| Katie Schmitt |
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2005-06 Northern Colorado Female Student-Athlete of the Year
2005-06: Northern Colorado Female Student-Athlete of the Year ... voted team MVP ... tallied 755.75 points, more than 200 points better than the next highest swimmer ... set school records in the 200 free (1:52.26), 200 IM (2:07.24) and 400 IM (4:31.02), as well as program marks for the short (6:26.03), long (13:51.11) and sprint (2:54.21) pentathlon ... in open water competition, set school mark for the ocean mile (18:35) ... was the team's top scorer in all but two meets ... set top-10 records in 15 different events throughout the season ... 2nd all-time in the 100 free (52.36) and 100 IM (1:02.13); 3rd in 50 free (24.39) and as part of the 200 (1:37.83) and 800 (7:43.81) free relay teams; 4th as part of the 200 medley relay (1:49.22); 5th in 100 fly (59.53); 6th in 200 fly (2:09.25); 7th in 500 free (5:08.57) ... UNC Athlete of the Month for October ... winner of 200 free (1:52.26) at the PCSC Championships; 2nd in 200 IM (2:07.24) ... of 55 total events entered, finished in top-2 43 times (28 in 1st).
Prep: Five-time letterwinner at Los Alamos High for coach Will O'Connell and Steve Myers ... two-time team captain ... led the Hilltoppers to a runner-up finish at the state meet as a senior where she finished third in the 100 free and led the 200 medley relay team to a first place finish ... team won the 4A state title as a junior when she was part of the 200 medley relay team that earned All-America honors ... USS swim coach was Phil Coe ... at one point, was coached in USS by former Bears assistant Jake Bailey ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Jan. 22, 1987, in Carlsbad, N.M. ... daughter of Frank and Patti Schmitt ... majoring in marketing.
Career Bests
100 Back: 1:01.42
200 Back: 2:12.73
100 Breast: 1:10.34
100 Fly: 59.55
200 Fly: 2:10.45
50 Free: 24.89
100 Free: 52.36
200 Free: 1:52.26
500 Free: 5:08.57
1000 Free: 10:47.37
200 IM: 2:08.66
400 IM: 4:34.02
