Monika Gonzalez-Hermosillo

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Position:
IM/Free/Breast
Class:
Senior
High School:
Alexander von Humboldt German Int'l School [Montréal, Québec]
Hometown:
Mexico City, Mexico

Top Times:

100 Free: 51.66
200 Free: 1:49.28
1000 Free: 10:08.62
100 Back: 56.12
200 Back: 2:03.57
100 Breast: 1:03.15
200 Breast: 2:11.81
100 Fly: 56.41
200 IM: 1:55.82
400 IM: 4:05.55

2018-19 (Senior):

Finished third in the 200-yard freestyle at Alabama (1:50.58)
Won the 1,000-yard freestyle against Rice and TCU(10:08.62)
Notched a victory in the 100-yard backstroke against SMU (56.12)
Came in first in the 200-yard IM against LSU (2:01.69)
Collected six B-cuts with two in the 200 breast, along with a new career-best time (2:11.81), two in the 200 IM with a new career-best (1:55.82) and two in the 400 IM along with a bronze medal with a new lifetime-best (4:05.55) at the SEC Championship (4:05.55)
Named to the winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
CSCAA Scholar All-America - First Team

2017-18 (Junior):

Represented Mexico at Central American and Caribbean Games over the summer in Barranquilla, Colombia … won 4 gold medals (200 IM 4x1 free, 4x1 mixed free, 4x2 free) and a bronze (400 IM)
Saw action in the 2018 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Championships swimming in the 200 Breast, 200 and 400 IM
Scored in 3 races at SEC Championships, including 400 IM (12th, 4:09.34), 200 IM (14th, 1:57.22) and 200 breast (19th, 2:12.53)
Touched the wall first earning victories in the 400 IM against Missouri (4:16.69), and a dual meet against Michigan State and Notre Dame (4:15.23)

2016-17 (Sophomore):

Earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 400 IM with a 15th place finish at the NCAA Championships
Also saw action in the 200 IM and 200 breast at the national meet
At SECs, Gonzalez-Hermosillo placed sixth in the 200 IM, sixth in the 400 IM and and 18th in the 200 breast
Posted season bests of 2:11.50 in the 200 breast, 1:56.50 in the 200 IM and 4:07.59 in the 400 IM

2015-16 (Freshman):

Competing for Penn State, Gonzalez-Hermosillo was the team leader in the 400 IM and also ranked in the top three in the 200 IM, 200 fly and 200 breast
Had NCAA B cuts in the 200 and 400 IM and the 200 breast
At the Big Ten Championships, Gonzalez-Hermosillo was 12th in the 400 IM and 15th in the 200 IM

High School / Club:

Swam for German School Alexander von Humboldt in Mexico City and was coached by Carlos Aldama
Competed in the Mexican National Championships
Placed second in qualifier for the 2015 Pan American Games.

Personal

Monika
Born Oct. 27, 1995 in Mexico City, Mexico
An uncle, Dieter Holtz, swam at Florida State
Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at Texas A&M
Chose Texas A&M because “

Up Close:
Favorite TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
What do you drive? Jeep Compass
Favorite Movie: Pretty Woman
What I’m Currently Reading: The Rise And Fall Of Nations
Favorite City to Visit: Cities with a lot of history
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Roger Federer
Pre-Competition Music: Reggaeton
Something about me that most people don’t know: I speak fluent English, Spanish and German
Favorite Tradition at Texas A&M: Aggie Ring

Describe in one word:
Coach Bultman: Experienced
Coach Jamison: Empowering