone cuts throughout the season… dove in the Big 12 Championship consolation finals with a 13th-place finish in both the 1-meter (257.40) and platform (203.35)… posted two personal bests against Kansas in the 1-meter with 282.45 and in the 3-meter with 281.85… secured three third-place finishes in the 1-meter and 3-meter against Kansas, SDSU, and WVU/UNI.

Prior to Iowa State
High School
Three-time letterwinner at Lincoln-Way East High School… broke her high school 6 and 11-dive records her sophomore year… broke those records again her junior and senior year… current 11-dive school record 479.25… current 6-dive school record 297.25… placed second at state her senior year… qualified for IHSH state three years… dove for coach Kyle Graff at Lincoln-Way East High School… member of swim club FMC Aquatics under coach Margy McCarthy.