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Natalie Kalibat

Natalie Kalibat is an American sportscaster, journalist and television personality who is currently doing live sports broadcasts as a play-by-play announcer, color analyst, and reporter for ESPN and other sports networks.

Natalie Kalibat
Kalibat in 2021
Born
Princeton, New Jersey
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupation(s)Sportscaster, journalist
Years active2016-present
SpouseRich Witten
Websitenataliekalibat.com

Early life edit

Kalibat grew up in Princeton, New Jersey.[1]

Kalibat won the 2012 United States Olympic Trials for diving in the Synchronized Women 10m Platform event[2] and won 1-meter, 3-meter and platform AAU titles in 2012.[3] She qualified for Olympic trials while a senior in high school.[4]

Diving and college edit

She was a diver at the University of Southern California and was part of the 2016 Pac-12 championship team, the first in program history.[5] She graduated from the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.[6]

While at USC, Kalibat interned for ESPN, Pac-12 Networks and KNBC.[7]

Career edit

She was hired as the weekend sports anchor at WBOY-TV in Clarksburg, West Virginia in July 2016[8] before moving to WRIC-TV in December 2017.[9] Kalibat covered the Washington Football Team during their training camp in Richmond.[10] She also covered the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway.[11][12]

She has worked as a diving analyst for Big Ten Network at the 2018 championships[13] and Big 12 Now covering the Big 12 diving championships in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 on ESPN+.[14]

She was the diving analyst and reporter for the 2024 American Athletic Conference championships.[15] and the diving analyst for the 2024 Sun Belt Conference championships.[16], with both airing on ESPN+.

She is also a color analyst for FIU Panthers football radio broadcasts [17] and FAU Owls basketball,[18] softball [19] and volleyball [20] broadcasts.

She was the play-by-play broadcaster for the 2022 Northeast Conference women's lacrosse championships.[21] Kalibat served as the sideline reporter for the 2022 Ivy League women's lacrosse championships[22] and the 2022 NCAA women's lacrosse tournament games held at Princeton.[23]

She also currently calls swimming and diving for ACC Network Extra starting in 2019,[24][25][26] the Ivy League on ESPN [27] and FloSwimming [28] and swimming & diving and women's lacrosse for the Atlantic 10 on ESPN.[29]

She broadcast women's basketball, softball and women's lacrosse for the Big South on ESPN [30] and is a hockey analyst for the Ivy League on ESPN,[31] a basketball sideline reporter for Conference USA on ESPN+ [32] and NXT Level Sports [33] and a lacrosse and softball analyst for the American Athletic Conference on ESPN+.[34]

Family edit

Her mother Rebecca,[35] sister Kristiana [36] and brother Peter [37] were all college swimmers, with Rebecca competing at University of Mary Washington, Kristiana at Wagner College and Peter at Georgetown University. Natalie got engaged[38] to then-VCU assistant baseball coach Rich Witten[39] in 2019. The two were married at Saint Paul's Catholic Church in Princeton on December 18, 2021. The reception was held at Jasna Polana.[40]

Rich Witten is now the head baseball coach at Florida International University.[41]

References edit

  1. ^ Franklin, Paul (October 15, 2016). "Princeton native dives into on-air sports reporting career". The Times. Advance Publications. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Hanford, Ian. "US Olympic Diving Trials Results 2012: Top Qualifiers, Updates and Highlights". Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "2012 AAU Diving National Championship Results July 25–30, 2012 Huntersville, North Carolina" (PDF). aausports.org. July 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Franklin, Paul (January 9, 2012). "Princeton diver flourishes with no diving team". The Times. Advance Publications. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "No. 4 USC Wins First-Ever Pac-12 Title! – University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Natalie Kalibat – USC Annenberg Media Alumni". alumni.uscannenbergmedia.com. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "Natalie Kalibat". WRIC. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "Bio Page". WBOY. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Starting the New Year with a New Job". FTV Live. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Natalie Kalibat sits down with Redskins Quarterback Kevin Hogan". WRIC. August 3, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "Richmond Raceway President, Bickmeier chats with 8Sports". WRIC. April 18, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "Truex Jr. looking to extend his lead in the standings at Richmond: 'Everything is on the line'".
  13. ^ "BTN2Go >2018 B1G Women's Swimming & Diving Championships". Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  14. ^ "No. 1 Men's Swimming and Diving preview: Big 12 Championships". Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  15. ^ "FIU coach Randy Horne reacts to 1st AAC championship". Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  16. ^ "Sun Belt Women's Swimming & Diving Championships Set to Begin Wednesday in Orlando". Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  17. ^ "FIU Panthers vs. North Texas Mean Green: How To Watch and Preview". Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  18. ^ "FAU Owls vs. Stetson Hatters Tweet". Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  19. ^ "Pirates Set For Road Series At No. 25 Florida Atlantic". Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  20. ^ "FAU Owls vs. UTSA Roadrunners Tweet". Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  21. ^ "#NECWLAX Semi Recaps: Bryant Rolls & Mount Hangs On To Set Up Saturday Showdown For NEC Title". Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  22. ^ "Twitter>Princeton Women's Lax". Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  23. ^ "Twitter>Syracuse Women's Lacrosse". Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  24. ^ "WatchESPN>Virginia Tech vs. Virginia (Swimming)". Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  25. ^ "NC State at Virginia Swimming & Diving on ACC Network Extra". WatchESPN. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  26. ^ "WatchESPN>NC State vs. Virginia (Swimming)". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  27. ^ "Twitter>Natalie Kalibat". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  28. ^ "Twitter>Natalie Kalibat". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  29. ^ "WatchESPN>James Madison vs. Richmond". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  30. ^ "Twitter>Big South GameDay". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  31. ^ "Twitter>Princeton Hockey". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  32. ^ "Schedule>WatchESPN". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  33. ^ "Twitter>Natalie Kalibat". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  34. ^ "Pirates Host Winthrop & Presbyterian". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  35. ^ "Natalie Kalibat 8 News". wric.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  36. ^ "Kristiana Kalibat – Wagner Women's Swimming & Diving". wagnerathletics.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  37. ^ "Peter Kalibat – Georgetown Men's Swimming & Diving". guhoyas.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  38. ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  39. ^ "Rich Witten - Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator - Baseball Coaches". Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  40. ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  41. ^ "FIU Athletics Introduces Rich Witten as Head Baseball Coach". fiusports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
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