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2006-07 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Katie Harrigan

Katie Harrigan

  • Position:
    Back/Free
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Portage, Mich.
  • High School:
    Northern
  • Letters:
    2

Summary

Biography


2006-07: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: Earned Honorable Mention All-America distinction in five events ... finished 16th in the 100 backstroke (59.85) ... led off the 12th-place 400 medley relay (3:58.49), which set a school record of 3:57.95 in the preliminary round, as well as the 16th-place 200 medley (1:50.44) and 200 free (1:40.24) relays ... swam the third leg of the 400 free relay (3:35.23), which finished 14th. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIP: Led off the 200 medley relay, which finished fourth and set a new WSU record (1:49.04), as well as the second-place 200 freestyle relay (1:39.37) and third-place 400 medley relay (4:01.87) ... finished second in the 100 backstroke (59.49), fourth in the 200 back (2:10.16), and eighth in the 200 individual medley (2:14.10) ... swam in the preliminary 400 free relay (3:41.63). SEASON: Was on two school record-setting relays Dec. 1-2 at the Eastern Michigan Invitational, the 800 freestyle (7:46.92) and 200 medley (1:49.08) relays ... helped get the 200 medley relay qualified for nationals March 3 at Ashland's Last Chance Meet, setting another WSU record (1:47.96).

2005-06: Won the 200 IM (2:08.76) earning 20 points ... placed second in both the 100 back (59.50) and 200 back (2:08.32) earning 17 points in each event ... was a member of the first place 400 medley relay team (3:59.46) with Staudacher, Koehler and Danaher ... was a member of the third place 200 medley relay team (1:50.50) with Hill, Staudacher and White ... was a member of the third place 200 free relay team (1:39.26) with Danaher White and Koehler ... was a member of the fourth place 400 free relay team (3:38.91) of White, Danaher and Koehler.

2004-05: Set four school records, in the 100 butterfly (59.83), the 100 (58.24) and 200 (2:06.10) backstrokes, and the 200 individual medley (2:10.52) ... the latter three records were broken all in one meet, the Eastern Michigan Invitational.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Portage Northern ... earned four varsity letters for coach Steve Rochow and the Huskies ... was named team Most Valuable Player and captain as a senior, while also being selected to the All-Division team ... as a junior, she was an All-State selection as well as All-Division and team MVP ... earned the Most Improved award as a sophomore ... a scholastic honor roll member all four years ... placed seventh in the Division II state championship as a junior and 10th in the Division I championship as a senior in the 100 back ... has also swam for the Portage Aquatic Club and the Southwest Michigan Aquatic team and coach Jeff Russell.

Personal: Full name--Kathleen E. Harrigan ... born in New Orleans, La. ... daughter of Michael and Anne Harrigan ... has two brothers, Kevin and Sean, and one younger sister, Colleen ... is a liberal arts major ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2005, Fall 2005 and Winter 2006.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2004-05Freshman

    Back/Free
    5'5"
  • 2005-06Sophomore

    Back/Free
    5'5"
  • 2006-07Junior

    Back/Free
    5'5"