2014-15 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
FRESHMAN/2014-15: Scored 20 individual points at the conference championship, helping the Waves to a seventh place finish ... Clocked a season-best 11:21.70 in the 1000 freestyle at the PCSC Championships to place 21st ... Placed 18th in the 500 freestyle at the PCSC Championships behind a season-best time of 5:10.81 ... Scored points in the 1650 freestyle behind an 18th-place time of 18:44.56 at the league championships ... PCSC All-Conference performer in the 400 and 800 freestyle relays ... Helped post an 800 freestyle relay time of 7:51.09 at the PCSC Championships to take eighth ... Placed eighth in the 400 freestyle relay with a combined time of 3:36.13 ... Lowered PR in 200 freestyle to 1:56.46 at the league meet ... Also clocked a career-best 54.22 in the 100 freestyle at the championships ... Personal-best 50 freestyle time set at 26.22 at the A3 Performance meet ... Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
CLUB: Competed for the Tidewater Aquatic Club from 2004-14 ... Awarded Most Improved Senior Female Swimmer in 2012.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Great Bridge High School in 2014 ... Spent four years on the varsity squad, specializing in the 200 and 500 freestyle events ... High school best times include 1:58.75 (200 free) and 5:13.54 (500 free) ... Holds high school record in 500 freestyle ... Four-year qualifier at the Virginia Eastern Region Championships AAA ... Advanced to the Virginia AAA State High School Swim and Dive Championship on three occasions ... Female MVP as a senior ... Awarded numerous academic awards, including the AP Scholar with Honor award and the United States Marine Corps Scholastic Achievement Award ... Recognized with the Great Bridge High School Leadership Award for outstanding demonstration of leadership skills through school and community involvement ... Selected for the Virginian-Pilot Scholastic Achievement Team Scholarship and Recognition Program.
PERSONAL: Born on Andrew's Air Force Base, Md. ... Calls Chesapeake, Va. home ... Daughter of Tim and Diana ... Father works as a defense contractor ... Majoring in economics and aspires to work in national intelligence ... Has on older brother, TJ, and twin brother, Josh ... Maternal grandfather Bud Leatherwood played varsity basketball and tennis at Old Dominion and the College of William & Mary ... Paternal grandfather Darrell Connelly played football at Union University ... Says she chose to attend Pepperdine because "Pepperdine's faith-based values, genuinely kind student body and matchless study abroad program stood it apart from other schools. After meeting some of the girls on the swim team, I was sold." ... Plays the tuba.
FAVORITES: Ricky Berens (pro athlete) ... Tennessee Titans (pro sports team) ... Harry Potter series (books) ... Breaking Bad (tv show) ... Les Misérables (movie) ... Mat Kearney (musical artist) ... Tacos (food) ... Volleyball (sport other than swimming).
