2016-17 Women's Swim and Dive Roster

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Katie Heller

  • Position Sprint / Fly
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • High School St. Cloud Tech
  • Hometown St. Cloud, Minn.

Biography

2016-17: Qualified for the MIAC Championships in the 50 and 100 free and 100 fly as a junior ... recorded career-bests in all three at the conference meet ... swan the fourth-best 50 free (24.39) and sixth-best 100 free (53.94) in CSB history ... part of the fourth-best 200 medley relay and eighth-best 200 freestyle relay in CSB history ... also swam on the 400 freestyle relay at the MIAC Championships ... recorded 10 top-two finishes, including five wins.

2015-16: Qualified for the MIAC Championships in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle ... finished in the top 20 in all three, including 12th in the 100 and 16th in the 50 ... swam career-bests in all three races: 24.69 in the 50, 54.21 in teh 100 and 2:02.11 in the 200 ... swam the seventh-best 100 free time in school history ... part of the record-setting 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams ... recorded 11 top-10 finishes, including two runner-up finishes, throughout the season.

2014-15: First season ... joined the team in the spring semester after transferring from Saint Mary's ... qualified for the MIAC Championships in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle ... took 19th in the 100, 20th in the 50 and 21st in the 200 ... won the 50 freestyle against Carleton and at the St. Kate's Invite ... swam career-bests in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle races ... part of the 400 freestyle relay team that swam the fifth-best time in CSB history (3:36.73) ... also part of the sixth-best 200 freestyle relay in CSB history (1:38.68) and ninth-best 200 medley relay (1:52.70).

High School: A 2014 graduate of Tech High School, Heller competed in swimming for six years. She was team captain and team MVP as a senior, and participated in the state meet her freshman and senior seasons. Heller was nmaed the CLC Performer of the Week as a junior and senior.

Personal: Heller is the daughter of Michele and Stephen Heller of St. Cloud, Minn. She has three brothers: PJ, Luke and Kevin, and one sister, Claire. Heller enjoys being with her friends and is majoring in biology on a pre-PA track at CSB|SJU.

Career Bests

Stroke   
Year Alt. Adj. Time Meet    Date
50 Free Jr. 24.37 2017 MIAC Championships 2/16/17
100 Free Jr. 53.94 2017 MIAC Championships 2/18/17
200 Free So. 2:02.11 2016 MIAC Championships 2/19/16
100 Fly Jr. 1:03.31 2017 MIAC Championships 2/17/17

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15First Year

    Free
    5'11"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Free
    5'11"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Sprint / Fly
    5'11"