Anna Kemper

Events:
Diving
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Monument, CO
High School:
Classical Academy
Squadron:
11 / Rebeleven

FRESHMAN | 2019-20: Named to both the Academic All-Mountain West team, as well as the Mountain West Scholar Athlete team…Had the fifth-best season score on the team in both the 1-meter and platform…Participated in the 1-meter, 3-meter, and platform dives at the MW Championships…Named to the Dean’s, Supt's, and AD’s lists.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: A Gymnast turned Diver in 9th grade was a four-time Colorado 5A State Championship Diving Finalist and two-time captain for Lewis Palmer/Palmer Ridge HS...Finished 4th in CO 5A State Championships as a Sophomore and 3rd as a Junior garnering Colorado First Team All-State and Academic All State Accolades...Team’s Diving MVP in 2017 and 2018 setting the school’s 11-dive all time 102 year record...Finalist in USA Diving Senior Diving Women’s Zone E Championships on 1 meter in 2017 as only a 16 year old...Also qualified and competed in the 1-meter and platform at USA Diving JO Zone E Championships in 2018…A two time letterman in track, competing in high jump, long jump, and triple jump, while also having 8 years of experience in gymnastics garnering 3 state vaulting championships…Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a GPA of 4.2…Was a member of the National Honor Society and was the VP of the Student Council…Named one of the Colorado Springs Gazette’s Top-20 Best and Brightest Graduating Seniors in the Class of 2019...Also recruited by West Point, Annapolis, Northwestern, and Penn State.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 11 where she is the Readiness Flight NCO…Daughter of Ken and Lorna Kemper…Has two siblings, Jared and Jackson…Majoring in biology with a pre-med track, while also minoring in French...Aspires to become a doctor…Loves art and poetry and has had works win awards and featured in art shows in Denver and Manitou Springs…Father, Ken, is a 1990 graduate of the Academy and former WAC Gymnast of the Year, NCAA Academic All-American, and NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship winner for the Falcons…Family has a long history of service, with relatives serving in all five branches of service dating all the way back to the Civil War…Hobbies include hiking, art, listening to country music, watching movies, working out, community service, and spending quality time with friends and family...Has wanted to attend Air Force since she was six years old when her family started sponsoring cadets...She still has the hat their first cadet threw up in the air at graduation. “I had a front row seat watching the cadets our family sponsored go through the rigors of the Academy and knew I wanted to be part of a team that was bigger than myself.”