2022-23 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Gottwald, Kate

Kate Gottwald
- Position:
- Diving
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Parkland
- Hometown:
- Schnecksville, Pa.
Bio
Career: Scored 21 points at Patriot League Championships ... owns program's eighth-best 1-meter dive score (257.70) and 10th-highest 3-meter dive mark (258.15) ... two-time Patriot League Diver of the Week ... 11 wins in individual events.
2023-24 (Senior): Scored nine points at the Patriot League Championships, placing 20th on the 1-meter board and 21st on the 3-meter board … finished sixth in the 3-meter and eighth in the 1-meter at the ECAC Championships … won the 3-meter at the Loyola dual with a 250.28 score … finished runner-up in the 1-meter at Boston U. with a 247.87 score … placed third four times on the season … earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Junior): Placed 12th on the 3-meter board at the Patriot League Championships ... went third in the 3-meter dive at the Bucknell Winter Invite … took fourth in the 1-meter dive at Bucknell’s tri-meet with Boston U. and Loyola … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Placed 10th on the 3-meter board at the Patriot League Championships ... won the 3-meter dive at Holy Cross ... placed second on the 3-meter board at Loyola (Md.) and at Lehigh ... went third in the 1-meter dive three times and in the 3-meter dive once ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 (First Year): Turned in a sensational rookie campaign, winning nine of 10 events competed in ... twice named the Patriot League Diver of the Week ... took first on both boards at each of Bucknell's final four meets ... captured first Patriot League weekly award after sweeping the diving events against Lehigh ... 257.70 score on the 1-meter board ranked sixth in the Bison annals at the time ... earned second Patriot League weekly nod for winning both boards against Loyola ... at Bucknell's Patriot League Challenge Meet with American and Loyola, yet again swept the diving events ... 258.15 score in the preliminaries on the 3-meter board was good for seventh in school history at the time ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Dove for Parkland High School … twice placed third and twice took fourth at the district diving meet … helped the Trojans win three district and three EPC titles … Parkland was selected as the Morning Call's 2020 and 2018 Team of the Year … graduated with school record in six-dive score (268.65) … best 11-dive score was 445.10 … also dove for Parkland Dive Club … placed 12th on the 3-meter board at the 2018 AAU Nationals … took third in the 1-meter synchro dive at the 2019 AAU Nationals.
Personal: Katharine Marie Gottwald … born August 25, 2002 in DeKalb, Illinois … daughter of James and Susan Gottwald … has two older siblings: Jacob and Louise … Jacob played soccer at Lehigh University … Louise is a member of the Steven's Institute of Technology soccer team's class of 2023 … major is biology.
2023-24 (Senior): Scored nine points at the Patriot League Championships, placing 20th on the 1-meter board and 21st on the 3-meter board … finished sixth in the 3-meter and eighth in the 1-meter at the ECAC Championships … won the 3-meter at the Loyola dual with a 250.28 score … finished runner-up in the 1-meter at Boston U. with a 247.87 score … placed third four times on the season … earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Junior): Placed 12th on the 3-meter board at the Patriot League Championships ... went third in the 3-meter dive at the Bucknell Winter Invite … took fourth in the 1-meter dive at Bucknell’s tri-meet with Boston U. and Loyola … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Placed 10th on the 3-meter board at the Patriot League Championships ... won the 3-meter dive at Holy Cross ... placed second on the 3-meter board at Loyola (Md.) and at Lehigh ... went third in the 1-meter dive three times and in the 3-meter dive once ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 (First Year): Turned in a sensational rookie campaign, winning nine of 10 events competed in ... twice named the Patriot League Diver of the Week ... took first on both boards at each of Bucknell's final four meets ... captured first Patriot League weekly award after sweeping the diving events against Lehigh ... 257.70 score on the 1-meter board ranked sixth in the Bison annals at the time ... earned second Patriot League weekly nod for winning both boards against Loyola ... at Bucknell's Patriot League Challenge Meet with American and Loyola, yet again swept the diving events ... 258.15 score in the preliminaries on the 3-meter board was good for seventh in school history at the time ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Dove for Parkland High School … twice placed third and twice took fourth at the district diving meet … helped the Trojans win three district and three EPC titles … Parkland was selected as the Morning Call's 2020 and 2018 Team of the Year … graduated with school record in six-dive score (268.65) … best 11-dive score was 445.10 … also dove for Parkland Dive Club … placed 12th on the 3-meter board at the 2018 AAU Nationals … took third in the 1-meter synchro dive at the 2019 AAU Nationals.
Personal: Katharine Marie Gottwald … born August 25, 2002 in DeKalb, Illinois … daughter of James and Susan Gottwald … has two older siblings: Jacob and Louise … Jacob played soccer at Lehigh University … Louise is a member of the Steven's Institute of Technology soccer team's class of 2023 … major is biology.
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