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2009-10 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Courtney Roberts

Courtney Roberts

  • Position:
    Breaststroke
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Milan, Mich.
  • High School:
    Milan (Michigan State)
  • Letters:
    2

Summary

Biography

2009-10: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Claimed her second consecutive national title in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.89) … also swam the breaststroke leg of the first-place 200 medley relay (1:41.46) which set WSU and NCAA records … came in third in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.28) … swam the second leg of the 400 medley relay (3:42.91), which finished .64 seconds behind Drury as both schools were under the national record pace … led off the third-place 200 free relay which set a school record (1:34.41). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Won the conference title in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.21), setting a pool record and breaking Ana Gonzalez Pena’s school record, while outtouching Gonzalez Pena in the race by .93 seconds … joined the GLIAC champion 200 medley relay (1:42.56), setting conference, school, meet and pool records … finished second to Gonzalez Pena in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.87) after setting a pool record in the prelims (1:04.93) which Gonzalez Pena broke in the final … led off the second-place 200 free relay (1:34.48) which set a new WSU mark … placed eighth in the 100 butterfly.

2008-09: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned four All-America titles, three First Team and one Honorable Mention ... won a national championship in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.05) defeating UC San Diego's Kendall Bohn by .05 seconds ... swam the second leg of both the second-place 200 medley relay (1:42.62) and the fourth-place 400 medley relay (3:46.43), both of which set school records ... placed 10th in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.52). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Contributed to three conference titles ... won the 100 breaststroke, setting a GLIAC record and breaking her own school record (1:02.35) ... swam the breaststroke portion of both the 200 and 400 medley relays which set school and conference records (1:44.12, 3:47.37) ... led off the fourth-place 200 free relay which set a school record (1:36.92) ... helped break the school record again in a time trial of the 200 free relay which made a national cut (1:36.49) ... broke her own WSU record in the 200 breaststroke, finishing second (2:20.07) ... placed eighth in the 50 free (24.54). SEASON: Broke the school record in the 100 breaststroke for the first time Nov. 1 at Indianapolis (1:05.71) ... named GLIAC Women's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week (Dec. 9) after contributing to four new NCAA "A" qualifiers and breaking school records in both breaststroke events at the Eastern Michigan Invitational ... also joined the record-setting 400 medley relay at EMU.

2007-08 (Michigan State): Had her only season with the Spartans cut short due to illness ... posted a time of 1:05.06 in the 100 breaststroke Nov. 30 at Ohio State, ranking in the top-five all-time at MSU ... fastest 200 breast time was 2:24.72.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Milan ... was a four-year varsity letterwinner for the Big Reds swimming team ... earned all-state honors in each of her four seasons and was a 16-time Huron League champion ... selected as Monroe County Swimmer of the Year in junior and senior seasons and was a First Team Ann Arbor News selection as a senior ... won the 100 breaststroke state championship in 2006 and placed fourth at states in the previous three seasons ... holds school records in 100 breast, 100 fly and 200 free relay ... served as team captain her senior year ... also earned three varsity letters in track, garnering team MVP honors twice ... was a Milan and Huron League first team scholar athlete.

Personal: Full name--Courtney M. Roberts ... born in Ypsilanti ... daughter of Edward and Janice Roberts ... has a half brother, Dee ... is a nursing major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Sophomore

    Breaststroke
    5'5"
  • 2009-10Junior

    Breaststroke
    5'5"