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2017-18 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Morgan McCormick

  • Position Backstroke
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool San Jose State
  • Hometown Golden, Colo.

Biography

Top Times:

50 Free 23.18 01/27/18
100 Free 52.00 10/21/17
200 Free 1:49.56 12/01/17
500 Free 5:08.38 01/19/18
100 Back 52.74 02/16/18
200 Back 1:52.78 03/18/17
100 Fly 53.33 02/15/18
200 IM 1:59.62 12/01/16

Honors and Awards: 
2017-18 All-Summit League honors in the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 100 fly, 400 medley relay, 100 back, 200 back, 400 free relay…Summit League Women’s Swimmer of the Week (10/24/17)...2016-17 All-Summit League Honoree (800 free relay, 200 free relay, 100 fly, 400 medley relay, 100 back, 200 back).

2017-18: 
Finished 35th in the 200 back at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:54.91…Also finished 45th in the 100 fly (53.84) and 49th in the 100 back (54.27)…Earned NCAA B Standards in the 100 back (52.74), 200 back (1:53.11), 100 fly (53.33), 200 free relay (1:29.35) and the 200 medley relay (1:37.19)…Took first place in the 50 free once, won the 100 backstroke on six occasions, won the 200 backstroke seven times, won the 200 free relay twice, took first in the 400 free relay twice, won the 200 medley relay eight times and won the 400 medley relay twice. 

2016-17 Internationals:
Finished with a 1:04.24 in the 100 back at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trails.

2016-17:
Saw action in 14 meets in the campaign…Finished 48th (53.72) in the 100 fly, 19th in the 200 back (1:52.78) at the NCAA Championships…Turned in the program’s second best time of the year in the 100 back with a 53.01 at the NCAA Championships…Recorded the program’s top time in the 200 back with a 1:52.78 at the NCAA Championships…Swam Denver women’s second-best 100 fly time with a 53.72 at the NCAA Championships.

2015-16:
Qualified for the 2016 NCAA Swimming Championships in Atlanta, Ga…Reached NCAA B Standards in the 100 and 200 Back & 200 and 400 IM.

Before Denver:
Named to All-Conference team all four years of high school (100 back)…Mountain West Conference Champion and record holder in the 200 back (2015)…2015 San Jose State Rookie of the Year…2014 All-State selection (100 back)…2014 Outstanding Senior Athlete (high school)…2014 Swim Team Captain (high school).

Personal:
Born July 26, 1996 in Denver, Colo…Daughter of Brett and Tonya McCormick…Has one brother, Mitch (17) and one sister, Katie (15)…Chose DU because it was close to home, has great academics and advanced athletics…Career goals include being successful athletically and academically.