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2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster

Mark Kuhlmann
Mark Kuhlmann
Mark Kuhlmann

Monica Houck

Monica Houck

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Diving
  • Hometown:
    South Lyon, Mich.
  • Highschool:
    South Lyon

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards
Summit League Diver of the Year (2018)
All-Summit (2018)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2014-15, 2015-16)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2015-16)

As a Senior (2017-18)
Garnered All-Summit and Summit League Diver of the Year honors for the season… Placed third in the 1-meter dive at The Summit League Championships (238.30) and fourth on the 3-metre (248.50) which marked a season-best… Secured the league’s third-best 3-meter score (284.55) and the sixth-best 1-meter score (255.52), another season-best… Her 284.55 marked the second-highest score ever by a senior diver in program history for the 3-meter… Secured a berth at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships… Recorded 19 top-10 finishes with 17 top-5 finishes… Placed first in the 3-meter dive at the Coyote Invitational (256.80) and against Western Illinois (284.55)… Finished runner-up in the 1-meter dive at Iowa State (235.05) and against South Dakota (284.03)… Notched six third-place finishes on the season.

As a Junior (2016-17)
Had 11 top-three finishes, including one in first place, six in second place and four in third place...Came in second in both the 1-meter dive (237.52) and 3-meter dive (219.83) at Northern Colorado...Finished second in the 1-meter (250.50) vs. Iowa State...Followed up with a win in the 3-meter (236.40) and a second-place showing (220.80) vs. Northern Iowa...Took third in the 1-meter (224.90) vs. South Dakota State...Also came in third in 1-meter (242.00) at the Mutual of Omaha Invite...Had a pair of third-place finishes in the 1-meter (418.60) and 3-meter (413.90) with 11 dives at the Grinnell Invite...Capped the regular season with a second-place effort in the 1-meter (240.55) at South Dakota.

As a Sophomore (2015-16)
Competed in all but one meet in her sophomore year…Achieved a season-best effort in the 3-meter – 11 dives at the Grinnell Invite with a score of 391.05 -- the highest of any Maverick all year – which secured her the event win…Scored a season high in the 3-meter at Kansas, finishing third (250.80)…Named to the Summit League’s Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and Academic Honor Roll.

As a Freshman (2014-15)
Appeared in 12 meets as a freshman…Made her career debut at Nebraska, scoring a 185.32 in the 1-meter dive and a 206.25 in the 3-meter event...At Iowa State, recorded a season-best mark of 225.15 in the 1-meter dive…At the Summit League Championships, posted a season-high 228.10 in the 3-meter dive…Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.


South Lyon High School
Lettered four years as a diver for coach Kevin Ferguson at South Lyon High School…Helped her team to four straight conference championships…Two-time regional qualifier as a junior and senior…In her senior season, finished in the top 20 at the regional meet…Finished undefeated in dual meets as a freshman…Graduated summa cum laude.

Personal
Born May 22, 1996 to Allen and Cheryl Houck in Livonia, Mich.…Has one sister, Andrea, and one brother, Ben…Hobbies include coaching diving, sewing, making quilts and making beaded jewelry…Majoring in architectural engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Diving
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Diving
  • 2016-17Junior

    Diving
  • 2017-18Senior

    Diving