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2017-2018 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Brooke Kniffin

Brooke Kniffin

  • Position:
    Backstroke
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Durango, Colo.

Summary

Biography

2017-18 (Senior)
  • Awards and honors: Earned two second-team All-MPSF honors in 100 and 200 Back. Earned MPSF All-academic honors
  • vs. CSU Bakersfield (Oct. 28): competed in the 50 free and 100 back, finished sixth (24.78) and second (58.25), respectively
  • vs. UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 29): competed in three events (50 back, 100 back, 200 back), finished third in both 100 back (58.24) and 200 back (2:05.20)
  • Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 16-18): competed in five events (50 free, 100 free, 50 back, 100 back, 200 back), finished 27th in the 100 back (55.63). In preliminary action, placed 61st in the 50 free (23.91), 63rd in the 100 free (52.45), 29th in the 100 back (55.84), and 38th in the 200 back (2:02.08)
  • vs. Drury, Minnesota (Jan. 6): competed in three events (50 back, 100 back, 200 back), finished fourth in the 100 back (58.25) and third in the 200 back (2:07.47)
  • MPSF Championship (Feb. 15-17): competed in four events (50 free, 50 back, 100 back, 200 back), grabbed a pair of top ten finishes in the 100 back (fifth, 55.50) and 200 back (sixth, 2:00.99). Placed 16th in the 50 free (23.81).
2016-17 (Junior)
  • Awards and Honors: Second-Team All-MPSF (400 medley relay, 200 back)
  • NAU/Arizona (Oct. 8): Part of the 5th-place 200 medley relay team (1:48.90), finished 6th in the 100 back (58.69), took 6th in the 200 back (2:09.57)
  • A3 Performance Invitational (Nov. 17-19): Led off the 200 free relay team that finished in 1:36.84, swam the 50 free (24.00), led the 400 medley relay team that finished in 3:52.64, led off for the 200 medley relay team (1:45.34), finished 13th in the 100 back (56.41), finished 17th in the 200 back (2:03.25), swam the first leg of the 400 free relay (3:30.52)
  • vs. Dartmouth/UCLA/Oregon State (Dec. 18): Swam the opening leg of the 200 medley relay team that finished 6th (1:48.66), finished 6th in the 100 breast (58.55), took 10th in the 50 free (25.10), had a 6th-place finish in the 200 back (2:05.41)
  • vs. Minnesota/Drury (Jan. 7): Swam the opening leg of the 5th-place 200 medley relay (1:49.24), finished 6th in the 100 back (59.20), finished 6th in the 200 back (2:06.73), swam the second leg of the 4th-place 400 free relay (3:32.76)
  • vs. Simon Fraser (Jan. 8): Swam the opening leg of the 3rd-place 400 medley relay (3:59.96), finished 2nd in the 200 back (2:04.84), helped the 400 free relay team take 1st place in 3:34.52 by swimming the opening leg
  • MPSF Championships (Feb. 15-18): Swam opening leg of 200 medley relay (1:44.97), finished 18th in the 50 free (23.86), took 9th in the 100 back with a 55.53 in the consolation final, swam lead leg of the runner-up 400 medley relay team (3:39.01), took 4th in the 200 back (2:00.55)
2015-16 (Sophomore):
  • Awards & Honors: All-MPSF Second-Team 400 medley relay
  • MPSF Championship (Feb. 17-20): part of the 400 Medley Relay team that took bronze (3:41.09)
  • vs. Minnesota (Jan. 9): finished eighth in the 50 Free (25.02) and fifth in the 200 Back (2:10.23)
  • A3 Performance Invitational (Nov. 19-21): finished 15th in the 100 Back (57.86), 20th in the 200 Back (2:05.98) and part of two successful relay teams: the 200 Freestyle Relay (1:33.59) took fourth and the 200 Medley Relay (1:43.23)  took sixth
  • vs. Air Force Academy (Oct. 30): placed second in the 100 Back (59.84)
  • vs. NC State/USC (Oct. 19): finished 11th in the 100 Back (58.99)
2014-15 (Freshman):
  • MPSF Championships (Feb. 18-21): placed 13th in the 200 Back (2:04.51) Consolation Finals, 14th in the 100 Back (56.97) Consolation Finals and in preliminaries ranked 28th in the 50 Free (24.44)
  • vs. Minnesota (Jan. 7): placed fourth in the 100 Back (1:01.03) and fifth in the 200 Back (2:15.14)
  • A3 Performance Invitational (Nov. 20-22): took 16th in the 100 Back (57.71), 29th in the 200 Back (2:06.20) and in preliminaries: 50 Free (24.92) 
  • at San Diego State (Oct. 24): took third in the 100 Back (59.58) and fourth in the 200 Back (2:09.98)
Prep/Club:
  • A 2014 graduate of Durango HS in Durango, Calif
  • Lettered four seasons in swimming
  • Team won the 2013 and '14 conference titles
  • Set school records in both the 100 back and 200 medley relay
  • Named academic all-state in both swimming and golf
  • Swam for the Durango Swim Club.
Personal:
  • Born in Oceanside, Calif.
  • Intends to major in business
  • Parents are Richard and Kelly Kniffin of Durango, Calif.
    • Has one sister, Kendall

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-2015Freshman

    Backstroke
    5'10"

  • 2015-2016Sophomore

    Backstroke
    5'10"

  • 2016-2017Junior

    Backstroke
    5'10"

  • 2017-2018Senior

    Backstroke
    5'10"