Colorado State University Athletics
Woodard Completes Staff for Upcoming Season
8/4/2025 11:16:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
O’Dea joins program as head diving coach
FORT COLLINS  – With the upcoming season fast approaching, Colorado State head coach Christopher Woodard has finalized his coaching staff with the addition of Seth O'Dea as the head diving coach.
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For O'Dea, this will be his first full-time college post, though he has served in an interim and assistant's role in the past. He joins the Rams after three successful seasons with the Montgomery Dive Club – the largest junior program in the nation – where he has worked with divers who have captured 10 Junior National Championships.
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"We are thrilled to announce Seth O'Dea as the CSU diving's next coach! Seth comes to Fort Collins after serving as the Associate Head Coach for the nationally recognized Montgomery Dive Club for the past 3 years," Woodard said. "Seth impressed our staff with his organizational skills and business acumen; his remarkable development of several Junior National-level divers; and his vision for CSU diving and the student-athlete experience."
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O'Dea's Montgomery team placed second overall at Junior Nationals in 2023, working to develop performers who then proceeded to earn college opportunities across all levels. While working with Junior National divers for Montgomery, he also served as an assistant coach with the Alexandria Dive Club, helping divers at all levels.
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He served as a graduate assistant dive coach at his alma mater, South Dakota, after finishing his career with the Coyotes as the school completed a search to fill the open dive coach position. In the past three seasons, he has assisted with the collegiate programs at George Washington and Navy.
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"I am beyond excited to join the CSU swim and dive family and contribute to such an incredible environment," O'Dea said. "I'm looking forward to training with this talented team, working alongside an amazing coaching staff, and building on the success of this outstanding program!"Â
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As a collegian, O'Dea started his career at UNC-Wilmington, where he was an All-CAA performer after placing second on the 3-meter springboard and was the highest scoring freshman diver at the CAA Championship meet. He continued his success at South Dakota, performing well for the 2021 team which won the Summit Leage title for the first time in school history, placing second on the 3-meter and third on the 1-meter. A two-time team captain, he was voted the hardest working male teammate for the 2020-21 season, earning academic honors during his time as a Coyote.
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He earned both his bachelor's and MBA in management while at South Dakota, graduating in 2022.
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He inherits a dive crew at Colorado State which has expanded to six divers with the addition of three freshmen. Returners Maggie Di Scipio and Riley Lee both scored on all three boards at the Mountain West Championships, while Di Scipio qualified for NCAA Zones for the second consecutive season.
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For O'Dea, this will be his first full-time college post, though he has served in an interim and assistant's role in the past. He joins the Rams after three successful seasons with the Montgomery Dive Club – the largest junior program in the nation – where he has worked with divers who have captured 10 Junior National Championships.
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"We are thrilled to announce Seth O'Dea as the CSU diving's next coach! Seth comes to Fort Collins after serving as the Associate Head Coach for the nationally recognized Montgomery Dive Club for the past 3 years," Woodard said. "Seth impressed our staff with his organizational skills and business acumen; his remarkable development of several Junior National-level divers; and his vision for CSU diving and the student-athlete experience."
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O'Dea's Montgomery team placed second overall at Junior Nationals in 2023, working to develop performers who then proceeded to earn college opportunities across all levels. While working with Junior National divers for Montgomery, he also served as an assistant coach with the Alexandria Dive Club, helping divers at all levels.
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He served as a graduate assistant dive coach at his alma mater, South Dakota, after finishing his career with the Coyotes as the school completed a search to fill the open dive coach position. In the past three seasons, he has assisted with the collegiate programs at George Washington and Navy.
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"I am beyond excited to join the CSU swim and dive family and contribute to such an incredible environment," O'Dea said. "I'm looking forward to training with this talented team, working alongside an amazing coaching staff, and building on the success of this outstanding program!"Â
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As a collegian, O'Dea started his career at UNC-Wilmington, where he was an All-CAA performer after placing second on the 3-meter springboard and was the highest scoring freshman diver at the CAA Championship meet. He continued his success at South Dakota, performing well for the 2021 team which won the Summit Leage title for the first time in school history, placing second on the 3-meter and third on the 1-meter. A two-time team captain, he was voted the hardest working male teammate for the 2020-21 season, earning academic honors during his time as a Coyote.
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He earned both his bachelor's and MBA in management while at South Dakota, graduating in 2022.
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He inherits a dive crew at Colorado State which has expanded to six divers with the addition of three freshmen. Returners Maggie Di Scipio and Riley Lee both scored on all three boards at the Mountain West Championships, while Di Scipio qualified for NCAA Zones for the second consecutive season.
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