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MorganLakes

  • class Junior
  • Hometown Richmond, Ky.
  • Major Human Health Sciences
  • High school Madison Central
BIO

Top Times (SCY):
200 IM: 2:02.41 (2020 Ohio State Winter Invite, 02/14/20)
400 IM: 4:17.76 (2020 Ohio State Winter Invite, 02/15/20)
200 Backstroke: 2:04.98 (2018 Ohio State Winter Invite, 02/11/18)

500 Freestyle: 5:01.72 (2017 Ohio State Winter Invite, 02/11/17)
 
Top Times (LCM):
400 Freestyle: 4:35.04 (2018 TYR Pro Series Indianapolis, 05/17/18)
200 Backstroke: 2:25.22 (2017 Southern Senior Sectionals Championships, 07/16/17)
200 IM: 2:20.23 (2019 NC ESSZ Long Course Championships, 07/11/19)
400 IM: 4:57.95 (2019 NC ESSZ Long Course Championships, 07/12/19)

Career Notes:

  • 2018, 2019, 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (Senior): Reset her career best in the 200 and 400 IM during the season … Finished in third place in the 200 IM in 2:03.12, before earning a career-best 2:02.41 in preliminaries at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Finished in first place in the 400 IM in a career-best 4:17.76 at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19 (Junior): Recorded four career-best marks in the 2018-19 season … Posted a 2:02.45 in the 200 IM and a 2:02.56 in the 200 fly at the Ohio State Fall Invite … Notched a 2:21.58 mark in the 200 breast at Cincinnati … Recorded a 4:18.85 in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships … Received the Team Spirit Award at the end of year banquet … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2017-18 (Sophomore): Recorded personal bests in all three of her individual events at the Ohio State Winter Invite in February … Swam 4:19.52 in the 400 IM to win the event at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Had best times in the 200 IM (2:03.48) and 200 back (2:04.98) at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17 (Freshman): Competed primarily in middle-distance freestyle and individual medley events throughout the dual season … Posted numerous personal bests at the Ohio State Winter Invite in February … Took third place at the Ohio State Winter Invite in the 400 IM with a personal-best time of 4:22.39… Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
 
Prior to UK: Top-eight finishes in the 200 free and 200 IM … Earned 10 regional championships and set a regional record … Numerous state championships while competing for Swimchester Sailfish … Member of the National Honor Society … Took part in Together as One, a club to integrate special education students into more school functions/activities … Also a member of the Key Club and the Governors Scholar Program.

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