2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Katie Shaheen
- Position:
- Diving
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Crescenta Valley HS
- Hometown:
- La Canada, Calif.
Career Highlights
2021 NCAA Championships Qualifier
Two-time Zone E Championships Qualifier (2020, 2021)
Three-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2021-22
Did not compete.
2020-21
Double qualified for the 2021 NCAA Championships in 3-meter and platform diving ... At NCAAs, finished 26th in platform diving (234.60) and 39th in 3M (249.10) .... Punched her ticket to NCAAs by virtue of a fifth-place finish on tower at Zones (237.60), which retroactively earned her an auto bid in 3M (269.05, 13th) ... Scored a collegiate-best 245.00 in platform during prelims at Zones ... Had the highest platform score this year among Bruins, and the second-best 1M and 3M scores ... Competed in all three events at the Pac-12 Championships, including a seventh-place finish in platform (229.20) ... Finished runner-up in the platform finals at both the NAU Lumberjack Diving Invitational and Bruin Diving Invitational ... Was the third-place finisher in both springboard events at the USC dual meet on Feb. 12-13 ... Had eight top-five finishes across all three diving events over the course of the year ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Season-best scores: 1M (251.30), 3M (291.60), platform (237.60).
2019-20
Qualified for the 2020 Zone E Diving Championships as a true freshman ... Posted three separate Zones-qualifying scores in 3M, including a season-high mark of 307.25 during the Pac-12 Championships ... At Pac-12s, placed sixth in 3M, ninth in platform (215.30), and 18th in 1M (220.85) ... Secured her ticket to Zones with a solid performance in 3M at the Bruin Diving Invitational on Jan. 18, as she notched a 286.30 during prelims en route to a ninth place finish ... At Zones, finished 12th on tower with a season-best score of 243.50 – the highest platform mark by a Bruin in 2019-20 – about 15 points short of an NCAA-qualifying spot ... Was 20th in 3M at Zones (260.35) ... Made her NCAA debut during the Trojan Diving Invitational from Nov. 8-10 ... Had her highest finish of the year on Feb. 15 against USC, placing third in platform with a score of 223.35 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for spring quarter ... Season-bests: 1M (236.55), 3M (307.25), platform (243.50).
High School/Club
Attended Crescenta Valley High School ... Earned four varsity letters in diving ... Was a three-time All-American ... Qualified for California State Finals in 2016, 2017, and 2019 ... Won 1m at the 2017 CIF Southern Section Championships in 2017, scoring 478.45 … Improved her score at the 2018 CIF Sections, up to 490.90, but placed second ... At State Finals, finished 12th (2016), eighth (2017), and ninth (2019) ... Five-time qualifier for USA Diving Junior Nationals ... Finished third on platform at the Camo International Competition in 2015 ... Placed 10th in platform at the 2018 USA Diving Junior National Championships.
Personal
Katelynn Elia Shaheen was born in 2001 in Pasadena, Calif. to parents Doris and Elia ... Has two older brothers, Anthony and Michael, and an older sister, Amal ... Chose to attend UCLA because "I love the atmosphere and it has always been my dream school" ... Greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was competing at her first senior national competition ... Admires Olympic gold medalist diver Laura Wilkinson ... Hobbies and interests include sketching/painting, playing the violin, and spending time with friends and family ... Loves traveling and experiencing different cultures ... Plans on majoring in biochemistry ... Aspires to be a pharmacologist.
Collegiate Bests
1M - 251.30
3M - 307.25
Platform - 245.00
(last updated: Jun. 15, 2022)
