Swimming
2010-11: Laine finished her final year of swimming as a dual sport athlete, also competing for the Nanooks in Cross Country Running; at the Husky Invitational in December she helped the Nanooks to a 13th place finish in the 200 Medly Relay with a time of 1:54.20 and a 12th place finish in the 800 Freestyle Relay with a time of 8:07.75; at the same meet she scored points for the Nanooks by finishing 10th in the 1650 Freestyle and 18th in the 200 Butterfly with a times of 18:05.03 and 2:16.14, respectively; at the PCSC Championships Laine helped the 800 Freestyle Relay to an 8th place finish in a time of 8:02.47; individually Laine finished 16th in the 500 Freestyle with a season best of 5:16.83, 11th in the 200 Freestyle with a season best of 1:59.67, and had her highest career finish ever by taking 3rd place in the 1650 Freestyle with another season best of 17.43.21, which greatly aided the 5th place finish of the Nanooks, thier highest Conference finish yet; Laine's swim in the 1650 Freestyle gave her B-cuts in both the 1000 and 1650 Freestyles as well as All-Conference recognition for her event; she was additionally an Conference All-Academic recipient; was recognized for Academic Honors by the Athletic Department.
2009-10: This season Laine was selected by her teammates to serve as one of the Nanooks co-captains; refocusing her time on the distance freestyle events, Laine had a lifetime best swim in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:13.83 at the Toshiba Classic Invitational in November; at the same meet she helped the 800 Freestyle Relay to a 15th place finish in a time of 7:53.24; at the PCSC Championships in February Laine scored points for the Nanooks in every event she swam; she helped the 800 Freestyle Relay to a 5th place finish in a time of 7:48.52, just off the Varsity Record; anchored the 200 Freestyle Relay to an 11th place finish and aided the 400 Freestyle Relay to a 9th place finish; individually, Laine finished 16th in the 200 Freestyle; she improved on her previous best time in the 500 Freestyle with her 11th place finish in a time of 5:09.38 and her 5th place finish in the 1650 Freestyle in a time of 17:33.53 was a half a second of a trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships, but it earned her a B-cut and All-Conference honors; she was later named to the Academic All-Conference team; Laine received the Hammer Award at the conclusion of the season; was recognized for Academic Honors by the Athletic Department.
2008-09: This season Laine decided to take on the 200 Butterfly, filling the hole that existed in the Nanooks lineup; as a result of this change she started the season a lifetime best in the 100 Butterfly with a 1:02.70 at the meet against Lewis & Clark College; at the Nike Cup Invitational in November Laine helped the 800 Freestyle Relay to a 12th place finish in a Varsity Record breaking time of 7:55.26; individually she also swam lifetime bests in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 2:14.92 and the 200 IM with a time of 2:13.93; at the PCSC Championships in February Laine swam even faster, helping the 800 Freestyle Relay to a 4th place finish, breaking their previous Varsity Record with a time of 7:47.03; individually Laine had a pair of 12th places with a pair of new lifetime best swims in the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.02 and the 200 Butterfly with a time of 2:12.10; her 7th place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:38.78 gave Laine her first NCAA Division II B-cut; again received the Most Improved Award at the conclusion of the season; was recognized for Academic Honors by the Athletic Department.
2007-08: Laine's first season with the Nanooks was a good one; she started the season with a first place in the 1650 Freestyle in October during a home meet against Loyola Marymont University; in November at the Nike Cup Invitational Laine achieved a pair of lifetime bests with her 5:20.12 swim in the 500 Freestyle and her 25th place finish in the 1650 Freestyle with a time of 18:10.25; at the PCSC Championships in February, she helped the 200 Freestyle Relay to a 10th place finish with a time of 1:44.25, the 400 Freestyle Relay to a 9th place finish with a time of 3:44.65 and was a member of the 800 Freestyle Relay that set the Varsity Record with a time of 8:00.49 and landing them 8th place; received the Most Improved Award at the conclusion of the season.
Cross Country Running
2010: Joined the Nanooks this season becoming a dual-sport athlete; at the Alaska Nanook Cross Country Invitational, Laine finished her first-ever collegiate race, placing 12th in the 6K with a time of 25:05.0; at the Chaminade Inviational she finished the 5K in a time of 20:22.69, finishing 19th; was a member of the GNAC Championship team, finishing 53rd in the 6K with a time of 25:01.45, helping the Nanooks place 4th; was a member of the NCAA West Regional Championship team, finishing 82nd in the 6K with a time of 25:17.6; named MVP at the conclusion of the season along with her fellow GNAC Team teammates; received Most Improved honors at the conclusion of the season; recognized for Academic Honors by the Athletic Department.
Prior to Alaska: Swam and played water polo in high school; gathered numerous awards in swimming, including being a 4-time MVP, Most Improved, and Most Valuable Rookie her freshman year and Most Inspirational her junior year; she was the captain her senior year; in water polo she was named the offensive standout both her sophomore and junior years; held every individual team record at her high school; also swam with the Killer Whales Swim Club for 10 years; currently holds the team records for 200, 500, and 1000 Freestyle events, as well as the 200 Butterfly and 400 IM.
Coach Lemley on Kinsey: "When Kinsey originally told me a 'good academic match' was her number one priority in picking a university to attend and that she wanted to study Petroleum Engineering, I thought I'd won the lottery. She was smart, fit and hungry to improve. She came into our program with best times slightly slower than our school records in the 200 and 400 yd IMs which meant she'd have great versatility. She really impressed me during her official visit by being knowledgeable about not just our team but our conference as well. She knew what event she would place highest in (the 400 IM) and how much time she'd need to drop to make it to the championship final (8 seconds). This year she's focused on the 200 fly as well as the IMs. She has one of the best work ethics of any swimmer I've ever coached."
Personal: Daughter of George and Donna Laine; currently double majoring in Economics and Mathematics.
