Biography
2019-2020: Selected to Empire 8 Spring 2020 President’s List … True Blue Award winner ... ranked sixth on the team with 203.5 dual-meet points and seventh with 314.3 total points … secured 82 points at Allegheny Empire Championship, sixth of all Hawks … at conference championships, was Second Team All-Conference in 200 back and 1,650 free and finished third in 100 back … was part of a First Team All-Conference effort in 400 medley and 800 free, with the former a new program record of 3:55.87 … also part of a Second Team All-Empire 8 effort in the 200 medley that set a new program record at 1:49.25 … individually, had six wins, 11 second-place finishes, and six third-place finishes on the season … was also a part of 11 relay wins and six second-place relay finishes … was part of a Moyer Pool record-setting effort in 400 medley relay of 4:02.92 … aside from records above, entered into, moved up within, or improved time on multiple program all-time top ten lists: 1,650 free (ninth, 18:10.24), 50 back relay split (eighth, 28.76), 100 back (fifth, 1:00.00), 800 free relay (eighth, 7:54.23).
2018-2019: Placed on the All-Conference First Team in the 400 medley relay and Second Team in the 800 free relay … ranked first on the team in both dual meet points (324) and total points (486.2) … fifth on the team with 72 points at the Empire 8 Championships … in addition to All-Conference placements, placed third in the 100 back, 200 back, and 500 free and also competed in the 400 free relay and 200 medley relay … named Hawk of the Week three times (11/6, 11/13, 1/7) … had most individual wins of any Hawk on the season, with 31 … also had six individual second-place finishes, four relay wins, and five relay second-place touch-ups … was part of a new school record in the 400 medley relay at the Empire 8 Championships (3:57.40) … also entered the program’s all-time top ten in the 100 back (seventh, 1:00.07) and 800 free relay (seventh, 7:53.88).
2017-2018: Won the Empire 8 Conference title in the 200 backstroke (2:08.90) … also placed third in the 500 freestyle and fourth in the 100 backstroke … named Empire 8 Conference Swimmer of the Week on November 13 … earned Hartwick "Hawk of the Week" honors in back-to-back weeks on 11/6 and 11/13 ... received Phillip S. Wilder Jr. Award for academic distinction ... recorded 313 points on the season … earned 173 points in dual meets … notched 95 points at the championships … won a team-best 13 individual races … placed second in an additional seven events … combined to win one relay event … ranks fourth at Hartwick in the 200 backstroke.
2016-2017: Named the Empire 8 Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week (1/16) … named a Hartwick "Hawk of the Week" on 1/17 ... Phillip S. Wilder Jr. Award winner for academic distinction ... selected to Empire 8 Spring 2017 President's List ... team’s fastest time in the 1650 free (18:15.15) recorded at the UNYSCSA Championships … ninth all-time in the 1650 free (18:15.15) … finished 19th (5:18.39) in the 500 free at the Championships.
Prior to Hartwick: Attended Canton McKinley … lettered all four years for the Bulldogs … four-year academic letter recipient … Trisha Kessler Bulldog Award winner … 2016 First Team All-County member … named to the 2016 First Team All-Federal League Team … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Enjoys reading, watching Netflix, and doing makeup … favorite athlete is Michael Phelps … favorite sports team is the Cleveland Cavaliers … favorite movie is Deadpool … favorite musical group is One Direction … daughter of Brice Lewis and Tenley Orendorff … Political Science and International Relations major at Hartwick College.
Why Hartwick? “Had my majors, beautiful location, out of state, amazing/friendly people, and had a good swim team.”
