2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Mathews, Kurtis
Kurtis Mathews
- Position:
- Diving
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sydney, Australia
- High School:
- Brisbane Bayside
Bio
2020-21 (Senior):
High School/Club:
Personal:
Born April 15, 1999 in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia… son of Ken and Keryl Mathews… has a twin sister, Jayah, who dives for the University of Iowa… plans on majoring in Biomedical Engineering… chose Texas A&M because he was looking for a school with strong academic and athletic programs… favorite tradition at Texas A&M is the 12th Man
Up Close:
Favorite TV Show: Bloodline
Most Played Song on iPod: The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
What do you drive? Nothing :(
Favorite Movie: Alien
What I’m Currently Reading: A Time To Kill
Superstition: Ghosts
Favorite City to Visit: Melbourne
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Roger Federer
Talent I’d Most Like to Have: Photographic memory
Favorite Quote: I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. --Michael Jordan
Something about me that most people don’t know: I have a twin sister attending the University of Iowa, who is also on the diving team
- At the SEC Championships: lowered the pool record in prelims and went on to do it again in finals, scoring 474.00 on the 3-meter to take home the gold medal. Finished second on the 1-meter with a score of 411.10.
- Placed first on the 1-meter against SMU (379.35).
- Posted a score of 343.65 to take home first on the 1-meter at the Art Adamson Invite.
- Finished first on the 1-meter (393.53) against LSU.
- Team Captain
- At the SEC Championships: won the Men’s Diver of the Meet Award… won the 1-meter with a school-record score of 436.50 and won the 3-meter with 438.55… scored points for the team making collegiate debut in the platform dive (252.80)
- At LSU: swept the springboards with a 1-meter score of 373.05 and a 3-meter score of 404.93
- At Georgia: swept the springboards with a season-best score in the 3-meter (447.53) and scored a 398.85 in the 1-meter
- Art Adamson Invite: Placed first and second in the 1-meter (395.10) and 3-meter (396.90) respectively
- Finished third in both the 1- (328.30) and 3- (384.80) meter dives in the Harvard, Duke double-dual meet
- Placed second and third in the 1-meter (361.80) and 3-meter (387.01) respectively against No. 2 Texas
- Finished third in the 3-meter dive (377.93) in the season-opener dual meet against No. 5 Ohio State
- Made his diving season debut taking first in the 1-meter dive (456.15) and finished second in the 3 meter dive (375.68) against TCU
- Earned his second individual win in the 1-meter drive (391.58) and finished second in the 3-meter dive (302.04) against Incarnate Word.
- Placed second in the 1M dive against LSU (394.05)
- Earned the silver medal in the SEC Championships with his college best score of 444.04
- Earned an NCAA Championship berth after placing fifth in the one-meter springboard (723.30)
- Honorable Mention All-American (3-meter diving)
- SEC All-Freshman Team
- Placed 12th at the NCAA Championships on the 3-meter (394.30)
- Qualified for NCAAs in both springboard events with 6th-place showings at NCAA Zone D Diving Championships (775.30 on 3-meter, 714.80 on 1-meter)
- Won the 1-meter competition in dual meet against Texas with score of 358.51
- Named to Australia’s Commonwealth Games roster
High School/Club:
- 2017 graduate of Brisbane Bayside State College in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Dived competitively for the New South Wales Institute of Sport for Chava Sobrino and Joel Rodriguez for one year
- Has been diving competitively since he was 12 years old
Personal:
Born April 15, 1999 in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia… son of Ken and Keryl Mathews… has a twin sister, Jayah, who dives for the University of Iowa… plans on majoring in Biomedical Engineering… chose Texas A&M because he was looking for a school with strong academic and athletic programs… favorite tradition at Texas A&M is the 12th Man
Up Close:
Favorite TV Show: Bloodline
Most Played Song on iPod: The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
What do you drive? Nothing :(
Favorite Movie: Alien
What I’m Currently Reading: A Time To Kill
Superstition: Ghosts
Favorite City to Visit: Melbourne
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Roger Federer
Talent I’d Most Like to Have: Photographic memory
Favorite Quote: I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. --Michael Jordan
Something about me that most people don’t know: I have a twin sister attending the University of Iowa, who is also on the diving team
NCAA Swimming Preview: Jay Holmes
Wednesday, March 13
SEC Championship Preview: Jay Holmes
Wednesday, February 14
Art Adamson Preview: Jay Holmes
Tuesday, November 14
Aggie Cam: Favorite Cereal
Friday, October 13
