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Autumn Looney - Women's Swim & Dive - Kansas Jayhawks

Autumn Looney

Position Fly/Free
Class Freshman
Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
High School St. Charles HS

Top Collegiate Times

Time Event Date Meet
23.22 50 Y Free 11/19/2021 Kansas Classic
50.89 100 Y Free 2/23/2022 Big 12 Championship
53.55 100 Y Fly 2/22/2023 Big 12 Championship

2022-2023 (Senior)

  • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
  • Received the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award.
  • Finished first in the 50-yard freestyle (24.01) at the Sunflower Showdown on Sep. 30th.
  • Finished second in the 100-yard Butterfly (56.24) versus Iowa State on Feb. 4th.
  • Finished in fourth in the 100-yard Butterfly (53.55) at the Big 12 Championship on Feb. 22nd.

2021-22 (Junior)

  • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
  • Was a part of the second-place 400-yard medley relay team at the Big 12 Championship.
  • Finished with the fastest time by a Jayhawk in the 50-yard freestyle event, with a time of 23.22.

2020-21 (Sophomore)

  • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
  • Saw career-bests in the 50-yard freestyle (23.26) and in the 100-yard freestyle (50.91) at the Big 12 Championships.
  • Scored 90 points at the Big 12 Championships between individual and relay events including a fifth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly.
  • Finished the season with six top-three finishes including first-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly against both TCU and Iowa State.

2019-20 (Freshman)

  • Was a member of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that set the new KU school record in the event at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26) with a final time of 1:31.03
  • Placed fourth overall in the 100-yard butterfly event at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 54.05
  • Finished 13th in the 50-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 23.30
  • Claimed 14th place in the 100-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 51.19

High School

  • Four-time gold medalist at the 2018 Ozark Swimming Senior Championships in the 50-yard (24.03) and 100-yard (52.14) freestyle events and in the 100-yard (55.89) and 200-yard (2:05.23) butterfly events
  • 2017 Missouri Coaches Association Class 1 Swimmer of the Year
  • USA Swimming 2017-18 Scholastic All-American
  • Placed first at the 2018 Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls State Class 1 Championship in the 50-yard freestyle (23.68) and 100-yard butterfly (54.99)
  • Claimed Swimmer of the Meet honors for the state championship meet

Personal

  • Daughter of Brian and Sandra Looney
  • Has one older brother Michael Looney
Cross Country 16 Jayhawks Receive Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award

Sixteen University of Kansas student-athletes have been honored with the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic achievement, the 2023 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, it was announced Friday.

Women's Swim & Dive 🏊‍♀️ 22 Jayhawks Represented on Academic All-Big 12 Teams

Kansas swimming & diving was represented by 22 individuals on the Academic All-Big 12 teams, the Big 12 Conference announced on Tuesday, highlighted by a league-best six individuals with a 4.0 GPA.