Biography
As a Senior in 2013-14:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Northeast-10 Conference champion in the 400 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay…Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team…Selected as a finalist for the Northeast-10 Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year…NCAA Woman of the Year nominee…Finalist for the Northeast-10 Conference Woman of the Year award…Placed fifth in the 500 yard freestyle and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle on 10/4 against West Chester and Shippensburg…Placed 23rd in the 100 yard backstroke, 18th in the 200 yard backstroke, fifth in the 100 yard butterfly, fifth in the 200 yard butterfly, 13th in the 200 yard freestyle relay, eighth in the 400 yard freestyle relay, 10th in the 200 yard medley relay and 15th in the 400 yard medley relay on 10/18 at the Rutgers Invite…Placed first in the 200 yard butterfly, first in the 50 yard freestyle and first in the 100 yard freestyle on 10/25 against St. Rose and Merrimack…Placed first in the 200 yard medley relay, first in the 200 yard freestyle, first in the 100 yard freestyle and first in the 100 yard butterfly on 11/2 against The College of New Jersey…Finished third in the 200 yard IM, third in the 200 yard backstroke and fourth in the 200 yard breaststroke on 11/23 at the USMMA Invite…Took second in the 200 yard freestyle relay, second in the 500 yard freestyle and second in the 400 yard medley relay on 12/6 at the Pace Invite…Came in second in the 200 yard medley relay, first in the 200 yard butterfly, first in the 500 yard freestyle and first in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/11 against Marist…Placed second in the 200 yard medley relay, third in the 200 yard freestyle, second in the 50 yard freestyle and first in the 100 yard butterfly on 1/12 against Connecticut College…Took first in the 400 yard IM on 1/17 against Queens College…Placed first in the 50 yard freestyle and first in the 100 yard freestyle on 1/18 against LeMoyne…Took seventh in the 200 yard medley relay, second in the 50 yard freestyle, first in the 400 yard medley relay, third in the 100 yard butterfly, second in the 200 yard freestyle relay, second in the 200 yard butterfly and first in the 400 yard freestyle relay at the Northeast-10 Championships.
As a Junior in 2012-13:
Northeast-10 Conference champion in the 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay and the 100 freestyle…Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team selection…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Opened the year by placing fourth in the 400 yard medley relay, fourth in the 50 yard freestyle, sixth in the 200 yard freestyle and the 200 yard freestyle relay, eighth in the 100 yard butterfly and the 200 yard backstroke against West Chester and Shippensburg on 10/5-6…At the Rutgers Sonny Werblin Invite on 10/19-20, was sixth in the 200 yard freestyle, seventh in the 200 yard freestyle, seventh in the 200 yard medley relay, eighth in the 100 yard freestyle and finished ninth in the 400 yard medley relay…Also competed in the 500 yard freestyle and the 100 yard backstroke…Against Saint Rose on 10/26, finished first in the 400 yard medley relay, first in the 200 yard freestyle, first in the 50 yard freestyle and first in the 100 yard freestyle…In the meet against Yale on 11/2, finished third in the 200 yard medley relay, fourth in the 100 yard freestyle, fourth in the 500 yard freestyle and fifth in the 100 yard butterfly… At the USMMA Invite on 11/17, finished third in the 200 yard IM and sixth in the 200 yard backstroke…Placed first in the 50 yard freestyle, first in the 200 yard freestyle, first in the 100 yard freestyle and sixth in the 100 yard butterfly at the Pace Invitational on 11/30-12/1…On 12/8 against TCNJ, finished first in the 200 yard freestyle, second in the 200 yard medley relay, second in the 50 yard freestyle and second in the 100 yard freestyle…Collected first place in the 100 yard butterfly and was second in the 50 yard freestyle and third in the 200 yard medley relay on 1/12 against Marist…In the meet against Connecticut College on 1/13, placed second in the 50 yard freestyle and in the 100 yard freestyle and finished third in the 200 yard freestyle…Against Queens on 1/18, finished first in the 500 yard freestyle, second in the 200 yard medley relay and competed in the 200 yard freestyle relay…Placed first in the 50 yard freestyle, third in the 400 yard medley relay and competed in the 200 yard IM and the 400 yard freestyle relay against Le Moyne on 1/20…Captured first place in the 200 yard freestyle relay, first in the 50 yard freestyle, first in the 400 yard medley relay, first in the 800 yard freestyle relay, first in the 100 yard freestyle and second in the 400 yard freestyle, along with fifth place in the 100 yard butterfly at the Northeast-10 Championships from 1/31-2/2…At the Metropolitan Conference Championship from 2/15-2/17, took second place in the 200 yard freestyle and was 10th in the 500 yard freestyle and 12th in the 50 yard freestyle.
As a Sophomore in 2011-12:
Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team honoree...Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection...Finished ninth in the 100 yard freestyle and seventh in the 200 yard medley relay placed seventh against CCSU…Helped finish fifth in the 400 yard medley relay at the Werblin Invite…Placed second in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle against Saint Rose…Added a first place finish in the 400 yard freestyle relay, as well as finishing second in the 50 yard freestyle and 200 yard medley relay versus TCNJ…Placed first in the 200 yard individual medley, as well as second in the 100 yard butterfly and 400 yard freestyle relay at the USSMA Invite…Took third place in the 50 yard freestyle at the Bentley Invite…Notched a second place finish in the 100 yard butterfly versus Marist…Took second in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle and helped place second in the 400 yard medley relay against Conn. College… Northeast-10 Conference Champion in the 200 yard freestyle relay, 400 yard medley relay and 800 yard freestyle relay...Also placed second overall in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle at the NE-10's...Helped take seventh place overall in the 200 freestyle relay and fifth in the 400 freestyle relay at the Metro Championships.
As a Freshman in 2010-11:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll pick...Northeast-10 Conference champion in the 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay....Finished 11th in the 200 yard freestyle and competed in the 100 yard backstroke, 200 yard butterfly and 200 yard IM at the Werblin Invitational...Took first place in the 100 yard freestyle while placing second in the 50 yard freestyle against Saint Rose...Recorded a third place finish in the 100 yard freestyle against CCSU...Collected second place honors in the 50 yard freestyle against TCNJ...Led SCSU to a first place finish in the 200 yard medley relay at the USMMA Invitational...Helped take third place in the 400 yard medley relay at the NE-10 Invitational…Led SCSU to a second place finish in the 200 yard medley relay while taking second place in the 100 yard freestyle and received third place honors in the 50 yard freestyle and the 100 yard butterfly against Marist…Registered a first place finish in the 400 yard medley relay while finishing third in the 100 and 200 yard freestyle and fourth in the 50 yard freestyle against Conn. College…Raced in the 200 yard medley relay, 100 yard backstroke and the 200 yard freestyle relay events against West Chester…Helped SCSU finish second in the 200 yard medley relay while also placing second in the 200 yard butterfly versus Queens…Led SCSU to a first place victory in the 200 and 400 yard freestyle relay as well as the 200 and 400 yard medley relay at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-State and All-League selection at Seymour (Conn.) High School…NVL Champions two years in a row…High school record holder…Pool record holder...Team captain in her senior year.
Personal:
Daughter of Barbara Pleban…Born in Lezajsk, Poland…An exercise science/human performance major.
