Kate Mills

Kate Mills

Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
High School: St Francis
Position: Freestyle
House Affiliation: Winthrop

Freshman · 2007-08
Presented with the Outstanding Freshman Award ... Placed 19th in the 200-yard butterfly, 58th in the 200-yard freestyle and 68th in the 200-yard individual medley at the NCAA Championships ... At the Ivy League Championships; swam an NCAA automatic qualifying time in the 200 fly, placing second; hit two “B”-cut times, placing fourth in the 200 IM with a school record (2:01.72) and in the100 fly; was a member of the second-place, school record-setting 800 free relay (7:21.21), hitting an NCAA “B” cut ... Finished second in the 200 fly and 200 free at the HYP meet, swimming “B” times in both events ... Won the 200 free in a dual against Brown ... Won the 500 free and set a new pool record in the 200 fly at a dual hosted by Penn ... Placed sixth with an NCAA “B” qualifying time in the 200 fly at the Georgia Invitational ... Won three events in a dual at Columbia; the 100 fly, 200 IM and set a new pool record in the 200 fly ... Won the 200 back and 1,000 free in duals against Cornell and Dartmouth in her collegiate debut.

Background
Earned All-America honors while at Saint Francis High School ... Team MVP for swimming freshman, sophomore and senior seasons ... Olympic trials qualifier ... Placed fifth with water polo team at Junior Olympics in 2006 ... Graduated with high honors ... Participant in National Charity League ... Worked at Mustard Seed School, St. Johns Shelter and Summerbridge.

Outside interests include painting, dancing and reading.