Lucas Gerten

Events:
Diving
Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
St. Paul, MN
High School:
Rosemount
Squadron:
38 / All-Stars

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.”