
Breaststroke/IM
Senior
Holland, Mich.
West Ottawa High
School
* School-record holder in 100 breast, 200 breast,
200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
2006-07 (Junior): Placed 13th in the 100 breast (1:09.39), 14th in the
200 breast (2:33.01) and 22nd in the 200 IM (2:17.50) at the Horizon League
Championships ... earned nine wins in the 200 breast on the year .... won the
100 breast against California (Pa.) and Slippery Rock with a season-best time of
1:09.00 ... also won the 200 IM four times, including a win at Cleveland State
with a season-best time of 2:16.63 ... won the 200 IM and 200 breast against
Cleveland State (2/1) ... won three events against Slippery Rock and two against
California (Pa.) (2/2) ... finished in the top three 12 times in the 200 breast,
seven times in the 100 breast and seven times in the 200 IM.
2005-06 (Sophomore): Was the team's top swimmer in the breaststroke and
200 IM ... finished ninth in the 100 breast (1:09.32), 12th in the 200 breast
(2:32.81) and 15th in the 200 IM (2:16.42) at the Horizon League
Championship ... earned six victories on the year, winning the 100 breast, 200
breast and 200 IM two times apiece ... earned victories in the 200 breast and 200
IM against Denison (1/28), posting a season-best time of 2:16.36 in the
IM ... also picked up two wins in the 100 breast and 200 IM against Cal (Pa.)
(2/3) ... swam a personal-best time of 25.87 in the 50 free at the Radford Invite,
which ranks her eighth all-time in the event ... finished in the top three six
times in the 100 breast, eight times in the 200 breast and five times in the 200
IM.
2004-05 (Freshman): Broke the school record
in the 100 (1:08.46) and 200 (2:28.27) breast at the Horizon League Championship
to place ninth and 10th, respectively ... also set a collegiate-best by five
seconds in the 200 IM at the conference meet with a 19th-place time of
2:15.82 ... swam the breaststroke leg of the YSU record-setting 200 and 400 medley
relays at the league meet ... picked up her first collegiate victory against St.
Francis (Pa.) with a mark of 2:34.81 in the 200 breast ... also won the 200
breast against Wright State and finished in the top three in the event six
times.
High School: Was a four-time letterwinner and
one-time team captain ... set the West Ottawa High record in the 100-yard
breaststroke ... earned All-Ottawa-Kent Conference honors and all-state
honors ... also received academic all-state accolades ... led team to a state
title ... also participated in softball ... graduated as class salutatorian.
Personal: Awarded the Lester Donnell
Scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year ... daughter of John and Dorothy
Darling ... has two sisters (Elise and Lauren) ... major is chemical
engineering ... born 9/26/85.
|