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2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster

A.J. Olnes
Mark Kuhlmann
Michael Palmer/Summit League
Mark Kuhlmann
Mark Kuhlmann
Mark Kuhlmann

Caroline Gardner

Caroline Gardner

  • Position:
    Breast/IM
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Orono
  • Hometown:
    Plymouth, Minn.

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards
All-Summit (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
Summit League Swimmer of the Week (March 23, 2021, Dec. 14, 2021)
Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2021-22, 2020-21)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20)

As a Senior (2022-23)
Competed in 22 events over eight meets for the Mavericks... posted nine top-10 finishes on the season for the Mavericks... holds 1st-place finishes for the team in the 50 breaststroke (30.02), 100 breaststroke (1:03.00) and 200 breaststroke (2:21.80)… won the 100 breaststroke vs. St. Thomas (Jan. 21) with a time of 1:05.55... placed 7th in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.00) at the Summit League Championships (Feb. 25)… contributed to each of the top-4 finishes for the team in the 200 Medley Relay... placed 3rd in the 200 Medley Relay (1:41.02) and 4th in the 400 Medley Relay (3:45.33) at the Summit League Championships (Feb. 25)… won the 200 Medley Relay at South Dakota State (Nov. 11), at the Rochester Invitational (Dec. 4), and vs. St. Thomas (Jan. 21)… placed 1st in the 400 Medley Relay at the Rochester Invitational (Dec. 4)… posted season-best times in the 100 IM (59.85), 200 IM (2:10.43), 100 backstroke (1:06.45), and 100 freestyle (55.79).

As a Junior (2021-22)
Competed in nine meets and 21 events for Omaha... posted 18 top-10 finishes over those appearances... earned all-conference honors following second place finishes in the 200-Medley Relay and 400-Medley relay... earned an individual medal after placing third in the 100-IM... swam season-best times in the 50-Free (24.62), 100-Free (58.08), 100-Back (1:04.31), 100-Breast (1:03.01), 200-Breast (2:23.35), 100-IM (58,47), and the 200-IM (2:11.51)... landed two times on the 200-Breast top performances, two on the 100-Breast, and two on the 100-IM.

As a Sophomore (2020-21)
Competed in 10 meets and 24 events for Omaha... posted 24 top-10 finishes on the year... tabbed All-Summit with a third place finish in the 100-Breast at the Summit League Championships with a time of 1:03.46... posted five career-best times this season... swam a new best in the 200-Breast (2:21.74) and 100-IM (59.00) at the Summit League Championships... her 200-Breast time of 2:21.74 at the championships is the fifth best time in the event in program history, while the 59.00 100-IM time is the fourth best... swam a career-best time of 55.94 in the 100-Free at the Midland Triangular... posted a career-best time of 2:01.16 vs. Sioux Falls... recorded a time of 2:16.90 in the 200-IM at the Midland Midseason Invite for a new best time... tabbed Summit League Swimmer of the Week following her swims at Northern Iowa... posted a time of 1:06.08 in the 100-Breast.

As a Freshman (2019-20)
Posted 23 top-10 finishes on the year…Named All-Summit in the 100 breast and 200 medley relay…Set a school record in 100 breast with time of 1:02.90 at Summit League Championships…Tabbed Summit League’s Swimmer of the Week on Feb. 11…Member of victorious 200 medley and 200 free relay teams while winning the 100 breast (1:04.95) and 100 IM (1:00.14) at Jackrabbit Invitational…Placed second in the 100 breast (1:02.90), third in the 50 free (24.60), fourth in the 100 IM (58.63) and seventh in the 200 breast (2:23.74) at Summit League Championships…Named to Summit League’s Academic Honor Roll.

Orono High School
Comes to the Mavericks as a four-year letterwinner at Orono High School where she broke several individual records in the breaststroke… Qualified for state three times and earned a spot on the 2017-18 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American team…. Swam club for the Aquajets.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Junior

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  • 2022-23Senior

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