Kara Church
Position
Free
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Scottsdale, Ariz.
High School
Mountain Ridge HS
Top Collegiate Times
Time | Event | Date | Meet |
---|---|---|---|
1:49.43 | 200 Y Free | 2/24/2021 | Big 12 Championships |
4:48.27 | 500 Y Free | 2/24/2021 | Big 12 Championships |
10:11.06 | 1,000 Y Free | 10/17/2020 | TCU |
16:41.12 | 1,650 Y Free | 2/24/2021 | Big 12 Championships |
2020-21 (Freshman)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Led the Jayhawks with the fastest times in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.43), 500-yard freestyle (4:48.27), 1,000-yard freestyle (10:11.06) and 1,650-yard freestyle (16:41.12).
- Set the pool record at the Robinson Natatorium in the 500-yard freestyle (4:51.51) at the Friday Night Lights meet (Dec. 4).
- Placed second at the Big 12 Championships in the 1,650-yard freestyle.
- Finished fourth in the 500-yard freestyle and 10th in the 200-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championships.
- Sits fourth on KU’s All-Time Top Five Times list in the 500-yard freestyle after finishing with a time of 4:48.27 at the Big 12 Championships.
High School
- Four-time letterwinner at Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Arizona
- Was the 2019 Arizona high school state runner-up in the 200 and 500 free
- Held a 4.0 throughout time at Mountain Ridge High School
Personal
- Daughter of Craig Church
- Has three siblings, Kendall, Kelly and Kanon