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Alais Kalonji
Alais Kalonji 2018-19

Alaïs Kalonji Season 2018-19

PositionDIVING
ClassSenior
HometownRennes, 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 3rd 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 (12th, 306.20) and 1-meter (23rd, 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 18th-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
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