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2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

RIT Athletics / Sophia Buonpane
Eli Melet

Gellert Kish

  • Position Diver
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bethesda, MD
  • Highschool Georgetown Prep.
  • Major Media Arts and Technology

Biography

2023-24:
  • Named Liberty League Diver of the Year
  • Placed sixth in the 3M dive, earning All-American honors at the NCAA Championships (506.45)
  • Placed seventh in the 1M dive, earning All-American honors at the NCAA Championships (469.65)
  • Finished fourth in the 1M dive at the NCAA Diving Regionals (458.90)
  • Finished sixth in the 3M dive at the NCAA Diving Regionals (464.70)
  • Won the 3M dive finals at the Liberty League Championships (580.15)
  • Placed second in the 1M dive finals at the Liberty League Championships (522.50)
  • Named Diver of the Meet at the Liberty League Championships
  • Finished season with team-best scores in the 1M 11-dive (550.55) and the 3M 11-dive (580.15)
  • Finished season with second-best score on team in the 3M 6-dive (354.70)
  • Finished season with third-best score on team in the 1M 6-dive (325.20)
  • 3x Liberty League Diver of the Week (10/16, 11/6, 2/26)
  • Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee 
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • Liberty League All-Academic selection
2022-23: 2021-22:
  • Won 3-meter and 1-meter competitions at Liberty League Championship
  • Named Liberty League Diver of the Year
  • RIT Athlete of the Week (Feb. 22)
  • Four-time Liberty League Diver of the Week (Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Nov. 22 and Feb. 21)
  • Posted the team’s best 6-dive score in 1M competition (308.70) and had the team’s second-highest 6-dive score in 3M competition
  • Had the team’s top 11-dive scores in 1M competition (502.40) and 3M competition (529.20)

Before RIT:
  • Dove for Georgetown Prep.
  • USA Diving All America selection in 2020
  • Won the conference championship in 2020 and 2021
  • IAS Swim and Dive Team Conference champions from 2018-2021
Personal:
  • Son of Colleen and Thomas Kish
  • Born in Kalamazoo, MI
  • Has one sibling, Sandor
  • Hobbies include video games, music, hiking and mountain biking

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    DIVE
    5'6"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Diver
    5'7"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Diver
    5'7"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Diver
    5'7"