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2017-18 WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING ROSTER Name Event Ht. Year Hometown Nicole Aarts Back/Free/Fly 5-8 So. Hoboken, N.J./Convent of the Sacred Heart Lindsay Adamski Breast 5-2 Jr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead Irune Andres Breast/Free/IM 5-2 So. Buffalo Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson Sophie Angus Breast 5-6 Fy. Weston, Conn./Weston Monique Demaisip Diving 4-9 Sr. Norwalk, Calif./Gahr Sandra Freeman IM 5-7 So.. Fairview, Colo./Fairview Sarah Gardner Diving 5-4 Fy. Holland, Mich./Hudsonville Peyton Greenburg Breast 5-11 Jr. Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual Alex Grimes Fly 5-5 Jr.. Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos Valerie Gruest Slowing Free/Fly 5-7 So. Guatemala/Colegio Valle Verde Malorie Han Free 5-8 So. Piedmont, Calif./Carondelet Mashal Hashem Diving 5-6 Sr. Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill Emma Hruby Breast 5-11 So. Tiffin, Iowa/Clear Creek Amana Becky Kamau Breast/Medley 5-5 Fy. Nairobi, Kenya/Tudor Grange Academy Anna Keane Free 6-1 Sr. Edmonds, Wash./Meadowdale Annika Kollevoll Back 5-11 Jr. McLean, Va./Bolles School Krystal Lara Back/Fly/Free 5-6 So. Staten Island, N.Y./Stuyvesant Ilektra Lebl Fly/Medley 5-7 Fy. Athens, Greece/4th Lyceum of Ilioupolis Shaunmei Lim Diving 5-6 Fy. Palo Alto, Calif./Henry M. Gunn Aja Malone Fly/Free 5-10 Sr. Acworth, Ga./Allatoona Melissa Melnick Free/Fly 5-4 Fy. St. Louis, Mo./Ladue Horton Watkins Sydney Modeas Free 5-6 Sr. East Amherst, N.Y./Clarence Janicia Ng Diving 5-3 Jr. Torrance, Calif./Connections Academy Olivia Rosendahl Diving 5-5 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif./Immaculate Heart Eryn Scannell Diving 5-5 Jr. Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc Community Sophia Schott Free 5-10 Fy. Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Marian Katherine Senseman Free/Back 5-9 Sr. Terre Haute, Ind./Terre Haute South Vigo Calypso Sheridan Breast/Medley 5-9 Fy. Brisbane, Australia/Mount Saint Michael’s College Maddy Sims Fly/Free 5-5 Sr. Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove Rachel Tseng Free 5-6 Fy. Singapore/Anglo-Chinese School Mary Warren Breast/Free 5-11 Sr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead Head Coach: Abby Steketee (third season), Northwestern, 2003 Associate Head Coach: Jesse Moore (second season), William and Mary, 2008 Diving Coach: Alik Sarkisian (12th season), USSR State University of Physical Education, 1980 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Steve Steketee (third season), Northwestern, 2001 Volunter Assistant Diving Coach: Emily Gentithes (seventh season), Colgate, 2006 NUSPORTS.COM » WOMEN’s SWIMMING & DIVING » @NUSWIMDIVE 2
2017-18 WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Friday, Oct. 20 Georgia Evanston, Ill. 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 Georgia Tech Evanston, Ill. 10 a.m. Big Ten Triple Duals Friday, Oct. 27 Illinois* Champaign-Urbana, Ill. 3 p.m. Rutgers* Champaign-Urbana, Ill. 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 Chicago Evanston, Ill. 10 a.m. UIC Evanston, Ill. 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 Wisconsin Evanston, Ill. 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17-Sunday, Nov. 19 TYR Invitational Evanston, Ill. All Day Sunday, Dec. 17 Florida Gulf Coast Fort Myers, Florida 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12-Saturday, Jan. 13 USA Swimming Arena Pro Series Austin, Texas TBA Saturday, Jan. 20 Iowa Evanston, Ill. 11 a.m. Big Ten Triple Duals Friday, Jan. 26 Minnesota/Purdue Minneapolis, Minn. TBA Saturday, Jan. 27 Minnesota/Purdue Minneapolis, Minn. TBA Big Ten Championships Wednesday, Feb. 14 Day One Columbus, Ohio All Day Thursday, Feb. 15 Day Two Columbus, Ohio All Day Friday, Feb. 16 Day Three Columbus, Ohio All Day Saturday, Feb. 17 Day Four Columbus, Ohio All Day NCAA Championships Wednesday, March 14 Day One Columbus, Ohio All Day Thursday, March 15 Day Two Columbus, Ohio All Day Friday, March 16 Day Three Columbus, Ohio All Day Saturday, March 17 Day Four Columbus, Ohio All Day 3 MEDIA GUIDE
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S NICOLE AARTS LINDSAY ADAMSKI 5-8 • Sophomore • Back/Fly/ 5-2 • Junior • Breast Free Hartland, Wisconsin Hoboken, N.J. Arrowhead BIO BIO 2016-17: First-year swimmer in the free, back and fly events… 2016-17: Sophomore breast and fly simmer… Third-fastest Wild- Third on the Northwestern Top Times list in the 200 back… cat in the 100 breast… Had a top time in four other events… also on the list in 100 fly and 100 back…Achieved season-best Had a career year, surpassing her previous top times in seven times in all three of her events at the Big Ten Championships events…Finished with career-best times in the 100 fly (56.26) (2/15)…This included a 55.36 100 back, 1:58.32 200 back and and 50 free (24.21) at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Also a 55.37 100 fly…Placed second in the 200 back at the Chicago a member of the 200 medley relay team that came in 11th… Quad (10/22)…Earned fourth-place finishes in the 100 back Swam a career-best 50 breast (29.23), 100 breast (1:03.12), 50 (58.69) and 200 back (2:05.90) at the Rutgers/Illinois Triple-Dual fly (27.05) and 100 IM (58.05) at Northwestern’s TYR Invitational (10/29)…Swam season-best times in the 50 back (26.37), 50 free (11/20)...Came in first in the 50 breast at the TYR Invitational… (24.85) and 50 fly (25.32) at the TYR Invitational (11/20). Came in ninth in the 100 breast as well… Finished fourth in the 100 free with another career-best time of 56.35 at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28)…Finished second at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple CAREER BESTS Dual (10/29) in the 100 breast… Finished fifth in the 100 breast Event.......................................................................................................... Time 50 back................................................................................................................................. 26.37 against Notre Dame (1/14)… Placed fifth in the 100 breast 100 back............................................................................................................................... 55:36 against Iowa (1/21)… Academic All-Big Ten. 200 back............................................................................................................................1:58.32 50 free................................................................................................................................... 24.85 50 fly...................................................................................................................................... 25.32 CAREER BESTS 100 fly................................................................................................................................... 55.37 Event.......................................................................................................... Time 50 breast.............................................................................................................................. 29.23 100 breast........................................................................................................................1:03.12 50 fly...................................................................................................................................... 27.05 100 fly................................................................................................................................... 56.26 100 IM................................................................................................................................... 58.05 200 IM................................................................................................................................2:08.17 50 free................................................................................................................................... 24.21 100 free................................................................................................................................ 56.35 NUSPORTS.COM » WOMEN’s SWIMMING & DIVING » @NUSWIMDIVE 4
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S IRUNE ANDRES Sophie ANGUS 5-4 • Sophomore • Breast/ 5-6 • First year • Breast Free/IM Weston, Conn. Buffalo Grove, Ill. Weston BIO BIO 2016-17: On the Wildcats’ top times list in the 100 breast, 200 High School: Rated as the No. 3 graduating senior in Connecticut breast, 500 free, 1,000 free 1,650 free, 200 medley relay and 400 and No. 35 overall by CollegeSwimming.com ... Connecticut res- medley relay…Finished the 500 free in a season-best 4:57.23 at ident record holder in the 100 and 200 breaststroke ... Qualified the Big Ten Championships (2/15)…Swam a season-best in the for the finalists at the 2017 Canadian Trials and 2016 Junior Na- 1,000 free (10:37.63), 1,650 free (17:15.00), 100 breast (1:05.37) tionals ... Was also a finalist at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials and 200 breast (2:18.74) at Northwestern’s home TYR Invitation- ... Competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials as a junior ... Finalist al (11/20)…Placed ninth in the 1650 free and 10th in the 200 at the 2015 Junior Nationals ... Qualified to compete at the 2014 breast… Finished fourth in the 1,000 free (10:38.34), seventh in Senior Nationals as just a sophomore ... Member of the National the 200 IM (2:16.17) and ninth in the 200 breast (2:28.71) during Honors Society and a National Merit Scholarship Commended her first college meet at the Chicago Quad-Dual (10/22)…. Student ... Named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in Turned in a fifth-place performance in the 200 breast against 2015 and 2016 ... Awarded the Columbia Book Award in 2016 Notre Dame (1/14). and Weston High School Biology Award ... Serves as the Class of 2017 Treasurer and School Executive Treasurer. CAREER BESTS Event.......................................................................................................... Time 200 free.............................................................................................................................1:59.10 500 free.............................................................................................................................4:57.23 1000 free........................................................................................................................ 10:37.63 1650 free........................................................................................................................ 17:15.00 100 breast........................................................................................................................1:05.37 200 breast........................................................................................................................2:18.74 200 IM................................................................................................................................2:13.26 400 IM................................................................................................................................4:40.62 5 MEDIA GUIDE
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S MONIQUE DEMAISIP SANDRA FREEMAN 4-9 • Senior • Diving 5-7 • Sophomore • IM Norwalk, California Fairview, Colo. Gahr Fairview BIO BIO 2016-17: Junior diver… Came in sixth in the 1M at the Illinois/ 2016-17: Impressive first-year fly and back swimmer… On the Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29) with a season-best score of Wildcats’ top times list in the 200 back, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 249.30…Notched a season-best score of 261.00 in the 3-meter IM… Recorded season-best times in the 200 back (2:02.90), 200 springboard and a fifth-place finish at the Notre Dame Dual IM (2:04.33) and 400 IM (4:21.71) at the Big Ten Championships (1/14)… Came in fourth with a season-high score of 197.25 (2/15)… Earned a second swim in the 400 IM… Finished third in on the platform at the Iowa Dual (1/21)… Placed fourth in the 200 fly, third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 200 back during the platform, ninth in the 1M and 11th in the 3M at the TYR her first collegiate meet at the Chicago Quad-Dual (10/22)… Invitational (11/20)… Came in fourth in the 3M and eighth in Came in sixth in the 200 fly and 200 IM and seventh in the 200 the 1M at the Chicago Quad Meet (10/22)… Took fifth in the back against Notre Dame (1/14)… Turned in a fifth-place finish 3M and seventh in the 1M against Notre Dame (1/14)… Turned in the 200 fly and sixth-place finish in the 200 back at Iowa in a fourth-place finish in the platform and fifth-place finish in (1/21)… Finished ninth at the TYR Invitational in the 400 IM… the 1M at Iowa (1/21)… Finished ninth in the platform at the Placed eight in the 200 IM and tenth in the 200 fly and 400 IM at Purdue Triple Dual (1/28). the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28). CAREER BESTS CAREER BESTS Event......................................................................................................... Score Event......................................................................................................... Score 1M springboard..............................................................................................................265.95 200 fly................................................................................................................................2:07.82 3M springboard..............................................................................................................263.70 100 back............................................................................................................................... 59.62 Platform.............................................................................................................................202.20 200 back............................................................................................................................2:02.90 200 IM................................................................................................................................2:04.33 400 IM................................................................................................................................4:21.71 200 breast........................................................................................................................2:30.00 NUSPORTS.COM » WOMEN’s SWIMMING & DIVING » @NUSWIMDIVE 6
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S Sarah GARDNER PEYTON GREENBERG 5-4 • First year • Diving 5-11 • Junior • Breast Holland, Mich. Louisville, Kentucky Hudsonville duPont Manual BIO BIO High School: Named team captain prior to her senior season 2016-2017: Extremely successful sophomore breast swimmer… ... Three-time Michigan High School Athletic Association State First on the Northwestern top-time list in the 100 and 200 Qualifier ... Finalists at the 2016 State Championships ... Named breast…also on the list in four other events…Swam the 5th an All-Conference selection in 2014 and 2015 while also earning fastest 100 breast in Northwestern history at the Big Ten All-Region honors in 2015 ... Three-time MISCA qualifier (2014, Championships (2/15), after swimming the 7th fastest time at 2015 and 2016) ... Class Salutatorian ... Highest Honors Student the Championships last year…It was also a career best time ... AP Scholar ... Member of the National Honors Society ... of 1:02.58... Earned a second swim in the 100 breast… Also Volunteers as a Middle School Assistant Diving Coach and serves finished 16th in the 200 breast at the Big Ten Championships… as a peer tutor. Member of the 400 medley relay team that took 11th… Swam season best times in the 200 breast (2:12.58), 50 breast (29.57), 100 IM (58.48) and 200 IM (2:04.77) at the TYR Invitational (11/20)…Finished in first, tenth, eleventh and eleventh respectively at the TYR…Her 200 breast time was good enough for an NCAA ‘B’ Cut…Came in first in the 200 breast and second in the 100 breast at the Chicago Quad Dual (10/22)… Finished in the top 10 at every meet in the 100 and 200 breast except one… Finished second in the 200 breast and third in the 100 breast against Notre Dame (1/14)… Turned in a fourth-place finish in the 100 breast and fifth-place finish in the 200 breast at the UK Quad Meet (11/5)… Came in second in the 200 breast and third in the 100 breast against Notre Dame (1/14)… Took third in the 100 and 200 breast at Iowa (1/21) and finished sixth in the 200 IM… Academic All-Big Ten. CAREER BESTS Event.......................................................................................................... Time 50 breast.............................................................................................................................. 29.57 100 breast........................................................................................................................1:02.58 200 breast........................................................................................................................2:12:58 200 fly................................................................................................................................2:06.66 100 IM................................................................................................................................... 58.48 200 IM................................................................................................................................2:04.31 400 IM................................................................................................................................4:40.29 100 free................................................................................................................................ 55.13 7 MEDIA GUIDE
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S ALEX GRIMES VALERIE GRUEST 5-5 • Junior • Fly 5-7 • Sophomore • Free/Fly Los Gatos, California Guatemala Los Gatos Colegio Valle Verde BIO BIO 2016-17: Sophomore back and fly swimmer… On the Wildcats’ 2016-17: Was a dominant force for the Wildcats as a first year… top times list in the 100 fly and 200 IM…Swam at a career pace Fastest Wildcat in the 500, 1000 and 1650 free…Also on the in the 100 back (56.60) during the Big Ten Championships Northwestern top times list in seven other events…Finished (2/15)…Finished with a season-best time of 2:05.42 in the 200 9th at the NCAA National Championships (3/15) after swimming IM at the Big Ten Championships…Swam a season best 100 fly the fastest 1,650 free (15:55.01) in Wildcat history…Swam the (55.17) at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28)…Finished sixth in the fastest 500 free (4:40.23) in Northwestern history at the Big Ten 100 fly and eighth in the 100 back against Iowa (1/21)…Came Championships (2/15), coming in 8th place and earning and in sixth place in the 100 fly at the Notre Dame Dual (1/14)… NCAA ‘B’ Cut…Finished in fifth at the Big Ten Championships Academic All-Big Ten. in the 1,650 free…Also came in 23rd in the 200 fly at the B1G Championships… Member member of the 800 free relay team CAREER BESTS that placed 6th and broke the Northwestern record… Also on Event.......................................................................................................... Time on the 400 medley relay team that took 11th… First on the 200 free.............................................................................................................................1:56.89 100 back............................................................................................................................... 56.60 team with 14 first-place finishes… Took first in all three events 200 back............................................................................................................................2:07.88 (1000 free, 200 fly and 200 back) at her first collegiate meet at 100 fly................................................................................................................................... 55.17 the Chicago Quad Dual (10/22)…Finished with a team-high 14 200 fly................................................................................................................................1:59.79 first-place finishes…Claimed first in the 200 free, 500 free and 200 IM................................................................................................................................2:04.03 1000 free at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29)…Swam a season-best 200 free (1:48.91) and 200 fly (1:59.17) at the TYR Invitational (11/2)…Finished the TYR Invitational first in the 500 and 1650 free, second in the 200 fly and ninth in the 200 free… Won all three events (500 free, 1000 free and 200 fly) against Iowa (1/21)…Finished second in the 500 and 1000 free, third in the 200 fly and eighth in the 200 back at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28)…member of the 800 free relay team that set the school record with a time of 7:06.94 and came in sixth at the Big Ten Championships. CAREER BESTS Event.......................................................................................................... Time 200 back............................................................................................................................2:03.76 200 fly................................................................................................................................1:59.17 200 free.............................................................................................................................1:48.91 500 free.............................................................................................................................4:40.23 1,000 free..........................................................................................................................9:24.71 1650 free............................................................................................................. ...........15:55.01 400 IM................................................................................................................................4:29.51 NUSPORTS.COM » WOMEN’s SWIMMING & DIVING » @NUSWIMDIVE 8
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S MALORIE HAN MASHAL HASHEM 5-8 • Sophomore • Free 5-6 • Senior • Diving Piedmont, Calif. Potomac, Maryland Carondelet Winston Churchill BIO BIO 2016-17: First-year freestyler… Third on the Northwestern top 2016-17: Junior diver…Finished third at the Chicago Quad times list in the 50 and 100 free…also on the top times list in (10/22) in the 3M and seventh in the 1M…Came in sixth six other events…Swam a season best 23.13 50 free and 1:48.91 in platform diving, seventh in 1M and fifteenth in 3M at 200 free at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Earned a second Northwestern’s TYR Invitational (11/20)…Finished fifth and set swim in both events… Member of the 200 free and 400 free a season high in platform diving against Iowa (1/21)…Also took relay teams that placed seventh, as well as the 200 medley relay seventh in the 1M at Iowa…Set a season high in the 1M and took team that took 11th… Won the 100 free and took third in the 50 ninth place against Notre Dame (1/14). free during her first collegiate meet at the Chicago Quad Dual (10/22)…Swam a season best 50 breast (32.26), 50 fly (26.69) and CAREER BESTS 100 free (51:07) at the TYR Invitational (11/20)…Finished tenth Event......................................................................................................... Score 1M springboard..............................................................................................................254.85 at the TYR in the 100 free… Won the 100 free at the Chicago 3M springboard..............................................................................................................258.08 Quad (10/22)… Came in fourth in the 100 free and sixth in the Platform.............................................................................................................................207.05 50 free at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10.29)…Took second in the 100 free and fourth in the 50 at Notre Dame (1/14)… Finished fourth and fifth in the 50 and 100 free respectively at the Iowa Dual (1/21). CAREER BESTS Event......................................................................................................... Score 50 breast.............................................................................................................................. 32.26 50 fly...................................................................................................................................... 26.69 50 free................................................................................................................................... 23.13 100 free................................................................................................................................ 51:07 200 free.............................................................................................................................1:48.91 9 MEDIA GUIDE
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S EMMA HRUBY BECKY KAMAU 5-11 • Sophomore • Breast 5-5 • First year • Breast/IM Tiffin, Iowa Nairobi, Kenya Clear Creek Amana Tudor Grange Academy (UK) BIO BIO 2016-17: First year member of the free and breast corps… On High School: Qualified for the 2017 World Championships in Northwestern’s top times list in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 500 Budapest ... 2017 British Worlds Trials qualifier ... Competed at free…Swam a season best in the 100 breast (1:05.18), 200 breast the 2016 short course World Championships ... Earned a pair (2:18.95) and 500 free (5:00.04) at the Big Ten Championships… of medals at the 2016 British National Championships ... 2015 Finished fifth in the 1000 free, eighth in the 200 IM and 12th in British National finalist and semi-finalist ... Competed at the 2014 the 100 breast during her first collegiate meet at the Chicago Commonwealth games. Quad-Dual (10/22)…Came in fourth in the 200 breast against Notre Dame (1/14)…Finished fifth in both the 100 breast and 200 breast at the Iowa Dual (1/21)…Took seventh place in the 100 and 200 breast at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29)... Finished eighth at the UK Quad Meet in the 200 breast. CAREER BESTS Event.......................................................................................................... Time 100 breast........................................................................................................................1:05.18 200 breast........................................................................................................................2:18.95 200 free.............................................................................................................................1:59.93 500 free.............................................................................................................................5:00.04 1,000 free....................................................................................................................... 10:47.26 200 IM................................................................................................................................2:11.84 400 IM................................................................................................................................4:31.60 NUSPORTS.COM » WOMEN’s SWIMMING & DIVING » @NUSWIMDIVE 10
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S ANNA KEANE ANNIKA KOLLEVOLL 6-1 • Senior • Free 5-11 • Junior • Back Edmonds, Washington McLean, Virginia Meadowdale The Bolles School BIO BIO 2016-17: Junior freestyle swimmer… Fourth on the Wildcat top 2016-17: Did not compete. time list in the 50 and 100 free…also on the list in five other events…Swam a career-high 100 free (50.94) at the Big Ten CAREER BESTS Event.......................................................................................................... Time Championships (2/15)… Also finished with a season high 50 free 50 free................................................................................................................................... 24.79 (23.47) and 200 free (1:49.40) at the Big Ten Championships… 100 free................................................................................................................................ 56.14 Finished seventh at the Notre Dame Dual (1/14) in the 50 and 200 free.............................................................................................................................2:01.05 100 free…Member of the 200 free relay team that took seventh 100 back............................................................................................................................... 55.29 200 back............................................................................................................................2:02.17 at the Big Ten Championships…Came in eighth in the 50 free and 200 back at the Chicago Quad-Dual (10/22)… Placed seventh in the 50 and 100 free against Notre Dame (1/14)… Came in seventh in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 free against Iowa (1/21). CAREER BESTS Event.......................................................................................................... Time 50 free................................................................................................................................... 23.24 100 free................................................................................................................................ 50.94 200 free.............................................................................................................................1:48.51 100 back............................................................................................................................... 57.20 200 back............................................................................................................................2:02.92 100 fly................................................................................................................................... 59.92 50 breast.............................................................................................................................. 32.02 100 IM................................................................................................................................... 59.19 11 MEDIA GUIDE
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S KRYSTAL LARA ILEKTRA LEBL 5-6 • Sophomore • Back/Fly/ 5-7 • First year • Fly/IM Free Athens, Greece Staten Island, N.Y. 4th Lyceum of Ilioupolis BIO BIO 2016-17: Dominant first year in the back, fly and free…First High School: Qualified for the 2017 World Championships in on the Northwestern top time list in the 100 back and 100 fly, Budapest ... Greek National Champion in the 200 individual second in the 200 free, and on the list in seven other event… medley, 400 individual medley and 100 butterfly ... Junior World Finished 20th in the 100 back, 23rd in the 100 fly and 23rd in Championships qualifier ... Junior European Championships the 200 free at the Big Ten Championships and set a season finalist ... 2015 Baku Medalist ... National record holder for Junior high for each event (54.36, 54.31 and 1:47.92 respectively)…Her Girls 15-16 in the 100 long course butterfly ... Participated in the 100 back and 100 fly times were good enough for NCAA B Cut first European Youth Olympics, earning a bronze medal in the times…Member of the 800 free relay team that got sixth at the 100 fly. Big Ten Championships (2/15) and set the Northwestern all-time record with a time of 7:06.64…Took third in the 100 back and 200 back during her first collegiate meet, the Chicago Quad- Dual (10/22)…Finished third in the 100 free, fourth in the 100 fly and sixth in the 200 free at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple-Dual (10/29)…Came in ninth at the TYR Invitational (11/20) in the 100 fly…Swam to a fifth place finish in the 100 fly and sixth place finish in the 200 free against Notre Dame (1/14)…Finished the Iowa Dual (1/21) with a fourth place 100 fly finish and a sixth place finish in the 200 free...Finished ninth in the 100 free and 10th in the 100 fly at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28). CAREER BESTS Event.......................................................................................................... Time 50 back................................................................................................................................. 26.37 100 back............................................................................................................................... 54.36 200 back............................................................................................................................2:02.14 100 fly................................................................................................................................... 54.31 50 free................................................................................................................................... 24.28 100 free..................................................................................................................... ...........51.21 200 free.............................................................................................................................1:47.92 NUSPORTS.COM » WOMEN’s SWIMMING & DIVING » @NUSWIMDIVE 12
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S SHAUNMEI LIM AJA MALONE 5-6 • First year • Diving 5-10 • Senior • Fly/Free Palo Alto, Calif. Acworth, Georgia Henry M. Gunn Allatoona BIO BIO High School: 2016 Nationals qualifier ... Silver medalist in the 2016-17: Junior member of the free and fly corps… Fourth in 1-meter and 3-meter springboard at the Pre-Regional Invita- the 500 free on the Northwestern top times list… also on the tional as a senior ... Finished in the top 13 in the region as a list in eight other events… Swam a career best 100 back with junior ... Earned a second place finish at regionals as a sopho- a time of 57.75 and a fifth place finish at the Notre Dame Dual more ... Finished in the top 12 on platform at Junior Nationals as (1/14)… Also came in third in the 500 free… Finished in 10th a First year ... Top three finisher at regionals in both spring and with a career-best time of 4:53.40 in the 500 free at the TYR Invi- summer seasons as a First year ... Member of French Honor So- tational (11/20)… Had her best performances at the TYR, finish- ciety ... Gunn Foreign Language Department Honors ... Earned ing with season best times in the 50 fly (25.38), 100 fly (56.36), Science Department and Honors Award for work in biology ... 100 free (51.97), 200 free (1:51.83) and 500 free (4:53.40)… French Club secretary ... Member of the school’s choir and a Came in 10th in the 500 free and 17th in the 50 fly… Came in Youth Community Service Group board member. fifth in the 100 back and seventh in the 100 free at the Chica- go Quad Dual (10/22)… Finished in third in the 100 back and sixth in the 100 fly at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29)… Came in seventh in both the 100 fly and 200 free against Iowa (1/21)… Took seventh in 500 free and 11th in the 100 back at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28)…Academic All-Big Ten CAREER BESTS Event.......................................................................................................... Time 50 free................................................................................................................................... 23.73 100 free................................................................................................................................ 51.01 200 free.............................................................................................................................1:51.40 500 free.............................................................................................................................4.56.59 50 fly...................................................................................................................................... 55.06 100 fly................................................................................................................................... 56.36 200 fly................................................................................................................................2:03.80 100 back............................................................................................................................... 57.75 13 MEDIA GUIDE
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S MELISSA MELNICK SYDNEY MODEAS 5-4 • First year • Free/Fly 5-6 •Senior • Free St. Louis, Mo. East Amherst, New York Ladue Horton Watkins Clarence BIO BIO High School: Rated as the No. 3 graduating senior in Missouri 2016-17: Junior freestyler on the Wildcats top times list eight by CollegeSwimming.com ... Four-time Winter Junior Nationals times… Swam a season best 16:50.43 1650 free at the Big Ten participant ... Four-time Region VIII Speedo Sectionals medalist Championships (2/15)…Earned a second swim in the event… ... Two-time Academic All-American ... Has been named to the Also competed in the 500 free and 400 IM… Notched a 15th honor each of her four years in high school ... Served as the place finish in the 200 breast at the TYR Invitational (11/20) with sports editor of the school yearbook for three years. a career-best time of 2:22.83… Turned in a fourth place finish and the third best Wildcat time of the year in the 400 IM… All recorded a fifth place finish in the 1650 free and an 11th place finish in the 500 free… Placed second in the 200 fly, fourth in the 200 free and fifth in the 200 breast at the Chicago Quad Dual (10/22)… Came in fifth in the 400 IM, sixth in the 100 free, 11th in the 500 free, and 12th in the 200 fly at the UK Quad Meet (11/5)…. Turned in the third fastest Northwestern time and a sixth place finish in the 1000 free at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28)… Also finished sixth in the 400 IM and 12th in the 200 breast…. Took second in both the 500 free and 1000 free against Iowa (1/21)… Placed second in the 200 fly, fourth in the 200 free and fifth in the 200 breast at the Chicago Quad (10/22). CAREER BESTS Event.......................................................................................................... Time 100 free................................................................................................................................ 54.76 200 free.............................................................................................................................1:52.19 500 free.............................................................................................................................4:50.78 1,000 free....................................................................................................................... 10:06.09 1,650 free....................................................................................................................... 16:30.53 200 fly................................................................................................................................2:04.08 200 IM................................................................................................................................2:10.02 400 IM................................................................................................................................4:17.61 200 breast........................................................................................................................2:10.02 NUSPORTS.COM » WOMEN’s SWIMMING & DIVING » @NUSWIMDIVE 14
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S JANICIA NG OLIVIA ROSENDAHL 5-3 • Junior • Diving 5-5 • Junior • Diving Torrance, California Los Angeles, California Connections Academy Immaculate Heart BIO BIO 2016-17: Sophomore diver… Set career highs in all three diving 2016-17: Sophomore diver who became Northwestern’s first- events… Started the year with a career best 269.33 and a second ever National Champion with a career-best score and first- place finish at the Chicago Quad (10/22)… That score is the place finish in the platform… Also finished eighth at the NCAA second best for Northwestern on the 1M… Also notched a fifth Championships (3/18) in the 3M… Competed in the 1M as well… First Wildcat to earn multiple All-America honors since the 1999- place finish in the 3M… Placed fifth with a career best 267.45 2000 season… Placed second in both the 1M and platform at the in the 3M at the UK Quad Meet (11/5)… Added a seventh place Big Ten Championships (2/15), setting a Northwestern record for finish in the 1M and 12th place finish on the platform… Came both… Finished tenth in the 3M… Second on the team with in sixth with a career best 186.60 in the platform against Iowa 11 first-place finishes…Started the season by winning the 1M (1/21)… Also placed sixth in the 1M… Competed in all three and 3M at the Chicago Quad-Dual (10/22)… Won the 3M and events at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Finished in fourth platform events at the TYR Invitational (11/20)… At the UK Quad- in both the 1M and 3M against Notre Dame (1/14). Meet (11/5), took second in in the platform, sixth in the 1M and first in the 3M… Placed second in the 1M… Claimed another CAREER BESTS victory in the 3M and third-place finish in the 1M against Illinois Event.......................................................................................................... Time and Rutgers (10/29)… Placed first in the 1M and 3M against 1M springboard..............................................................................................................269.33 Notre Dame (1/14)… Recorded two more first-place finishes in 3M springboard..............................................................................................................267.45 the 1M and platform at Iowa (1/21)… Academic All-Big Ten. Platform.............................................................................................................................186.60 CAREER BESTS Event......................................................................................................... Score 1M springboard..............................................................................................................354.55 3M springboard..............................................................................................................375.25 Platform.............................................................................................................................368.05 15 MEDIA GUIDE
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S ERYN SCANNELL SOPHIA SCHOTT 5-5 • Junior • Diving 5-10 • First year • Free Grand Blanc, Michigan Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Grand Blanc Marian BIO BIO 2016-17: Sophomore diver… Started off the year by finish- High School: Rated as the No. 5 graduating senior in Michigan ing second in the 3M at the Chicago Quad (10/22) with a ca- by CollegeSwimming.com ... Two-time State Champion in the 50 reer-high 273.75 points… Also came in third in the 1M… Took free ... Earned a silver medal in the 50 free and 100 free at State fifth in the 1M and 3M at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple-Dual (10/29), Championships as a senior ... Earned All-State honors in the 50 recording her best 1M score of the season (257.30)… Turned in free (4x), 100 free (3x), 200 free relay (4x) and 400 free relay (4x) ... a career-high 216.70 points in the platform at the TYR (11/12) to Named an All-American in the 50 free (4x), 100 free (2x), 200 free come in second… Also turned in a fourth-place finish in the 1M relay (4x) and 400 free relay (4x) ... Four-time NCSA qualifier ... and seventh-place finish in the 3M… Academic All-Big Ten. Finished 40th overall in the 50 free at NCSA as a junior ... Member of National Honor Society ... Earned High Honors all four years. CAREER BESTS Event......................................................................................................... Score 1M springboard..............................................................................................................284.85 3M springboard..............................................................................................................273.75 Platform.............................................................................................................................216.70 NUSPORTS.COM » WOMEN’s SWIMMING & DIVING » @NUSWIMDIVE 16
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S KATHERINE SENSEMAN CALYPSO SHERIDAN 5-9 • Senior • Free/Back 5-9 • First year •Breast/IM Terre Haute, Indiana Brisbane, Australia Terre Haute South Vigo Mount Saint Michael’s College BIO BIO 2016-17: Junior swimmer in the freestyle and backstroke… On High School: Finalist at the 2017 Australian Open Championships the NU top times list in five events… Swam a career-best 100 and 2016 Olympic Trials ... Won the 400 individual medley short free (51.73) at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Also turned course national championship in 2016, while also finishing in career-best times in the 50 free (23.83) and 100 back (56.34)… second in the 200 breaststroke and third in the 200 IM ... As Placed fifth and sixth in the 100 free and 200 free respectively a member of the Australian Junior National Team in 2015, at the Chicago Quad (10/22)… Came in sixth in the 100 back she advanced to the semifinals of the 100 breaststroke at the and seventh in the 100 free at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple-Dual Junior World Championships and won a gold medal in the (10/29)… Placed eighth in the 50 free at the UK Quad Meet 400 IM at the Commonwealth Youth Games, while at the 2015 (11/5)… Also turned in an eighth-place finish in the 100 free at Commonwealth Youth Games, she finished second in the 200 IM Notre Dame (11/14)… Academic All-Big Ten and third in the 200 backstroke ... A native of Brisbane, Sheridan was the Australian Age champion in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 CAREER BESTS breaststroke in 2015. Event.......................................................................................................... Time 50 free................................................................................................................................... 23.82 100 free................................................................................................................................ 51.73 200 free.............................................................................................................................1:57.20 50 back................................................................................................................................. 27.59 100 back............................................................................................................................... 56.34 17 MEDIA GUIDE
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S MADDY SIMS RACHEL TSENG 5-5 • Senior • Fly/Free 5-6 • First year • Free Downers Grove, Illinois Singapore Downers Grove North Arrowhead BIO BIO 2016-17: Sophomore fly swimmer… Third on the Northwestern High School: Record holder for the Singapore National Age Group Top Times list in the 200 IM… Swam season-best times in each of Swimming Championships in the 400 and 800 freestyle (15-17 her events at the TYR Invitational (11/20)… Placed fourth in the and 18+) as well as the 1500 free (15-17) ... Record holder for the 200 fly with a time of 2:03.58… Her career-best 2:03.78 200 IM national inter-school swimming championships in the 400 and earned her a ninth-place finish in the event… Notched a second- 800 free style in both B and A divisions ... 2016 Junior Pan Pacific place finish at the Chicago Quad (10/22) in the 200 IM… Turned Swimming Championships Team Captain ... Singapore National in a third-place finish in the in the 100 fly and fourth-place finish Olympic Council Team Meritorious Award honoree in 2015 ... in the 200 fly against Illinois and Rutgers (10/29)… Finished sixth 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Singapore in the 100 fly, ninth in the 200 fly and 12th in the 200 IM at the UK National team member ... 2015 FINA World Championships Quad Meet (11/5)… Academic All-Big Ten. National team member ... 2015 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist in the 4x200 free relay ... Finished fourth in the 800 CAREER BESTS free and fifth in the 400 free ... 2014 Asian Games Singapore Event.......................................................................................................... Time national team member where she was on the fifth-place 4x200 50 free................................................................................................................................... 23.82 100 free................................................................................................................................ 51.30 freestyle relay team ... Competed at the 2014 TYR Southeast 200 free.............................................................................................................................1:53.00 Asian Swimming Championships where she finished second in 50 fly...................................................................................................................................... 26.61 the 400 free, 4x100 free relay and 4x200 free relay, third in the 100 fly................................................................................................................................... 55.14 800 free and fourth in the 200 free ... Finished fourth in the 400 200 fly................................................................................................................................2:00.86 200 IM................................................................................................................................2:03.78 free and fifth in the 800 free at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games ... 2013 Asian Youth Games silver medalist ... Member of Student Council ... ACS President Award’s recipient ... ACS Certificate of Distinguished Service recipient ... Received the Edusave Award for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service (2014-16) ... Also earned the Edusave Award for Good Progress (2014 and 2016). NUSPORTS.COM » WOMEN’s SWIMMING & DIVING » @NUSWIMDIVE 18
2 0 1 7-1 8 T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S MARY WARREN 5-11 • Senior • Breast/Free Hartland, Wisconsin Arrowhead BIO 2016-17: Tremendous junior freestyle and fly swimmer… First on the NU Top Times list in the 50 free, second in the 100 free and third in the 100 fly… also on the list in four other events… Swam a career-best 50 free (22.46), 100 free (49.72) and 100 fly (54.71) at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)… Finished third in the 50 free and earned an NCAA ‘B’ Qualification… Finished third or better in the 50 free at every meet she attended… Also finished 18th in the 100 free at the Big Ten Championships with a ‘B’ Cut time… Member of the 200 and 400 relay teams that took seventh and member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams that placed 11th… Began the season by winning the 50 free and taking second in the 100 fly at the Chicago Quad (10/22)… Claimed victory in the 50 and 100 free at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29)… Once again won the 50 free and finished fifth in the 100 free at the UK Quad Meet (11/5)… Came in second at the TYR Invitational in the 50 free and 100 IM, finished ninth in the 100 free and placed 11th in the 50 breast… Recorded a second place finish in the 50 free and a fourth place finish in the 100 fly against Notre Dame (1/14)… Again won the 50 free against Iowa (1/28) and came in third in the 100 free… Took second in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 fly at the Purdue Triple Dual (1/28). Personal: Born Mary Claire Warren ... Major is industrial engineering. CAREER BESTS Event......................................................................................................... Score 50 free................................................................................................................................... 22.46 100 free................................................................................................................................ 49.72 50 breast.............................................................................................................................. 29.81 100 breast........................................................................................................................1:04.05 100 fly................................................................................................................................... 54.71 100 IM................................................................................................................................... 56.50 19 MEDIA GUIDE
2017-18 TOP TIMES BY EVENT 50-YARD FREESTYLE NCAA ‘A’: 21.80 // NCAA ‘B’: 22.99 100-YARD BACKSTROKE NCAA ‘A’: 51.16 // NCAA ‘B’: 55.09 School: 22.14 (Taylor Reynolds, ‘13) // Big Ten: 21.48 // Collegiate: 21.17 School: 54.01 (Liza Engstrom, ‘11) // Big Ten: 51.08 // Collegiate: 49.60 Time Name Place Meet Time Name Place Meet 22.46 Mary Warren 3rd Big Ten Championships 54.03* (B) Lacey Locke --- Big Ten Championships 22.83 Annika Winsnes 11th Big Ten Championships 54.36 (B) Krystal Lara --- Big Ten Championships 23.13 Malorie Han --- Big Ten Championships 54.91 (B) Melissa Postoll 9th TYR Invitational 23.47 Anna Keane --- Big Ten Championships 55.36 Nicole Aarts --- Big Ten Championships 23.70 Lacey Smith --- Big Ten Championships 55.98 Jacqueline Doyle --- Big Ten Championships 23.83 Katherine Senseman --- Big Ten Championships 56.34 Katherine Senseman --- Big Ten Championships 24.21 Lindsay Adamski --- Big Ten Championships *400 medley relay split 24.28* Krystal Lara --- UK Quad Meet *Relay split time 200-YARD BACKSTROKE NCAA ‘A’: 1:50.99 // NCAA ‘B’: 1:59.19 School: 1:55.09 (Melissa Postoll, ‘17) // Big Ten: 1:49.92 // Collegiate: 1:47.84 100-YARD FREESTYLE NCAA ‘A’: 47.53 // NCAA ‘B’: 49.99 Time Name Place Meet School: 48.53 (Andrea Hupman, ‘08) // Big Ten: 47.24 // Collegiate: 45.56 1:55.09 (B) Melissa Postoll 10th Big Ten Championships Time Name Place Meet 1:57.46 (B) Lacey Locke --- Big Ten Championships 48.82 (B) Annika Winsnes 5th Big Ten Championships 1:58.32 (B) Nicole Aarts 25th Big Ten Championships 49.72 Mary Warren 18th Big Ten Championships 2:02.14 Krystal Lara --- TYR Invitational 50.73 Malorie Han --- Big Ten Championships 2:02.90 Sandra Freeman --- Big Ten Championships 50.94 Anna Keane --- Big Ten Championships 2:03.76 Valerie Gruest 1st Chicago Quad-Dual 51.21* Krystal Lara --- TYR Invitational 51.45 Lacey Smith --- Big Ten Championships 51.73 Katherine Senseman --- Big Ten Championships 51.97* Aja Malone --- TYR Invitational 100-YARD BREASTSTROKE NCAA ‘A’: 58.85 // NCAA ‘B’: 1:02.49 *Relay split time School: 59.61 (Jenny Wilson, ‘12) // Big Ten: 56.30 // Collegiate: 56.30 Time Name Place Meet 1:02.58 Peyton Greenberg --- Big Ten Championships 1:02.87 Katie Branch --- Big Ten Championships 200-YARD FREESTYLE NCAA ‘A’: 1:43.30 // NCAA ‘B’: 1:47.99 1:03.12 Lindsay Adamski 9th TYR Invitational School: 1:44.89 (Andrea Hupman, ‘08) // Big Ten: 1:41.21 // Collegiate: 1:39.10 1:03.78 Georgie Pettibone --- Big Ten Championships Time Name Place Meet 1:05.18 Emma Hruby --- Big Ten Championships 1:46.89 (B) Annika Winsnes 13th Big Ten Championships 1:05.37 Irune Andres --- TYR Invitational 1:47.92 (B) Krystal Laraa 23rd Big Ten Championships 1:48.90 Valerie Gruest 9th TYR Invitational 200-YARD BREASTSTROKE NCAA ‘A’: 2:07.18 // NCAA ‘B’: 2:15.99 1:48.91 Malorie Han --- Big Ten Championships School: 2:09.89 (Jenny Wilson, ‘12) // Big Ten: 2:03.55 // Collegiate: 2:03.18 1:49.40 Anna Keane --- Big Ten Championships Time Name Place Meet 1:49.97 Lacey Smith --- Big Ten Championships 2:12.58 (B) Peyton Greenberg 1st TYR Invitational 1:51.45 Ellen Stello 17th TYR Invitational 2:15.45 (B) Georgie Pettibone 25th Big Ten Championships 1:51.83* Aja Malone --- TYR Invitational 2:18.67 Katie Branch 9th TYR Invitational 1:52.83 Melissa Postoll 4th Illinois/Rutgers Dual 2:18.74 Irune Andres 10th TYR Invitational 1:55.41 Megan Purdy 10th Purdue Triple Dual 2:18.95 Emma Hruby --- Big Ten Championships 1:56.21 Sydney Modeas 4th Chicago Quad-Dual 2:22.83 Sydney Modeas 14th TYR Invitational) *Relay split time 2;25.21 Lauren Abruzzo 17th TYR Invitational 500-YARD FREESTYLE NCAA ‘A’: 4:36.30 // NCAA ‘B’: 4:47.79 100-YARD BUTTERFLY NCAA ‘A’: 51.19 // NCAA ‘B’: 54.49 School: 4:40.23 (Valerie Gruest, ‘17) // Big Ten: 4:34.28 // Collegiate: 4:24.06 School: 53.51 (Katie Braun, ‘08) // Big Ten: 50.45 // Collegiate: 49.43 Time Name Place Meet Time Name Place Meet 4:40.23 (B) Valerie Gruest 8th Big Ten Championships 54.31 (B) Krystal Lara --- Big Ten Championships 4:49.54 Ellen Stello --- Big Ten Championships 54.33 (B) Krystal Lara 23rd Big Ten Championships 4:51.73 Megan Purdy --- Big Ten Championships 54.71 Mary Warren --- Big Ten Championships 4:53.40 Aja Malone 10th TYR Invitational 55.17 Alex Grimes --- Big Ten Championships 4:53.87 Lauren Abruzzo --- Big Ten Championships 55.37 Nicole Aarts --- Big Ten Championships 4:56.45 Sydney Abruzzo 11th TYR Invitational 55.82 Maddy Sims --- TYR Invitational 4:57.23 Irune Andres --- Big Ten Championships 56.26 Lindsay Adamski --- Big Ten Championships 5:00.04 Emma Hruby --- Big Ten Championships 56.36 Aja Malone --- TYR Invitational 1,000-YARD FREESTYLE 56.58 57.14 Jackie Doyle Ellen Stello --- 9th Big Ten Championships Purdue Triple Dual School: 9:37.23# (Valerie Gruest, ‘17) // Big Ten: 9:28.38 // Collegiate: 9:08.40 58.37 Lacey Locke 3rd Chicago Quad-Dual Time Name Place Meet 9:37.23 Valerie Gruest Slowing --- NCAA Championships 200-YARD BUTTERFLY NCAA ‘A’: 1:53.80 // NCAA ‘B’: 1:59.59 10:10.61 Lauren Abruzzo --- TYR Invitational School: 1:57.82 (Ellen Stello, ‘17) // Big Ten: 1:53.67 // Collegiate: 1:49.92 10:14.76 Sydney Modeas 6th Purdue Triple Dual Time Name Place Meet 10:20.02 Megan Purdy --- TYR Invitational 1:57.82 (B) Ellen Stello 11th Big Ten Championships (2/20) 10:37.63 Irune Andres --- TYR Invitational 1:59.27 (B) Valerie Gruest 2nd Big Ten Championships (2/20) 2:03.05 Megan Purdy --- Big Ten Championships (2/20) 1,650-YARD FREESTYLE NCAA ‘A’: 15:53.50 // NCAA ‘B’: 16:30.59 2:03.58 Maddy Sims 4th Big Ten Championships (2/20) School: 15:55.01 (Valerie Gruest, ‘17) // Big Ten: 15:44.00 // Collegiate: 15:03.92 2:06.67 Georgie Pettibone --- TYR Invitational (11/22) 2:07.82 Sandra Freeman 19th Chicago Quad (10/24) Time Name Place Meet 2:08.25 Sydney Modeas 2nd Iowa (1/23) 15:55.01 Valerie Gruest 9th NCAA Championships 16:01.28 (B) Valerie Gruest 1st TYR Invitational 16:43.82 Lauren Abruzzo 3rd TYR Invitational 16:44.85 Megan Purdy 25th Big Ten Championships 16:50.43 Sydney Modeas 9th Big Ten Championships NUSPORTS.COM » WOMEN’s SWIMMING & DIVING » @NUSWIMDIVE 20
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