Career Bests
2016-17
At the Summit League Championships, finished 15th in the 100 fly (58.38), 19th in the 200 fly (2:15.08) and 23rd in the 100 back (59.86) … was the runner-up in the 100 fly (1:02.48) … finished in the top-10 of 18 events … on the Coyote Top 10 list, ranks fifth in the 100 fly (58.16), seventh in the 100 back (58.50), seventh in the 200 back (2:06.88) and ninth in the 200 fly (2:10.43) … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2015-16
Finished 11th in the 100 fly (58.16), 12th in the 200 fly (2:10.43) and 18th in the 100 back (1:00.43) at the Summit League Championships … placed third in the 100 fly against North Dakota with a time of 1:00.90 … ranks fifth on the Coyote Top 10 list in the 100 fly and ninth in the 200 fly with times of 58.16 and 2:10.43, respectively … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2014-15
Placed 13th in the 100 fly (59.03), took 18th in the 200 back (2:09.90) and 20th in the 100 back (1:00.63) at the Summit League Championships … won the 100 fly in a dual with South Dakota State (1/23) … member of winning 400-meter medley relay in season opening dual with Minnesota State (10/11) … finished runner-up in the 100 back in dual with Northern Iowa (10/25) … swam a leg on the winning 400-meter freestyle relay in a dual with Omaha (11/6) … swam a season best 25.41 in the 50 free, 55.24 in the 100 free, 28.65 in the 50 back, 59.21 in the 100 back, 2:08.92 in the 200 back and 58.65 in the 100 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
Recorded three wins, five second-place finishes and five third-place finishes... Placed 10th in the 200 yard backstroke (2:06.88), 11th in the 100 yard backstroke (58.64) and 12th in the 100 yard fly (58.56) at The Summit League Championships... Had second-best 50 yard backstroke time (28.02), 100 yard backstroke time (58.50) and 200 yard backstroke time (2:06.88) on team. Also had team's third-best 100 yard fly time (58.56)... Posted eighth-best 100 yard backstroke time on the league performance list (58.50)... Finished sixth at the 100 yard backstroke (59.20) at the Rochester Invitational... Named to the Summit League Honor Roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status.
Prep
Earned 12 top-10 finishes at the KSHSAA 6A State Meet...all-state honoree in 2011 and 2012...earned NISCA Academic All-America honors following the 2012-13 season...four-year varsity letterwinner...two-time EKL 100-meter butterfly champion
Personal
Daughter of Todd and Bridgette Kirtley... kinesiology and sport science major.
