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2008-2009 Women's Swimming Roster

Rachel Heyer

Rachel Heyer

  • Position:
    Sprint Freestyle
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Stratford
  • Hometown:
    Stratford, Conn.

Summary

Biography

Two-time All-American

As a Junior in 2007-08:
Earned All-America honors in 800 freestyle relay...Northeast-10 Champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic Team…Part of the winning 4x400-yard freestyle relay team against Yale…Member of the winning 4x200-yard medley relay team and won the 50 yard freestyle at The College of New Jersey...Finished first with the 4x400-yard freestyle relay team against Yale and Fairfield…Placed second in the 50-yard freestyle at Connecticut College…Won the 50-yard freestyle, placed second in the 100-yard freestyle and was a member of the winning 4x400-yard freestyle relay team against Marist…Part of three relay teams (4x200-yard freestyle, 4x200 yard medley and 4x400-yard freestyle) that finished third and took second in the 50-yard freestyle at the Metropolitan Championships…Took 11th as a member of the 4x800-yard freestyle relay team at the NCAA Championships.
As a Sophomore in 2006-07:
All-American as a part of the 200-yard freestyle relay…Named to Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic Team…Won the 100-yard freestyle at the Bentley Invitational…Finished third in the 50-yard freestyle against Yale…Part of the winning 4x100-yard medley relay team and placed second in the 50-yard freestyle and third in the 100-yard freestyle against The College of New Jersey…Part of the winning 4x50-yard freestyle relay (meet record) and 4x100-yard freestyle relay (meet record) at the Northeast-10 Championships...Also took second in the 50-yard freestyle at the Northeast-10 Championships…Part of the winning 4x100-yard freestyle relay and finished second in the 50-yard freestyle and third in the 100-yard freestyle at Marist…Won the 100-yard freestyle against Queens and St. Rose…Part of the winning 4x50-yard freestyle relay at the Metropolitan Championships on…Part of the 200 freestyle relay team that earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships.

As a Freshman in 2005-06:
Competed in five relays at the Sonny Werblin Invitational at Rutgers…Part of the winning 4x100-yard freestyle relay at New Jersey…Part of the winning 4x100-yard freestyle relay team and finished second in the 100-yard freestyle at the Bentley Invitational…Part of the winning 4x50-yard freestyle relay and 4x100-yard freestyle relay teams at the Northeast-10 Championships...Also placed third in the 50-yard freestyle, fourth in the 200-yard freestyle and fifth in the 100-yard freestyle at the Northeast-10 Championships...Took second in the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard freestyle against Coast Guard…Won the 500-yard freestyle against Queens and St. Rose…Part of the winning 4x100-yard freestyle relay against West Chester.

Before SCSU:
Earned Team MVP honors at Stratford (Conn.) High School…Served as team captain as a senior...Named the team ‘s Rookie of the Year as a freshman.

Personal:
Daughter of Beverly Lagerfeldt…Has a sister, Lindsay, and a brother, Stephen…A nursing major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2007-2008Junior

    Sprint Freestyle
  • 2008-2009Senior

    Sprint Freestyle