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Class
Senior
Hometown
Scottsdale,
Arizona
Last School
Horizon High School
Roster Years
2014-2018
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)
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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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, 082016-2017 BYU swim and dive season review
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W Swimming & Diving | Apr, 10Conference 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, 29BYU celebrates annual Y Awards
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Athletics | Mar, 29
BYU celebrates annual Y Awards
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W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 18Men'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, 24Twenty-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, 05BYU performs well on second day of Colorado Mesa Invite
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M Swimming & Diving | Dec, 05BYU performs well on second day of Colorado Mesa Invite
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W Swimming & Diving | Dec, 02BYU 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