2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster Choose a Player: Blattner, Katelyn Bolding, Chase Borgert, Seth Bouda, James Brewer, Sarah Browne, Miller Browne, Phoebe Burke, Samantha Byrnes, Brendan Calkins, Sean Carsrud, Sani Chan, Elijah Chelsvig, Shannon Clarke, Allana Clarke, Catriona Clerkin, Maggie Contreras, Karla Covello, Kristen Crane, Kira Crump, Austin Eccleston, Erin Gemma, Anthony Gramcko, Marcela Grandin, Stephanie GrandPre, Peyton Green, Molly Harlan, Jacob Harris, CeeJay Herron, Jack Hohensinner, Ellie Holt, Liam Houlihan, McKenna Hovis, Mitchell Iturbe, Astrid Jaegers, Alex Johansen, Laine Jones, Lainee Junior, Kiana Klatt, Tyler Limon, Gabrielle Linde, Hannah Love, Brayden Luna Rocha, Daniela Mclean-Leonard, Hannah Metzsch, Liam Miller, Jessica Murphy, David Musser, PJ Nelson, Dylan Netzel, Ryan Niemann, Andrea Otto-Horn, Avery Pietsch, Rachel Pilon, Rylie Russi, Ryan Ryan, Isobel Scafuri, Jack Sether, Loren Sizemore, Emily Sloan, Grant Tarver, Connor Te Flan, Talita Zoromski, Abigail Go Profile Stats Profile BACK/FREE Position Senior Class Chugiak, Alaska Hometown 5'9 Height Chugiak HS High School Tim Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos Ted Brummond UW Photo Service Ted Brummond UW Photo Service Samantha Burke BACK/FREE Position Senior Class Chugiak, Alaska Hometown Biography Summary Biography Junior (2017-18): Moved into second on the Cowgirls all-time top ten list in the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.88…moved into fifth on the all- time top ten list in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:57.35…took first place in the 100 backstroke at the MW Championships…was the only Cowgirl to earn a first place finish at the MW Championships…helped the Cowgirls to earn a 7th place finish in the 800 freestyle relay at the MW Championships. Sophomore (2016-17): Swam a personal best of 50.49 in the 100 freestyle and a time of 54.99 in the 100 backstroke at the 2017 Mountain West Conference Championships…placed first in the 100 butterfly at the 2017 MW Championships with a personal best of 54.51…touch the wall in a season best of 23.57 in the 50 freestyle preliminaries at the 2017 MW Championships…placed first in the 100 backstroke against UNLV with a time of 56.92. Freshman (2015-16): Burke competed in a number of events for UW during her rookie season… finished 11th overall at the 2016 MW Championships in the 100 back, which is currently the fifth-best mark in Cowgirl history…also took 24th in the 100 free finals at the Championships…placed second in the dual against Arizona State in the 100 fly (56.62) as a final prep before conference…also claimed 12th (23.70) in the 50 free at the Purdue Invite and helped the Cowgirls place second in the 200 medley relay in the double-dual with Air Force and Northern Arizona…won her first event as a Cowgirl against New Mexico State, as she claimed gold in the 50 free with a final of 24.17. High School: As a senior, she was a high school state champion in the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle….helped her team to a fourth-place finish at the Alaska High School State Championships and was also a team captain…was a four-time letter winner at Chugiak High School and swam for KNIK Aquatics in Anchorage, Alaska. Personal: She is the daughter of Shawn and Audrey…has a sibling, Cheyenne…majoring in biology.
