Biography
As a Senior in 2013-14:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Northeast-10 Conference champion in the 400 yard medley relay and the 100 yard breaststroke…Took third in the 100 yard breaststroke and ninth in the 100 yard freestyle on 10/4 against West Chester and Shippensburg…Placed 27th in the 50 yard freestyle, 26th in the 100 yard backstroke, 40th in the 200 yard IM, 14th in the 400 yard IM, 14th in the 200 yard freestyle relay, ninth in the 400 yard freestyle relay, 14th in the 200 yard medley relay and 11th in the 400 yard medley relay on 10/18 at the Rutgers Invite…Took first in the 400 yard medley relay, first in the 100 yard breaststroke and first in the 200 yard breaststroke on 10/25 against St. Rose and Merrimack…Placed first in the 200 yard medley relay, first in the 100 yard breaststroke, first in the 200 yard breaststroke and third in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 11/2 against The College of New Jersey…Finished eighth in the 200 yard IM, third in the 50 yard freestyle and eighth in the 100 yard butterfly on 11/23 at the USMMA Invite…Took second in the 200 yard freestyle relay, ninth in the 50 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, fifth in the 100 yard freestyle, second in the 400 yard IM and second in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/11 against Marist…Placed second in the 200 yard medley relay, first in the 100 yard breaststroke, second in the 200 yard breaststroke and third in the 200 yard freestyle on 1/12 against Connecticut College…Took first in the 200 yard freestyle and second in the 200 yard backstroke on 1/17 against Queens College…Placed first in the 200 yard IM and third in the 100 yard butterfly on 1/18 against LeMoyne…Took seventh in the 200 yard medley relay, fourth in the 200 yard IM, first in the 400 yard medley relay, first in the 100 yard breaststroke and ninth in the 200 yard freestyle relay and first in the 200 yard breaststroke at the Northeast-10 Championships.
As a Junior in 2012-13:
Northeast-10 Conference champion in the 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Made her Owls’ debut by finishing second in the 200 yard breaststroke, fourth in the 200 yard medley relay and the 400 yard medley relay, fifth in the 100 yard freestyle, sixth in the 200 yard freestyle relay and the 100 yard breaststroke and eighth in the 800 yard freestyle relay against West Chester and Shippensburg on 10/5-6…At the Rutgers Sonny Werblin Invite on 10/19-20, finished sixth in the 200 yard medley relay, eighth in the 200 yard freestyle relay and 10th in the 400 yard IM…Also competed in the 200 yard IM, the 50 yard freestyle, the 400 yard medley relay, and the 100 yard freestyle...Placed first in the 400 yard medley relay, second in the 100 yard breaststroke and third in the 200 yard breaststroke against Saint Rose on 10/26…In the meet against Yale on 11/2, placed third in the 200 yard medley relay, third in the 100 yard breaststroke, third in the 200 yard freestyle relay and sixth in the 400 yard IM… Was seventh in the 500 yard freestyle and seventh in the 100 yard butterfly at the USMMA Invite on 11/17…Posted a third place mark in the 100 yard breaststroke, was fourth in the 200 yard breaststroke and also competed in the 200 and 400 yard IM at the Pace Invitational on 11/30-12/1…Placed first in the 100 yard breaststroke, second in the 200 yard medley relay, second in the 200 yard breaststroke and fifth in the 400 yard freestyle relay against TCNJ on 12/8…On 1/12 against Marist, finished first in the 100 yard breaststroke, third in 200 yard medley relay and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle…In the meet against Connecticut College on 1/13, finished first in the 100 yard breaststroke, second in the 200 yard breaststroke and fourth in the 200 yard freestyle relay…Also competed in the 200 yard medley relay…Finished first in the 200 yard medley relay, first in the 200 yard IM and first in the 100 yard freestyle against Queens on 1/18…Touched the wall first in the 400 yard medley relay and was second in the 100 yard breaststroke and in the 50 yard freestyle against Le Moyne on 1/20…Swam a leg of the winning 200 yard freestyle relay, 400 yard medley relay and 200 yard medley relay tandems at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships…Also placed second in the 400 yard freestyle relay, third in the 100 yard breaststroke and seventh in the 50 yard freestyle…At the Metropolitan Conference Championships from 2/15-2/17, placed fourth in the 100 yard breaststroke, seventh in the 200 yard breaststroke and was a member of the 400 freestyle relay group that placed eighth.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-American selection in eight events at Iowa Central Community College (Iowa) in 2010-11...Made nationals in 100 and 200 breastroke, 200 IM, 400 relay, 200 relay and 800 free relay in 2010-11...Made NJCAA nationals in 100 and 200 breaststroke, 200 IM, 200 relay and 400 relay at Lincoln College (Ill.)...All-American selection in 100 and 200 breaststroke, 200 relay and 400 relay...Broke Lincoln College 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 relay records...MAC swimmer of the year at Clinton(Iowa) High School,...All-State selection...Most improved athlete in 2007-08...Selected as team MVP 2010...Zone qualifier...Served as team captain in her senior year...Also played softball and track.
Personal:
The daughter of Helena and Bill Hess...Born in Iowa City, Iowa...Plans to major in communications.
