Katie Faulkner

Katie Faulkner

Year: Senior
Hometown: Homer, Alaska
High School: Phillips Academy Andover
Position: Free
House Affiliation: Winthrop

Senior · 2009-10
Placed fifth in the 1,650 and 1,000 free events and 11th in the 500 free at Ivy Championships … Placed second in the 1,000 free and third in the 500 free against Penn.

Junior · 2008-09
Recipient of the Alicia McCabe Award as the most improved swimmer … Placed third in the 1,000-yard  freestyle, fourth in the 1,650 free and ninth in the 500 free at Ivy League Championships ... Finished sixth in the 500 free in a dual against Columbia ... Captured third in the 1,000 and fourth in the 500 free against Brown ... Placed third in the 1,000 free in season opener against Dartmouth and Cornell.

Sophomore · 2007-08
Recipient of the teams team’s Dr. Mary Ellen Mangano Award as an “unsung heroine” ... Finished seventh in the 1,650-yard freestyle, eighth in the 500 free and 10th in the 200 free at the ECAC Championships ... Placed second in the 1,000 free against Brown ... Finished second in the 500 freestyle against Cornell and Dartmouth.

Freshman · 2006-07
Finished second in the 500-yard freestyle (5:04.92), fourth in the 1,650 free and sixth in the 100 free at the ECAC Championships ... Finished second in the 1,650 free in a dual against New Hampshire ... Placed fourth in the 500 free during Harvard's dual victory over Columbia.

Background
Attended Phillips Academy Andover ... Four-year participant in swimming, cross country and crew ... Captain of championship-winning swimming and cross country teams.

Parents Jon Faulkner ’83 and Sara Cox ’79 were members of Harvard and Radcliffe varsity crews.