Catie Coursen

Position:
Distance Freestyle
Class:
Senior
High School:
Soldotna High School
Hometown:
Soldotna, Alaska

2008-09: finished 44th in the 50 freestyle (28.24 sec) and seventh in 200 butterfly (2:53.44) in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... was a member of the third place 200 freestyle relay team (1:53.73) in a home meet against Nebraska ... swam the 100 freestyle in 1:02.57 to finish 57th during the second day of the Minnesota Challenge and placed 52nd in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:17.13 ... placed 22nd in the 500 freestyle (5:40.76) during the first day of the season ending Summit League Championships and swam to an 18th place finish in the 1650 freestyle (19:50.83)

2007-08: placed sixth in the 500 freestyle in a dual against Iowa State (2.58.40)... turned in a 12th place finish in the 200 IM in a triangular against Northern Iowa and Northern Colorado... finished 16th at The Summit League Championships in the 400 IM (5.25.61)

2006-2007: Finished fifth in the 1000 freestyle (12:23.10) and sixth in the 500 freestyle (6:11.64) in a dual against Nebraska ... placed fourth in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:38.47 in a dual against Pfeiffer (N.C.) ... finished 41st in the 500 freestyle (5:55.93) and 54th in the 50 freestyle (28.80) at the Minnesota Challenge ... Mid-Continent Conference all academic team selection

2005-2006: She swam the team's top time in 1,650-yard freestyle (20:08.90) en route to a top-five finish at the National Independent Conference Championships ...

Before SDSU: Lettered three times at Soldotna High School, but completed coursework for graduation through Connections home-school program ... placed 14th at the state meet in the 500 freestyle in 2003 ... also competed in soccer at the prep level ... swam at the club level for the Soldotna Silver Salmon