Alaïs Kalonji

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Position:
Diving
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lycée Saint-Vincent
Hometown:
Rennes, France

2018-19 Captain
2018 SEC Champion (platform dive)

2018-19 (Senior):

Earned first in the three-meter dive (320.70) and third in the 1-meter dive (306.53) against Rice and TCU
Dove for the bronze medal in platform diving the final day of the SEC Championships (292.25)
Finished second in the platform dive at the NCAA Zone D qualifier in Austin, TX, qualifying for the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships (572.80)
Placed sixth in platform diving at the 2019 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships (305.30)

2017-18 (Junior)

Most Valuable Diver award
First-Team All-SEC (platform diving)
SEC Champion (platform diving)
Placed 3^rd on the platform at the NCAA Zone D Championships (568.60)
Won SEC title on the platform with lifetime best score of 308.70
Scored points at SECs on both the 3-meter (12^th, 306.20) and 1-meter (23^rd, 242.65)
Posted season bests of 275.77 in the 1-meter and 308.60 in the 3-meter

2016-17 (Sophomore):

Just missed scoring in the platform dive at the NCAA Championships with an 18^th-place finish (240.80)
Earned a spot on the award podium at the SEC Championships for a second straight year with a third-place effort in the platform dive (291.25)
Posted season-best scores of 297.90 in the platform dive, 292.13 in the one-meter and 311.55 in the three-meter

2015-16 (Freshman):

Played a key role in the Aggies’ first SEC team title by earning a runner-up finish in the platform dive on the final day of the 2016 SEC Championships
Scored a career-best 289.50 to score 28 crucial points
Her effort at the SEC meet ranks as the No. 3 5-dive point total from the tower in school history
Also posted season bests of 212.45 in the one-meter dive and 272.70 on the three-meter board.

High School/Club:

2015 graduate of Lycée Saint Vincent, a Catholic school in Rennes, France. The school, Saint Vincent, is one of the 10 French-American international schools with the option called OIB (Option International Baccalaureate)
Started diving in 2012 at Saint Maur with coach Fréderic Pierre
On the 10M platform, placed 4th at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China and 8th at the 2014 FINA World Junior Championships in Penza, Russia.

Personal:

Alaïs Kalonji is the daughter of Ndiata and Catherine Kalonji of Rennes, France
Born December 11, 1997 in Paris, France
Nuclear engineering major
Has two siblings, Salomé and Anastasia
Chose A&M because of “the team, the atmosphere, the diving program and the academic opportunities.”

Up Close:
Favorite TV Show: How I met your mother
Most Played Song on iPod: The girl from ipanema, Stan Getz
Favorite Movie: To catch a thief
What I’m Currently Reading: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Favorite City to Visit: Barcelona
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Viktoria Komova
Favorite Quote: Work in silence; let the success make the noise
Favorite Tradition at Texas A&M: Howdy

Describe in one word:
Coach Bultman: Committed
Coach Jamison: Focused
Coach Lerew: Best