2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Lucas Gerten
- Events:
- Diving
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- St. Paul, MN
- High School:
- Rosemount
- Squadron:
- 38 / All-Stars
TOP SCORES:
1-Meter: 360.30 (vs. Grand Canyon, Oct. 31)
3-Meter: 380.40 (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, Feb. 25, 2026)
Platform: 384.45 (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, Feb. 27, 2026)
FRESHMAN | 2025-26: Competed in nine meets…Made his first collegiate appearance at the Front Range Invite (Oct. 3)…Broke all three program records in his debut season…Two were broken at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships…Helped the Falcons to earn the 2026 MPSF title…Placed second on the 3-meter and platform at the MPSF Championships…Took third on the 1-meter…Totaled seven first place finishes on the season…Logged 18 podium placements…Placed third on both springboards at USA Diving Winter Nationals…Qualified for NCAA Zones on all three boards…Placed 12th on the 1-meter and 13th on the 3-meter and platform…Broke the Colorado School of Mines Natatorium 1-meter pool record (Jan. 10)…All-MPSF First Team (1-meter, 3-meter, platform)…CSCAA Scholar All-American Second Team…MPSF Male Athlete of the Week (Jan. 14).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Four year letterwinner…Graduated from Rosemount High School in Rosemount, Minn…Coached by Daniel Monaghan…Minnesota State Record Holder…4x Minnesota State Champion…Went undefeated for four years…Served as team captain…Ran track & field and cross country…Lettered twice…Also dove for Northstar Diving Club…AAU 1m National Champion…2025 1m and 3m Regional Champion…Member of National Honor Society…Graduated top five percent of his class…Honor Graduate.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 38…Son of Henry and Theresa Gerten…Has one brother, Samuel who serves in the Army National Guard…His father is a Division III Hall of Fame Coach and Wrestling National Champion…Intended major is management…Credits his parents for having the biggest impact on his athletic career…Favorite moment in sports was winning a state title during his freshman year…Hobbies include volleyball, disc golf, running, and video games…People may not know he worked as a sushi chef…He chose to attend the Academy, “I wanted to be surrounded by others as driven as myself and eventually to become a pilot. It has been a dream of mine to fly an incredible aircraft and for someone to look into the sky and have a sense of relief as we fly by.”
1-Meter: 360.30 (vs. Grand Canyon, Oct. 31)
3-Meter: 380.40 (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, Feb. 25, 2026)
Platform: 384.45 (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, Feb. 27, 2026)
FRESHMAN | 2025-26: Competed in nine meets…Made his first collegiate appearance at the Front Range Invite (Oct. 3)…Broke all three program records in his debut season…Two were broken at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships…Helped the Falcons to earn the 2026 MPSF title…Placed second on the 3-meter and platform at the MPSF Championships…Took third on the 1-meter…Totaled seven first place finishes on the season…Logged 18 podium placements…Placed third on both springboards at USA Diving Winter Nationals…Qualified for NCAA Zones on all three boards…Placed 12th on the 1-meter and 13th on the 3-meter and platform…Broke the Colorado School of Mines Natatorium 1-meter pool record (Jan. 10)…All-MPSF First Team (1-meter, 3-meter, platform)…CSCAA Scholar All-American Second Team…MPSF Male Athlete of the Week (Jan. 14).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Four year letterwinner…Graduated from Rosemount High School in Rosemount, Minn…Coached by Daniel Monaghan…Minnesota State Record Holder…4x Minnesota State Champion…Went undefeated for four years…Served as team captain…Ran track & field and cross country…Lettered twice…Also dove for Northstar Diving Club…AAU 1m National Champion…2025 1m and 3m Regional Champion…Member of National Honor Society…Graduated top five percent of his class…Honor Graduate.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 38…Son of Henry and Theresa Gerten…Has one brother, Samuel who serves in the Army National Guard…His father is a Division III Hall of Fame Coach and Wrestling National Champion…Intended major is management…Credits his parents for having the biggest impact on his athletic career…Favorite moment in sports was winning a state title during his freshman year…Hobbies include volleyball, disc golf, running, and video games…People may not know he worked as a sushi chef…He chose to attend the Academy, “I wanted to be surrounded by others as driven as myself and eventually to become a pilot. It has been a dream of mine to fly an incredible aircraft and for someone to look into the sky and have a sense of relief as we fly by.”
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