University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2015-16 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Lexi Peterson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Distance Free
- Hometown:
- Goodyear, Ariz.
- Prev School:
- Millennium HS
- Major:
- Psychology
HONORS & AWARDS
2015-16 WAC All-Academic:Â April 8, 2016
2013-14 WAC All-Academic:Â April 9, 2014
2012-13 WAC All-Academic:Â July 5, 2013
SENIOR [2015-16]:
* Season bests for 500 free (5.12.45), 1000 free (10.41.79)Â and 1650 free (17.39.66) occured at the WAC Championships
* Fastest time for 200 fly was 2.10.52 against Houston
* Fastest time for 400 IM was 4.44.35 at the University of Nebraska Omaha Invite
* Fastest split for 100 fly was 1.03.81 against Denver UniversityÂ
JUNIOR [2014-15]:
*Â Finished 33rd in the prelims of the 500 free at WACs, touching the wall at 5:14.45; her fastest time of 5:12.33 occurred at Mizzou
* Placed 14th in the 1650 free, finishing in 17:38.60; her fastest time in the event was also at Mizzou (17:34.46)
* With a time of 2:13.14 in the 200 fly, Peterson finished 19th overall; her season best of 2:11.50 was at the Mizzou Invitational
SOPHOMORE [2013-14]:Â
*Â Placed 19th in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 17:37.75 at the WAC Championships
*Â Swam a season-best in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:09.51 at the WAC
*Â Finished the 200 fly with a season-best 2:09.03 at the Missouri Invitational
*Â Already ranks seventh on the school's top 10 list in the 1650 free (17:30.52) and 10th in the 1000 free (10:37.47) after just one year with the team
*Â Also recorded a personal best time of 5:13.16 in the 500 free, doing so at the WAC Championships
*Â Ranked 15th in the conference in the 1650, saving her fastest swim for the conference championship in San Antonio
Millennium High School [Goodyear, Arizona]:
*Â Earned four varsity letters at Millennium High School and was a two-time team captain for the Tigers
*Â Was a four-time academic letterwinner as well as a National Honor Society member
*Â Specialized in the 200 and 500 free, as well as the 100 fly
*Â Helped the Tigers to four-straight district championships
Personal:
*Â Is the oldest of three children of Brian and Tammy Peterson
*Â Has a younger sister, Lacey and a brother, Thomas
*Â Born March 29 in Denver
*Â Her Aunt, Ashley McCord played softball for the Bears
