2017-18 Women's Swimming Roster

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Katie Stark

  • Position:
    Freestyle
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Palmer HS
  • Hometown:
    Palmer, Alaska

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests (Events swam 5x or more)
50 Freestyle: 24.61 (Dec. 5-7, 2014 Husky Invitational)
100 Breaststroke: 1:07.62 (Nov. 3, 2017 vs. Dixie State)
100 Freestyle: 51.54 (Feb. 8-11, 2017 PCSC Championships)
200 Freestyle: 1:52.98 (Dec. 2-4, 2016 Husky Invitational)
200 Freestyle Relay: 1:35.07 (Mar. 11-14, 2015 NCAA Championships)
200 Medley Relay: 1:44.06 (Dec. 3-5, 2015 Calvin College Winter Invitational)
400 Freestyle Relay: 3:31.85 (Dec. 2-4, 2016 Husky Invitational)
400 Medley Relay: 3:48.41 (Mar. 11-14, 2015 NCAA Championships)
 

#NookNotes
- Two-Time All-American Honorable Mention
 

2017-18 | Senior
Appeared in 42 events as a Nanook … Had 26 top five finishes with 14 in first place … Swam a career-best 1:07.62 in the 100-yard breaststroke placing first against Dixie State … Also had career-bests in the 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle, and the 100 individual medley with times of 1:04.65, 1:01.64, 51.54, and 1:09.08 respectively at the Blue Gold Pentathlon … Had a season-best 1:45.36 in the 200 medley relay with a fourth place finish in the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships … Also at the PCSC Championships finished fifth in the 400 medley relay with a season-best 3:52.4 … Placed fourth in the 200 freestyle relay with a season-best 1:36.50 at the Husky Invitational … Also had season-bests in the 200 freestyle finishing 15th in 1:53.25 and the 50 freestyle placing 64th in 24.74 at the Husky Invitational … Finished in first place with a season-best 3:37.41 in the 400 freestyle relay against Azusa Pacific … Placed first in the 400 freestyle relay at the PCSC Championships … Also at the PCSC Championships finished ninth in the 100 freestyle, sixth in the 200 freestyle relay, and 16th in the 200 freestyle … Placed 14th in the 100 freestyle and 39th in the 400 freestyle relay at the Husky Invitational … Had 12 first place finishes in dual meets.

 

2016-17 | Junior
Appeared in 37 events … 30 top-five finishes with 13 wins … Swam a career best 51.54 in the 100 freestyle finals at the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Championships placing third … Won three events at the Lions Cup Invitational … Finished third in the preliminaries of the 200 freestyle with a personal best 1:52.98 at the Husky Invitational … Also had a personal best 3:31.85 in the 400 freestyle relay … Had six first place finishes in two meets vs. Azusa Pacific … Swam a season best 3:56.19 in the 400 medley relay vs. Drury … Ten first place finishes in dual meets.
 

2015-16 | Sophomore
Appeared in 33 events as a sophomore … Finished first in the 400 freestyle relay (3:28.80) at the Calvin College Winter Invitational … Finished second place in three events, the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.49), 400 medley relay (3:48.50) and a personal best in the 200 medley relay (1:44.06) … Also set personal bests in the 100 freestyle (3rd) with a time of 51.81 and in the 200 freestyle (5th) with 1:54.02 at the CCWI … Finished in the top-five 26 times winning 14 events.
 

2014-15 | Freshman
Two-time All-American Honorable Mention with two 12th place finishes in 200 freestyle relay with a personal best time of 1:35.07 and 400 medley relay also a personal best 3:48.41 at the NCAA Championships … Finished 39th at the NCAA Championships in 100 freestyle … Placed fourth in the 400 medley relay (3:49.49) and 800 freestyle relay (7:40.29) at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming & Diving Conference Championships … Also finished 11th in 100 freestyle, 13th in 200 freestyle and 14th in 50 freestyle at the PCSC Championships … Was part of the 400 medley relay team that took first place and the second place 200 freestyle relay team at the Husky Invitational … Also finished fourth in the 400 freestyle relay … Set personal bests in the 50 freestyle (24.61), 100 freestyle (52.03), 200 freestyle (1:56.02) and 200 medley relay (1:51.68) … Appeared in 45 events as a freshman with 29 top-5 finishes 13 of those are first place finishes.
 

Prior to Alaska
 

Palmer High School
Swam for Palmer High school, where she helped the Moose to a 2013 ASAA state championship in the 400-yard freestyle relay as the anchor ... The relay's time of 3:38.81 ranks among the top-12 fastest times ever at the Alaska state meet ... Earned top-four individual finishes at the 2013 state meet in the 50 free (3rd) and the 100 free (4th) ... Also took third in the 100 free at the 2012 state meet ... Owns PHS records in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events ... Helped the team earn Alaska Prep Team Sportsmanship Award at 2013 state championships ... Also swam for the Northern Lights Swim Club (since 2005) and Palmer Polar Bears (2003-05) ... Received the Northern Lights Swim Club's Swimmer of the Year award in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
 

Personal
Daughter of Clint and Rhoada Stark … Majoring in Journalism

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-2015Freshman

    Free
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Free
  • 2016-17Junior

    Free
    5'8"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Freestyle
    5'8"