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Wayne State University Athletics

2023-24 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Jose Juarez
Jose Juarez
Jose Juarez

Mikaela Senkus

Mikaela Senkus

  • Position:
    Diving
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Macomb, Mich.
  • High School:
    Utica Academy for International Studies (Eisenhower)
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Two-time CSC (formerly CoSIDA) First Team Academic All-American (2022-23 and 2023-24) … also earned First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition (2021-22 and 2022-23) and Honorable Mention Scholar All-America accolades in 2020-21 ... two-time recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2021-22 and 2022-23) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team in 2021-22 and 2022-23 ... eight-time All-American (five First Team and three Second Team/Honorable Mention) in one-meter and three-meter diving events ... finished a best of second, four times ... was named GLIAC Diver of the Year in each of the last two seasons (2023 and 2024) ... won 10 Diver of the Week awards during career ... competed in 27 regular-season meets.

2023-24:  Received CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American First Team honors ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... garnered First Team Academic All-American honors by College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) for the second year in a row ... 2023-24 Deans' Award recipient from the College of Engineering for having the highest cumulative grade-point average of any student-athlete in that college.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Finished runner-up twice on both the one-meter board (451.20) and three-meter board (498.95) for a pair of First Team All-American honors.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Named GLIAC Diver of the Year for a second consecutive year ... won the event on the three-meter board (451.25) for First Team All-GLIAC honors ... garnered Second Team All-GLIAC on the one-meter board (437.55).  SEASON:  Named GLIAC Diver of the Week three times, including Nov. 7, Nov. 21 and Jan. 8 ... competed in eight of the 11 regular season meets.

2022-23:  Voted WSU Female Student-Athlete of the Year ... recipient of a GLIAC Commissioner's Award for outstanding academic and athletic achievement ... earned First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades ... 2022-23 honoree for the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named First Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA).  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a two-time All-American, earning a pair of First-Team honors by finishing as the runner-up in both the one meter (470.95) and three meter (479.70) competitions ... scored a total of 34 points, which would have placed 22nd in the team standings.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Named GLIAC Diver of the Year after winning both the one meter (430.80) and the three meter (479.75).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... has been named GLIAC Diver of the Week six times including Nov. 1, Nov. 7, Nov. 22, Jan. 9, Jan. 25, and Jan. 31 ... competed in all but one of the team's 11 meets.

2021-22:  Earned First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Earned First Team All-American honors after finishing third in the one-meter diving finals with a score of 405.85 ... claimed Honorable Mention All-American accolades with an 11th-place finish on the three-meter board (397.30).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors after claiming second in the one-meter dive with a score of 433.20 ... took fourth in the three-meter event with a score of 427.75.  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... competed in seven regular-season meets ... won the one-meter diving event with a score of 243.05 and finished second in the three-meter dive (228.60) against Davenport and Ashland (10/22) ... earned GLIAC Diver of the Week honors after winning both the one-meter (255.15) and three-meter (251.85) diving events at Northern Michigan (11/6) ... took second place in the one-meter (418.30) and three-meter (449.80) diving events at the Don Kimble Invitational (11/21) ... finished second in the both the one-meter (252.90) and three-meter (253.42) diving events versus Oakland (1/22) ... placed first in the three-meter dive (266.70) and second in the one-meter event (214.58) at Oakland (1/23) ... claimed first in both the 1-meter dive (288.67) and three-meter event (296.47) against Calvin (1/28) ... took first in the 1-meter event (287.60) and second in the 3-meter dive (271.90) at Saginaw Valley State (1/29).

2020-21:  Earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America recognition.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a two-time Honorable Mention All-American ... finished ninth on the three-meter board (WSU season-best mark of 423.10) and 16th in the one-meter competition (370.10).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Placed eighth on the one-meter board (season-best mark of 375.75) and 10th in the three-meter competition (368.60).  SEASON:  Dove in the first two regular-season meets ... posted season-best marks for six dives of 262.05 (1-Meter) and 250.80 (3-Meter) vs. Northern Michigan (2/7).

High School:  A 2020 graduate of Utica Academy for International Studies ... was a four-year diving letterwinner for Utica Eisenhower High School and diving coach Adam Wadie ... placed 10th as a senior at the 2019 MHSAA Division 1 state meet with a score of 336.25 ... participated in the diving prelims at the 2018 state meet ... placed first at the 2019 Macomb County Swimming and Diving Championships (330.45) ... served as a team captain as a senior ... was a competitive gymnast with Olympia Gymnastics Academy for eight years.

Personal:  Full name -- Mikaela M. Senkus ... born on January 17, 2002, in Findlay, Ohio ... daughter of David and Wanda Senkus ... has two older sisters, Katelyn and Brianna ... is a Civil Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2020 (4.00), Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022 (4.00), Fall 2022 (4.00), Winter 2023 (4.00) and Fall 2023 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2024.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Diving
    5'8"

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Diving
    5'8"

  • 2022-23Junior

    Diving
    5'9"

  • 2023-24Senior

    Diving
    5'9"