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Individual Medley Backstroke #0
Ht
5'
7"
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Before BYU
Prepped at Horizon High School under coach Sam Kramer
Club: Arizona Marlins under coach Mike Maczuga
Team MVP
200 medley relay team broke school record
Won the Principles Award for highest female GPA on swim team
Captain of swim team
Team MVP
President of National Honor Society
Personal
Parents are Frank and Tracy Richards
Has four siblings
Majoring in biology
Married husband Tyler in 2017
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year 2014-2015
Sophmore Year 2015-2016
Named Second-Team All-MPSF in 200 back
Junior Year 2016-2017
Achievements:
Team Captain over the women's swim team
Earned 'Floyd Johnson Service Y Award', which is given to an athlete who makes a positive impact in the community and among fellow teammates
All-Academic MPSF Scholar-Athlete
Named to All-MPSF Second Team
Personal Best(s):
1:57.97
2:03.69
2:04.67
50 Backstroke
26.60
27.31
28.15
100 Backstroke
56.81
56.90
57.13
200 Backstroke
2:00.91
2:01.73
2:01.91
Senior Year 2017-2018
Recorded a third place finish in the 100 back (1:00.30) against Grand Canyon
Named Academic All-MPSF
Season Bests:
50 Free
25.71 (MPSF)
25.93 (Texas Invite)
26.79 (Pacific Invite)
50 Back
26.62 Relay Split (MPSF)
28.11 (Grand Canyon)
28.24 (Intermountain Shootout)
100 Back
1:00.30 Third Place (Grand Canyon)
1:00.56 (Pacific Invite)
1:00.66 (Intermountain Shootout)
200 Back
2:01.73 (MPSF)
2:02.40 (Texas Invite)
2:02.83 (Texas Invite)
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W Swimming & Diving | May, 08
2016-2017 BYU swim and dive season review
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M Swimming & Diving | May, 08
2016-2017 BYU swim and dive season review
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W Swimming & Diving | Apr, 10
Conference all-academic awards 29 BYU swimmers and divers
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M Swimming & Diving | Apr, 10
Conference all-academic awards 29 BYU swimmers and divers
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Athletics | Mar, 29
BYU celebrates annual Y Awards
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Athletics | Mar, 29
BYU celebrates annual Y Awards
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W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 18
Men's team takes second, Women's team fourth at MPSF Championships
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W Swimming & Diving | Dec, 03
Sorenson finishes in the top five of the 100 freestyle
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M Swimming & Diving | Dec, 03
Sorenson finishes in the top five of the 100 freestyle
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W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 24
Twenty-six Cougars earn All-MPSF honors
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M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 24
Twenty-six Cougars earn All-MPSF honors
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W Swimming & Diving | Dec, 05
BYU performs well on second day of Colorado Mesa Invite
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M Swimming & Diving | Dec, 05
BYU performs well on second day of Colorado Mesa Invite
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W Swimming & Diving | Dec, 02
BYU swimmers to compete in Texas, Colorado Mesa Invitationals
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M Swimming & Diving | Dec, 02
BYU swimmers to compete in Texas, Colorado Mesa Invitationals