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Swimming and Diving

2025-26 Swimming and Diving Roster

Gen Hirata

Lauren Anderson

  • Position Back
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Mitchell HS
  • Hometown Mitchell, S.D.

Biography


Career Bests

2024-25
Competed in four events at the Summit League Championships posting collegiate best times in two of her three individuals events, the 100 back (57.85) and 200 back (2:03.51) to go with the 500 free (5:16.83) along with the 400 medley relay...swam into the Coyote Top 10 chart with the time in the 200 back at the Summit League Championship and now sits 10th all time...posted a collegiate best in the 500 free (5:16.23) at the St. Thomas Invite and in the 50 free (26.45) at the Huskie Invite...placed fourth in the 200 back and eighth in the 100 back at the St. Thomas Invite...placed in the top ten in five events.

2023-24
Competed in four events at the Summit League Championships, the 500 free, 100 back, 200 back and 400 medley relay...swam season bests at the Summit League Championships in the 500 free (5:17.27), 200 back (2:05.75) and 100 back (58.03)...placed sixth in the 200 back and seventh in the 100 back in a dual with South Dakota State...placed in the top 10 in five events...Summit League Honor Roll.

PREP
Posted seven top 12 finishes at the 2022 South Dakota Long Course Championships. Competed in five events at the Speedo Sectionals in 2022. Competed in nine events, six individual and three relays, at the South Dakota short course 13 & over State A Championships. The National Honors Society member plans to study business at South Dakota.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Lee and Michelle Anderson...older sister Lucie was a four-year member of the Coyote swimming and diving program from 2018-22...planning to study business

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Back
    5'8"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Back
    5'9"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Back
    5'9"