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2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster

Mark Kuhlmann
Mark Kuhlmann

Kirsten Kracke

Kirsten Kracke

  • Position:
    Free/Back
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Farmington
  • Hometown:
    Farmington, Minn.

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards 
All-Summit (2018, 2019)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2015-16)

As a Senior (2018-19)
Garnered All-Summit Honors in five different events: 200 medley relay, 200-free relay, 400 medley relay, 100-back and 400-free relay… Five All-Summit events marked the most on the team for the season… Tallied a time of 56.45 in the 100-backstroke that marked the second-fastest in program history at The Summit League Championships… Tallied a 1:33.79 as part of the 200 free-relay team and a 3:25.66 as part of the 400-free relay team… Both teams swam the second-fastest time in program history… Also had a 3:26.16 in the 400 free-relay that marked fourth-all time… Tallied season-bests in the 50-free (23.43), the 100-free (51.36), the 200-free (1:57.98), the 100-back (56.48), the 200-back (2:09.44) and the 100-fly (1:07.15)… Had the top team performances in the 50-free and the 100-back… Recorded 29 finishes in the top-10 and three event victories… Finished first in the 100-back against Western Illinois (1:00.37)… Had a pair of first-place finishes in the 50-free (25.15) and 100-back (1:00.44) against South Dakota State.

As a Junior (2017-18)
Garnered All-Summit honors in the 50 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay… Helped set a new program records as part of the 200-yard medley relay (1:43.52), 400-yard medley relay (3:46.98) and 200-yard free relay (1:32.59) teams at The Summit League Championships… Also swam season-bests in the 50-yard free (23.75), 100-yard free (52.50), 50-yard back (26.79) and 200-yard back (2:05.32) at The Summit League Championships… Also recorded third and fourth-place showings in the same meet for the 50-yard and 100-yard back… Tallied 30 individual top-10 finishes and 25 top-5 finishes… Totaled three first-place results in 100-yard free (52.66) at the Kansas Classic, the 50-yard back (28.43) against South Dakota and the 100-yard back (1:01.03) against Western Illinois… Finished third 11 different times for the season.

As a Sophomore (2016-17)
Won the 50 free (25.88) at Northern Colorado...Clocked a season-low 2:12.75 in the 200 back at the Grinnell Invite...Swam season bests in the 100 free (52.96) and 100 back (57.90) at the Summit League Championships...Helped set a school record in the 400 medley relay, teaming up with Morgan Stepp, Tiril Jensen and Rachel Morrow for a fourth-place time of 3:48.34 at the league championships.


As a Freshman (2015-16)
Competed in 10 meets in her inaugural campaign…Part of two winning 200 free relay teams…Member of Omaha’s fastest 200 free relay team of the season (1:36.99), joining teammates Natalie Renshaw, Cassie Jahn and MacKenzie Ritter…Had a standout weekend at the Grinnell Invite, securing season-low times in the 500 free (5:26.65), 100 fly (1:06.92) and 200 back (2:16.09)…Swam the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back at the Summit League Championships, notching a season-best time in the 100 back (58.89)…Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.

Farmington High School
Four-year letterwinner for coach Jen Marshall at Farmington High School…Two-time all-state selection and a four-year all-conference honoree…As a senior, named a Minnesota Academic All-American.
 
Personal
Born Jan. 6, 1997 to Cameron and Melanie Kracke in Burnsville, Minn….Has one sister, Caitlin…Hobbies include watching Minnesota Wild games and going to concerts…Majoring in math.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Free/Back
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Free/Back
  • 2017-18Junior

    Free/Back
  • 2018-19Senior

    Free/Back