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Chris Kelly - 2025/26 season

Christopher Kelly

Christopher Kelly, who joined the Wildcats as the diving coach in August of 2022, earned a promotion ahead of the 2025-26 school year after a successful last few seasons overseeing the diving team for the Wildcats. In his tenure, Kelly has overseen a handful of All-Americans, Academic All-Americans, Scholar All-Americans, Academic All-District honorees, NCAA tournament participants, GLIAC Championship medalists, GLIAC Diver of the Year, and more. 

Kelly dove for Grand Valley State from 2017-2021 and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Biology. A well-decorated collegiate athlete, Kelly won GLIAC Diver of the Year three years in a row (2019-2021), and made multiple appearances at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, where he earned First and Second-Team All-America Honors.Â