Upcoming Event: Swimming and Diving versus Cardinal & Gold on October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Swimming and Diving
Cardinal & Gold
Iowa State University Athletics
2024-25 Swimming and Diving Roster
Mitchell, Kate
Kate Mitchell
- Position:
- Diving
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lincoln-Way East
- Hometown:
- Frankfort, Ill.
Bio
Personal Records
| Event | Score | Opponent |
| 1-meter | 282.45Â | Kansas (22-23)Â |
| 3-meter | 312.23 | Kansas (23-24) |
| Platform | 245.70 | WVU/Villanova (23-24) |
Awards & Honors
- Academic All-Big 12 Team (2023-24, 2024-25)
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F22, F23, S24, F24, S25)
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.Â
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.
Personal
Mother played tennis at Bradley and brother played tennis at Wisconsin-Whitewater… studying healthcare management.
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