Kara Lucenti Season 2016-17

Class Junior

Hometown Kenilworth, Ill.

High School New Trier HS

Bio

Honors
• 2015-16 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2015 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

2015-16 (Sophomore): Set a school record in the 200 breaststroke (2:11.60) at the UGA Fall Invitational finishing 1st in the finals heat… Broke the school record in the 400 IM (4:19.36) in the finals at the UGA Fall Invitational… Personal record set in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.96) in the prelims at the UGA Fall Invitational, and a PR in the 200 IM (2:02.16) in the prelims at the SEC Championships… Earned finals swims in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships… Totaled 28 podium finishes, with at least one in all ten races last season… 13 1st place finishes, 10 2nd place finishes, and five 3rd place finishes for the Commodores… Placed 1st in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.86), 200 breaststroke (2:16.91), 2nd in the 200 IM (2:06.87), and 3rd in the 400 medley relay (3:52.17) versus South Carolina… 1st in the 50 breaststroke (31.22), 100 IM (1:00.68), 2nd in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.66), and the 100 medley relay (49.34) against UALR… Finished 1st in the 400 IM (4:29.68), 200 breaststroke (2:20.32), 3rd in the 200 medley relay (1:46.40), and 4th in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.38) against Tulane… Earned a pair of 1st place finishes in the 200 IM (2:06.18) and 200 breaststroke (2:20.26) against San Diego State and Oregon State… 1st place in the 200 IM (2:09.17) and 2nd in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.80) against Missouri… Placed 1st in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.92), 2nd in the 200 medley relay (1:48.68), and the 100 backstroke (59.94) versus Campbell and NC A&T… Tallied first place finishes in the 100 backstroke (57.50), the 200 breaststroke (2:21.41), 2nd in the 400 IM (4:30.35), and 3rd in the 200 medley relay (1:48.02) versus Marshall and North Florida… 2nd in the 400 medley relay (3:51.36), 200 breaststroke (2:17.68), and 3rd in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.85) against Arkansas, Houston and Clemson… Started the season with 2nd in the 400 medley relay (3:50.85), 3rd in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.40), and 4th in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.41) versus Florida.

2014-15 (Freshman): Broke two Vanderbilt freshman records in the 100-yard backstroke (55.68) and the 200 IM (2:03.00)… Set three personal records in her debut season with the ‘Dores… PR’d in the 400 IM at the Georgia Tech Invite (4:24.22), in the 100 breaststroke prelims at SEC Champs (1:02.15) and at the Last Chance Meet in the 100 back (55.68)… Made her debut for the ‘Dores on Sept. 24^th earning 5^th place in the 200-yard medley relay against UGA… Swam to an impressive 3^rd place podium finish in the 200 breaststroke against UGA (2:23.94)… 5^th place finish in the 100 breaststroke against the Bulldogs (1:07.19)… 3^rd place against Campbell, SDSU, and UALR in the 200 medley relay… Swam to a 3^rd place podium finish in the 100 IM against SDSU and UALR (1:00.49)… 4^th place finish in the 100 back (59.66) and 6^th place finish against SDSU and UALR in the 400 medley relay and 50 breast (31.07)… Two first place finishes against West Florida and North Florida… 1^st place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:19.91) and 200-yard IM (2:07.76)… 3^rd place in the 200 MR (1:48.78) against West Florida and North Florida… Helped VU to a 3^rd place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:48.70) against the Herd and Xavier… Earned three 1st place finishes versus Marshall and Xavier in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.77), 200 breaststroke (2:20.29) and 200 IM (2:06.05)… placed 2^nd in the 200 breast (2:21.95) and 3^rd in the 200 medley relay against UK… 2^nd place in the 200 IM (2:06.94) and 200 medley relay (1:46.47) versus Arkansas.