Career Honors
• 2025-26 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2024-25 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career-Best Times (collegiate)
50 Free: 23.77 at Arkansas, 1.30.26
100 Free: 52.13 vs. Southern Illinois, 2.1.25
200 Free: 1:52.65 at Phill Hansel Invitational, 11.20.25
100 Breast: 1:05.72 at Tennessee Last Chance Invitational, 2.28.25
As a Sophomore (2025-26)
• Among the top five on the Commodores’ season performer list in the 50 and 200 free
• Swam the 50 (23.96), 100 (52.50) and 200 (1:53.70) free at the SEC Championships (Feb. 17-21)
• Qualified for the D Final of the 200 free with a career-low time at the Phill Hansel Invitational (Nov. 19-21)
• Also posted season-best mark at the meet in the 100 breast (1:07.51), swimming the 50 (24.63) and 100 (52.48) free as well
• Led Vandy in the 50 and 100 free—with the fastest time of her career in the former event and best of the campaign in the latter—at Arkansas (Jan. 30)
• Paced the Commodores with a then career-low time in the 50 free (23.91) and was second on the team in the 100 free (53.79) in tri-meet with Kentucky and Texas A&M (Jan. 16)
• Finished fourth with a season-best mark in the 100 free (52.45) at Southern Illinois (Jan. 17)
• Led Vandy in the 100 free (53.92) in match-ups with San Diego State and San Diego (Jan. 2)
• Competed in the 100 (53.15) and 200 (1:54.47) in tri-meet against Missouri and McKendree (Nov. 1)
• Took part in the 50, 100 (54.23) and 200 free in meet with Indiana State and Illinois (Nov. 7-8)
• Swam the 50 (31.37) and 100 (1:09.41) breast in win over North Florida (Oct. 4) to begin the season
As a Freshman (2024-25)
• Finished fifth on the team’s season performer list in the 100 breast
• Posted career-best marks in the 50 free B Final as well as in advancing to the B Final of the 100 breast, also making the B Final of the 100 free (52.67) and competing in the 200 free (1:56.21) at the Tennessee Last Chance Invitational (Feb. 28-March 1)
• Moved on to the 100 breast (1:06.70) D Final and also competed in the 50 (24.38) and 100 (53.33) free while making her collegiate debut at the Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 20-22)
• Recorded season-low times in the 100 and 200 free in final meet of the regular season against Southern Illinois (Feb. 1)
• Swam the 100 free (53.43) and the 50 breast in dual meet with Arkansas (Jan. 17)
• Competed in the 100 (54.30) and 200 (1:58.32) free in first-ever home meet against Kentucky (Jan. 3)
The Hite File
• Is majoring in engineering science
• Competed at Southeast High and for the Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team
• Was runner-up in the final of the 100 breast (1:04.90) at the Florida Class 3A state championship her senior season
• Won the 100 breast and was second in the 100 free (52.92) at the district championship that fall
• Earned a second-place finish in the 100 breast (1:04.77) at the state meet when she was a junior
• Claimed both the 100 free and 100 breast at the district championship her junior year
• Posted a third-place result in the 100 breast at the state championship as a sophomore, also moving on to finals in the 100 free
• Advanced to finals in the both the 50 and 200 breast at the Florida Senior Championships each of her last two years at the prep level
• A member of both the National Honor Society and Technology Student Association while in high school
• Daughter of Ursula Szekely and Tyler Hite
Why Vanderbilt: “I chose Vanderbilt because of its joyful and welcoming environment, as well as its strong academics that will prepare me for success in life.”