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Swimming and Diving

2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster

Jarren Duffy
Madisen Martinez
Aaron C Packard/USD

Kaitlyn Housenga

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Pleasant Valley HS
  • Hometown Iowa City, Iowa

Biography

Career Bests

2020-21
Competed at the Summit League Championships in the 400 IM (5:00.88), 1650 free (18:30.54) and 200 fly (2:19.64)...swam season bests in the 400 free (4:59.10) and 800 free (10:23.38) while finishing ninth and fifth, respectively during a home dual with St. Cloud State...placed fifth in the 1000 free in a season best 11:35.30 during a dual with Omaha...finished seventh in the 1000 free during the Quad Duals...placed in the top 10 in 10 events...made the Summit League honor roll.

2019-20
Finished fifth in the 200 fly in a season best 2:16.50 while also placing sixth in the 400 IM (4:53.05) at the Jackrabbit Invitational...placed eighth in the 500 free (5:45.04) and eighth in the 1000 free (11:38.26) in a dual with Northern Iowa...finished fifth in the 1000 free (11:39.58) and eighth in the 200 fly (2:28.60) in a dual with Minnesota State...season bests include the 500 free (5:26.34), 1000 free (11:16.61), 1650 free (18:43.27), 100 fly (1:01.74), 200 fly (2:16.50) and 400 IM (4:52.50)...placed in top 10 in nine events … made the Summit League honor roll.

2018-19
Finished fifth in the 500 free (5:20.02) and 10th in the 200 fly (2:25.06) at the Coyote Invitational...placed seventh in the 200 fly (2:39.59) and ninth in the 200 free (2:24.26) in a dual with Minnesota State...placed sixth in the 200 back (2:40.56) in a dual with South Dakota State...season bests include the 200 free (2:24.26), 400 free (4:53.84), 500 free (5:20.02), 800 free (10:11.17), 1000 free (11:30.75), 1650 free (18:16.93), 200 back (2:40.65), 200 fly (2:13.33) and 400 IM (4:44.56).

2017-18
Placed 15th in the both the 1,650 free (18:32.85) and the 200 fly (2:13.82) at the Summit League Championships … won the 200-meter fly (2:33.95) at the dual against Western Illinois … finished in the top-five in eight events … season best times in the 500 free (5:18.77), 200 fly (2:12.57), 1,000 free (11:27.69), 400 IM (4:50.94), 1,650 free (18:21.31), 200 IM (2:20.62) and 200 back (2:18.20) ... made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Competed for the Local Swimming Committee (LSC) and ranked fourth in the 400-yard individual medley and sixth in the 200-yard butterfly ...  in 2014 helped lead Pleasant Valley High School to the state championship ... named to the Iowa All-State team, was second team for the 500-yard freestyle and first team for the 400-yard freestyle relay ...competed with Team Iowa at the Central Zone Open Water Championships from 2014-16.

Personal
Daughter of Dan and Julee Housenga

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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