2012 Division II Swimmer of the Year by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America
2012 Finalist for 2012 Division II Honda Award (issued to the Female Athlete of the Year)
2012 NCAA National Champion (200 and 400 IM)
2011 NCAA National Champion (200 individual medley)
2011 NCAA National Runner-Up (400 individual medley and 200 butterfly)
2011 All-American (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 butterfly and 200 backstroke)
2011 Northeast-10 Conference Champion (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 butterfly, 400 medley relay, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay)
2011 Northeast-10 Conference Swimmer of the Year
2011 Most Outstanding Performer of Northeast-10 Conference Championship
2011Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection
2010 All-American (200 backstroke, 200 butterfly, 400 IM, 400 medley relay, 200 IM and 200 medley relay)
2010 Most Outstanding Performer at Northeast-10 Championships
2010Northeast-10 Conference Champion (800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 200 IM, 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke)
2010 Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
As a Junior in 2011-12:
2012 Division II Swimmer of the Year by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America...Finalist for 2012 Division II Honda Award, issued to the Female Athlete of the Year...2012 NCAA national champion in the 200 and 400 IM...Set a new NCAA record in the 200 IM...2012 NCAA national runner-up in the 200 butterfly...Finished third at NCAA’s in the 200 backstroke...2012 Northeast-10 Conference Swimmer of the Year...Most Outstanding Performer of 2012 Northeast-10 Championships...Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection...Northeast-10 Conference champion in seven different events... Finished second in the 200 yard backstroke and 200 yard butterfly, as well as third in the 200 yard breaststroke against CCSU…Placed fifth in the 200 yard IM and second in the 400 yard IM, as well as sixth in the 100 yard backstroke and fourth in the 200 yard medley relay at the Werblin Invite…Captured first in the 200 yard IM and the 200 yard butterfly against Saint Rose…Placed first in the 200 yard butterfly and 200 yard breaststroke, as well as second in the 100 yard butterfly and 200 yard Medley Relay versus TCNJ…Captured first in the 500 yard freestyle and placed second in the 200 yard freestyle at the USSMA Invite…Finished first in the 100 yard backstroke and third in the 100 yard breaststroke at the Bentley Invite…Registered first place finishes in the 100 yard backstroke, the 200 yard breaststroke and the 400 yard individual medley against Marist…Took first place in the 200 yard freestyle, the 200 yard butterfly and the 100 yard butterfly, as well as second in the 400 medley relay versus Conn. College…Northeast-10 Conference champion in the 200 freestyle relay, 200 IM, 400 medley relay, 100 butterfly, 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly...Set new NE-10 records in the 200 IM, 200 fly and 200 freestyle relay...Set a new NCAA record in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.09...Claimed the NCAA title in the 400 IM in 4:16.25...Posted a runner-up time of 1:59.11 – which actually broke the old NCAA mark – in the 200 fly...Recorded a third place effort in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:58.19.
As a Sophomore in 2010-11:
NCAA national champion in the 200 individual medley...NCAA national runner-up in the 400 individual medley and 200 butterfly...All-American in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 butterfly and 200 backstroke...Northeast-10 Conference champion in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 butterfly, 400 medley relay, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay...Northeast-10 Conference Swimmer of the Year...Most Outstanding Performer of Northeast-10 Conference championship...Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection...Finished third in the 200 yard butterfly and fourth in both the 100 yard backstroke and 400 yard IM while also competing in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle at the Werblin Invitational...Took first place in the 200 yard butterfly and placed second in the 200 yard breaststroke against Saint Rose...Recorded a first place finish in the 100 yard backstroke and a second place finish in the 400 yard IM against CCSU...Finished third in the 100 yard backstroke against Yale...Collected first place honors in the 200 yard butterfly, 200 backstroke and 200 IM against TCNJ...Led SCSU to a first place finish in the 200 yard medley relay and took first in the 200 yard breaststroke and third in the 200 yard freestyle at the USMMA Invitational...Recorded a first place finish in the 400 yard IM along with a third place finish in the 100 yard butterfly at the NE-10 Invitational…Took first place honors in the 100 yard backstroke, 200 yard butterfly and 400 yard IM while leading SCSU to a second place finish in the 200 yard medley relay against Marist…Registered a first place finish in the 400 yard medley relay, the 200 yard backstroke, 100 yard butterfly and the 200 yard IM against Conn. College…Won the 400 yard IM and 100 yard butterfly against West Chester…Placed second in the 50 yard freestyle versus Queens…Helped SCSU to a first place finish in the 200 and 400 yard medley and the 400 yard freestyle relay while collecting first place honors in the 200 and 400 yard IM and the 200 yard butterfly at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships...Captured the NCAA title in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.88, missing the national record by .32 seconds...Placed second in the 400 IM at the NCAA’s with a time of 4:15.59...Second in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:00.34...Finished fourth in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:59.91.
As a Freshman in 2009-10:
All-American – 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly, 400 IM, 400 medley relay, 200 IM and 200 medley relay; Most Outstanding Performer at Northeast-10 Championships; Northeast-10 Conference Champion – 800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 200 IM, 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Finished third in the 100 yard backstroke and sixth in the 200 yard freestyle at the Sonny Werblin Invitational…Took first place in the 200 yard IM against St. Rose…Placed first in the 50 yard freestyle, the 800 yard IM and the 400 yard backstroke against Sacred Heart and CCSU…Finished first in the 100 yard backstroke, 200 yard backstroke and the 200 yard butterfly against The College of New Jersey…Placed first in the 100 yard backstroke and the 400 yard IM at C.W. Post…Took first in the 500 yard freestyle and third in the 100 yard freestyle at the USMMA Invitational…Finished first in the 100 yard butterfly and the 200 yard backstroke at Yale…Placed first in the 400 yard IM and the 200 yard backstroke at the Bentley Invitational…Took first in the 200 yard medley relay and 200 yard backstroke against Marist…Finished first in the 100 yard backstroke, 200 yard backstroke and the 200 yard IM against Conn. College and Maine…Placed first in the 100 yard butterfly and second in the 200 yard butterfly against West Chester…Took first in the 200 and 800 yard freestyle relays, first in the 200 yard IM, first in the 200 and 400 yard medley relays and first in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke at the NE-10 Championships…Finished 23rd in the 50 yard freestyle and sixth in the 100 yard backstroke at the Metropolitan Championships…Placed sixth in the 200 yard IM, 15th in the 200 yard medley relay, eighth in the 400 yard IM and 15th in the 400 yard medley relay and 12th in the 200 yard backstroke at the NCAA Championships...
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
At Watertown (Conn.) High School, selected All-State and All-League…Also named team MVP for four seasons…Selected as team captain in her senior season.
Personal:
The daughter of Diane and Scott Thomas…Born in Waterbury, Conn….An exercise science/human performance major.