University of South Dakota Athletics

2014-15
Finished runner-up in the 100 fly and third in the 200 fly in the season-opening dual versus Minnesota State (10/11) … swam a season best 59.62 in the 100 fly and 2:20.36 in the 200 fly ... named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2013-14
Had one win, two third-place finishes and one fourth- and fifth-place finish... Finished eighth in the 100 yard fly (58.87), ninth in the 200 yard fly (2:09.02) and 21^st in the 200 yard IM (2:14.08) at The Summit League Championships... Posted team's top 200 yard fly (2:09.02), second-best 100 yard fly (58.42) and fourth-best 50 yard fly (29.23) times... Placed eighth in the 200 yard fly (2:15.47) at the Rochester Invitational.

2012-13
Redshirted.

2011-12
Earned one All-Summit League honor as part of 200 medley relay team that placed third at conference meet with time of 1:46.86...qualified for finals of 200 fly at Summit League meet and took eighth (2:13.52)...finished 15th in 100 fly at meet at 1:01.24...swam a personal-best time of 2:12.04 in 200 butterfly at Falcon Invite, which was sixth-best time in Summit League on the season...part of 400 medley relay team that set new USD pool record of 4:27.15 against SDSU (12/10/12)...named to Academic All-Summit League team and earned Distinguished Scholar status.

Prep
A three-time state qualifier who competes for Lockport Township High School... qualified for state three times in the 100 butterfly, earning all-section honors each time, and also was a two-time state qualifier in the medley relay...helped her team to a top 12 finish in the state in 2009...was also a 3-year Illinois Senior Qualifier in the 100 and 200 butterfly...won her sectional meet with a 59.09 time in the 100 butterfly.

Personal
Daughter of Dean and Laura Knowles...elementary education major.