St. Bonaventure

Alejandra Fuentes joined the St. Bonaventure Athletics staff in August 2024 as head diving coach for the Bonnies men's and women's squads.

Fuentes was named the 2026 Atlantic 10 Women's Diving Coach of the Year after guiding sophomore Dhavgely Mendoza who captured gold on both the 1 and 3-meter boards to become just the third A-10 Women's Most Outstanding Diver award winner in program history. On the men's side, Ben O'Neill earned silver in the 1-meter dive at the 2026 Atlantic 10 Championships. Mendoza owns the school records on both boards while O'Neill set a new 1-meter men's record in 2026.

In her first season on staff, Bonnies divers achieved success as both O'Neill and Mendoza qualified for NCAA Diving Zones. Mendoza won silver in the 1-meter at Atlantic 10 Championships and O'Neill captured silver in the 1-meter at the conference meet as well. 

Fuentes brought Olympic diving and 18 years of coaching experience to St. Bonaventure.

During her diving career, she competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, representing her native Venezuela. She placed third at both the Rome Grand Prix and Madrid Grand Prix in 2006 while also taking fifth in the 2005 World Championships in Montreal.

In her coaching career, Fuentes served as the Venezuelan National Team assistant diving coach for seven years before moving to Seattle where she most recently has worked as the Alpha Diving Club head coach where she has prepared her team for AAU and USA Diving National competition. She also has worked as a high school diving coach in Washington state.

She is a certified international diving coach and safety training certified by USA Diving.