2016-17 Women's Swim & Dive Roster
Roster

Nika Fellows
- Position:
- Free/IM
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Albuquerque, N.M.
- High School:
- La Cueva HS
2016-17 (Junior)
Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Swam a collegiate-best 1:50.48 in the 200-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25), finishing 10th … Finished 13th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.71) at the conference meet … Recorded lifetime short-course bests in the 800-meter freestyle (9:03.37) to place second in an exhibition 400-meter freestyle (4:29.19) at William Jewell (1/19).
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team (Fall)… Registered a personal best in the 100-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 52.69, placing 24th… Registered three lifetime performances at the Big Challenge (11/20-22) in the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyles… Improved her 200 free time by eight-tenths of a second, swimming a 1:50.77 at the championship-style meet… Earned a third-place finish in the ‘A’ finals of the 500-yard freestyle at the Big Challenge with a time of 4:54.17… Placed second in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Nebraska in a time of 10:28.34, the second fastest time on the team this season.
2014-15 (Freshman)
Named to the AD and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015)… At the 2015 Big 12 Championships (2/25-28), placed fifth overall in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a career-best time of 16:47.75, nearly one minute faster than her previous career-best time set at the Kansas Classic… Placed among the top-16 at the league meet, finishing ninth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.71) and 12th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.78)… Held the fastest 2014-15 team time in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.17) and third-fastest team time in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.38)… A consistent scorer for the Jayhawks, placing among the top-10 in every dual and double-dual meet race during the 2014-15 season.
High School
Four year letterwinner in swimming at La Cueva High School for coach Vince Sanchez… Holds high school records in 200 IM, 200- and 500-yard freestyle… All-state team selection all four years… State Champion in 200- and 500-freestyle 2011-13… State Champion 200-yard IM and 500-yard freestyle in 2014… Seven-time All-American.
Personal
Parents are Ryan and Vickie Fellows… Two younger siblings, Adriana (17) and Demetra (12)… Received academic honors all four years in high school… A member of the National Honor Society… Majoring in biology.