Diana Kolb

Photo by: American Athletic Conference/Ben Solomon

Photo by: Zach Del Bello

Photo by: For Houston Athletics

Position:
Backstroke/IM
Height:
5-6
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Pineywoods Community Academy
Hometown:
Lufkin, TX

• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
• 2022 Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal Recipient
• 2022 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2021 Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal Recipient
• 2021 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

2025 All-AAC

2024-25 (GRADUATE)

2nd in 200 Medley Relay alongside Mikaela Goelst, Samantha Robles and Shaena McCloud in 1:44.95; 1st in 100 Backstroke in 56.56; 2nd in 200 Backstroke in 2:06.37; 3rd in 100 IM in 1:00.40 at Sam Freas Invite
1st in 400 Medley Relay alongside Mikaela Goelst, Samantha Robles and Shaena McCloud in 3:49.45; 3rd in 400 IM in 4:41.78; 2nd in 200 Backstroke in 2:07.34 at New Mexico State
1st in 100 Backstroke in 57.17; 1st in 200 Backstroke in 2:06.13; 1st in 200 IM in 2:11.86 at New Mexico
1st in 200 IM in 2:07.89; 1st in 100 Backstroke in 56.61 at home against Rice
Competed in 100 Butterfly; 1st in 200 IM C-Final in 2:04.72; 2nd in 400 Medley Relay alongside Mikaela Goelst, Shaena McCloud and Indra Vandenbussche in 3:40.97; 4th in 200 Medley Relay alongside Goelst, Samantha Robles and McCloud in 1:41.32; 5th in 100 Backstroke A-Final in 55.40; 3rd in 200 Backstroke A-Final in 2:00.36; 8th in 100 IM A-Final in 58.87 at House of Champions Invite Midseason Championships
1st in 200 Medley Relay alongside Mikaela Goelst, Samantha Robles and Shaena McCloud in 1:44.59; 1st in 100 Backstroke in 56.66; 1st in 200 Backstroke in 2:04.43; 2nd in 400 IM in 4:39.64 at home against Iowa State
1st in 200 Medley Relay alongside Mikaela Goelst, Shaena McCloud and Indra Vandenbussche in 1:46.26; 3rd in 100 Breaststroke in 1:09.79; 4th in 500 Free in 5:24.02; 1st in 400 Medley Relay alongside Goelst, McCloud and Vandenbussche in 3:51.61; 2nd in 200 Backstroke in 2:05.41; 2nd in 200 Butterfly in 2:11.53 at UTRGV
1st in 200 Medley Relay alongside Mikaela Goelst, Samantha Robles and Shaena McCloud in 1:43.12; 2nd in 100 Backstroke in 56.01; 1st in 200 Backstroke in 2:02.60; 2nd in 200 IM in 2:07.85 at home against Little Rock
3rd in 200 IM B-Final in 2:04.21; 6th in 100 Backstroke A-Final in 54.64; 5th in 100 Backstroke A-Final in 54.35; 3rd in 400 Medley Relay alongside Mikaela Goelst, Shaena McCloud and Indra Vandenbussche in 3:39.69; 6th in 200 Backstroke in 1:58.41 at AAC Swimming and Diving Championships
49th in 200 IM in 2:05.90; 14th in 400 Medley Relay alongside Mikaela Goelst, Samantha Robles and Shaena McCloud in 3:43.98; 10th in 200 Medley Relay alongside Goelst, Robles and McCloud in 1:40.95; 6th in 100 Backstroke B-Final in 54.59; 8th in 200 Backstroke B-Final in 1:58.29 at National Invitational Championship

2023-24 (SENIOR)

1st in 100 Backstroke in 57.14; 3rd in 200 Backstroke 2:07.21; 3rd in 400 Free Relay alongside Samantha Robles, Laura Mazzotta and Joy Graziano in 3:42.26; 1st in 200 Medley Relay alongside Mazzotta, Tram Nguyen and Shaena McCloud in 1:47.53 at Sam Freas Invite
1st in 100 Backstroke in 56.88; 1st in 200 Backstroke in 2:04.73; 2nd in 400 IM in 4:41.85; 1st in 200 Medley Relay alongside Tram Nguyen, Shaena McCloud and Hollie Smith in 1:48.38 at UIW
2nd in 200 IM in 2:10.31; 1st in 200 Medley Relay in 1:47.27 alongside Tram Nguyen, Kailey Turner and Shaena McCloud; 1st in 100 Backstroke in 57.65; 2nd in 200 Backstroke in 2:05.37 against New Mexico State
6th in 200 IM in 2:06.25; 7th in 400 Medley Relay in 3:49.85 alongside Laura Mazzotta, Kailey Turner and Shaena McCloud; 10th in 200 Medley Relay in 1:44.72 alongside Mazzotta, McCloud and Emily Ally; 5th in 100 Backstroke in 55.93; 2nd in 200 Backstroke in 2:00.97 at House of Champions Invite Midseason Championships
1st in 200 Backstroke in 2:05.51; 1st in 400 IM in 4:37.30; 1st in 200 Medley Relay in 1:47.78 alongside Tram Nguyen, Kailey Turner and Shaena McCloud; 1st in 100 Backstroke in 56.65 to win all four of her events against New Mexico
3rd in 100 Backstroke in 56.13; 9th in 400 IM in 4:39.54; 5th in 200 Medley Relay in 1:46.32; 5th in 200 Backstroke in 2:03.50; 6th in 200 IM in 2:09.62; 4th in 400 Medley Relay in 3:51.61 at SMU Quad
1st in 100 Backstroke in 54.72; 2nd in 50 Backstroke in 26.28; 4th in 200 IM in 2:05.43; 2nd in 200 Medley Relay in 1:44.09 alongside Laura Mazzotta, Samantha Robles and Shaena McCloud at Little Rock
8th in 200 IM B-Final in 2:04.08; 1st in 100 Backstroke B-Final in 54.75; 6th in 400 Medley Relay in 3:42.32 alongside Laura Mazzotta, Samantha Robles and Shaena McCloud; 4th in 200 Backstroke B-Final in 2:00.27 at American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships
7th in 100 Backstroke B-Final in 55.52; 22nd in 200 Free Relay in 1:34.23 alongside Shaena McCloud, Samantha Robles and Emily Ally; 40th in 50 Backstroke in 26.44; 30th in 200 Backstroke in 2:01.94 at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship

2022-23 (JUNIOR)

2nd in 200 Medley Relay alongside Laura Mazzotta, Cierra Scully and Shaena McCloud with a 1:47.40; 1st in 200 IM in 2:12.93; 1st in 100 Backstroke at 57.99 at New Mexico
2nd place in 200 Medley Relay with Laura Mazzotta, Cierra Scully and Shaena McCloud at 1:47.80; 4th in 400 IM in 4:47.28; 2nd in 200 Backstroke at 2:11.80 at New Mexico State
1st in 200 Medley Relay along with Laura Mazzotta, Cierra Scully and Shaena McCloud in 1:47.06; 1st in 100 Backstroke in 57.93; 1st in 200 Backstroke in 2:06.85; 6th in 400 IM in 4:49.94 at UIW
1st place in 200 Medley Relay alongside Laura Mazzotta, Cierra Scully and Shaena McCloud with 1:47.62; 1st in 100 Backstroke at 57.66; 1st in 200 Backstroke in 2:05.82 at Little Rock
4th in 400 Medley Relay with Laura Mazzotta, Shaena McCloud and London Farris in 3:47.08; 7th in Consolation Final of 100 Backstroke in 57.76; 21st in 200 Backstroke in 2:05.52 at Phill Hansel Invite Midseason Championships
3rd in 200 Medley Relay along with Laura Mazzotta, Cierra Scully and Shaena McCloud in 1:46.47; 4th in 100 Backstroke in 57.59; 6th in 200 Backstroke in 2:09.77; 7th in 200 IM in 2:17.17 at NAU
7th in 200 Backstroke in 2:05.79; 4th in 400 Medley Relay with Laura Mazzotta, Shaena McCloud and London Farris in 3:53.06; 10th in 100 Backstroke in 59.26; 6th in 200 Medley Relay with Mazzotta, Cierra Scully and McCloud in 1:47.76 at SMU triple dual
1st in 200 Medley Relay along with Tram Nguyen, Cierra Scully and Shaena McCloud in 1:46.41; 1st in 100 Backstroke in 56.70; 1st in 200 Backstroke in 2:03.33; 5th in 100 IM in 1:01.61 against Iowa State
1st in 100 Backstroke B-Final at 55.19; 1st in 200 Backstroke B-Final in 2:00.03; 7th in 400 Medley Relay along with Laura Mazzotta, Shaena McCloud and London Farris in 3:43.73; at AAC Swimming and Diving Championships; 7th in 400 IM C-Final in 4:33.07
Qualified for CSCAA National Invitational Championship and finished 11 spots ahead of pre-meet seeding in the 50 backstroke, 10 spots ahead in the 100 backstroke and 13 spots ahead in the 200 backstroke

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)

3rd in 200 IM with 2:11.31; 2nd in 200 Medley Relay alongside Jenny Holwell, Tram Nguyen and June Harris for a time of 1:48.59; 1st in 100 Backstroke at 58.29; 1st in 200 Backstroke with 2:06.14 against Incarnate Word
1st place in 400 Medley Relay with Laura Mazzotta, Tram Nguyen and Shaena McCloud at 3:52.65; 1st in 100 Backstroke in 58.39; 1st in 200 Backstroke at 2:06.95 against New Mexico State
3rd place in 200 Medley Relay alongside Jenny Holwell, Micayla Morgan and London Farris with 1:46.71; 3rd in 100 Backstroke at 58.17; 2nd in 200 Backstroke for a time of 2:06.85; 9th in 100 Butterfly at 1:02.25 at Little Rock
5th place in 200 Medley Relay alongside Jenny Holwell, Cierra Scully and Shaena McCloud for a time of 1:43.27; 7th in 100 Backstroke B-Final at 58.20; 9th in 200 Backstroke B-Final with 2:08.73 at Conference USA Swimming and Diving Championships

2020-21 (FRESHMAN)

5th place in 200 Free Relay alongside Isabelle Holbrook, Tram Nguyen and Brooke Beddingfield for a time of 1:39.75; 8th in 200 IM with 2:08.43; 3rd in 400 Medley Relay with Jenny Holwell, Tram Nguyen and Leigh Faires McGee at 3:48.46; 3rd in 200 Medley Relay alongside Jenny Holwell, Tram Nguyen and London Farris for a time of 1:45.82; 4th in 400 IM with 4:31.07; 2nd in 100 Backstroke at 56.34; 4th in 200 Backstroke with 2:03.24; 5th in 400 Free Relay alongside Isabelle Holbrook, Sierra Moralez and Jenny Holwell for a time of 3:44.77 at Houston
3rd place in 200 Medley Relay with Brooke Beddingfield, Tram Nguyen and Micayla Morgan at 1:48.79; 4th in 400 IM for a time of 4:41.92; 2nd in 200 Backstroke at 2:07.14 against SMU
3rd place in 200 Medley Relay alongside Jenny Holwell, Micayla Morgan and London Farris with 1:46.71; 3rd in 100 Backstroke at 58.17; 2nd in 200 Backstroke for a time of 2:06.85; 9th in 100 Butterfly at 1:02.25 against Rice
2nd place in 200 Medley Relay alongside Jenny Holwell, Micayla Morgan and Cierra Scully for a time of 1:48.02; 1st place in 100 Backstroke with 58.53; 1st place in 200 Backstroke at 2:07.35; 5th place in 400 IM with 4:46.42 at UIW
1st place in 400 Medley Relay alongside Jenny Holwell, Tram Nguyen and Bryanna Vasquez for a time of 3:56.23; 1st place in 100 Backstroke at 58.87; 1st place in 200 Backstroke with 2:06.84 against Arkansas Little Rock
4th place in 400 Medley Relay alongside Brooke Beddingfield, Alvena Walpole and Leigh Faires McGee for a time of 3:46.09; 4th in 400 IM B-Final with 4:33.49; 7th in 100 Backstroke B-Final at 57.31; 2nd in 200 Backstroke C-Final with 2:05.49 at Conference USA Swimming and Diving Championships