| Katie Hopkins |
|
|
AS A JUNIOR:
Qualified for the BIG EAST Championship in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly ... finished in the top 20 in both breaststroke events with 17th-place finish in the 200 and 16th in the 100 with a career-best time of 1:05.82 ... finished 23rd in the 200 butterfly at BIG EAST ... was fourth-fastest individual for the Irish in the 100 and 200 breaststroke ... clocked in as fifth-fastest Irish in the 200 butterfly ... member of record-setting 400-yard breaststroke relay with a time of 4:29.00 at the Dennis Stark Relays ... earned a monogram.
AS A SOPHOMORE:
Placed in three events at the BIG EAST Championships ... finished 13th in the 200 breaststroke (2:21.91) ... was 21st in the 200 butterfly (2:08.81) and 28th in the 400 IM (4:39.99) ... had best time of her career in finishing 17th at the Minnesota Invite with a time of 4:31.73 ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star for the second consecutive season ... earned a monogram.
AS A FRESHMAN:
Rated fifth on the team in the 200 breaststroke (2:21.48) and 200 butterfly (2:05.95) ... qualified for the BIG EAST Championships and scored in both events ... finished 10th in the 200 breast and 14th in the 200 fly ... also competed in the 400 IM at the BIG EAST meet (17th) ... ended up sixth on the team in the 100 breast (1:08.90) and seventh in the 400 IM (4:33.52) ... earned a monogram.
HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA:
Two-time participant in U.S. Swimming Senior National Championships (2002 and '03) ... two-sport athlete at Notre Dame Preparatory School lettering four times in swimming and once in cross country ... registered conference records in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM ... three-time National Catholic Champion in swimming ... won conference championship twice and garnered all-conference honors her freshman campaign ... swim team captain her senior year ... member of Loyola Blakefield Aquatics, as well as North Baltimore Aquatic Club, which also boasts six-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps ... winter and summer zones finalist and champion ... finalist at the junior nationals in Gainesville, Fla. ... finalist at the U.S. Open, Janet Evans Invitational and the Grand Prix in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... just missed qualifying for Olympic Trials in 200 breast ... trained at the Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... has four siblings ... brother, Jamie, is a swimmer at Davidson College ... born Dec. 15, 1986, in Baltimore, Md. ... daughter of Jane Hopkins-Nordhoff and the late John Hopkins ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.
