Sophia was a six-time all-Big 9 Conference honoree at Mankato West High School who was a five-time individual state qualifier for the Scarlets … closed out prep career by placing 12th in the 100-yard backstroke and 14th in the 100 freestyle at the Minnesota state meet … during abbreviated junior season, posted the fastest time in the 100 backstroke and the fourth-fastest mark in the 100 butterfly at the State True Team meet … qualified for the state meet in both the 50 and 100 freestyle as an eighth-grader and freshman, while reaching state in the 50 free and 100 back as a sophomore … earned first state appearance as a seventh-grader in the 200 freestyle … member of the National Honor Society