2014-15 (Junior) – SCHOOL RECORD IN 400 FREE RELAY… Joined Shannon Exley, Caylee Watson and Julianna Cavano in 3:29.72 swim that earned 7th at Patriot League Championships… Had best individual finish for an AU swimmer at PL Meet with 8th in 100 backstroke (56.77 final, 56.67 in prelims was AU’s best mark of season)… Had second swim with 12th-place finish in 200 back (2:02.72)… Had 24.28 to place 26th in the 50 free at PLs with AU’s best mark of the season… On AU relays at PL: 400 medley (3:53.37, 9th), 200 free (9th, season-best 1:37.50), 800 free (8th, season-best 7:40.46)…
Other season-bests: 100 free (53.46 relay leg at GMU Invitational), 200 free (1:55.35 to win triangular with Howard & Mount), 500 free (5:09.95 at GMU Invitational)… 200 back (2:02.54 to win GMU Invitational)… Two other individual wins during season in 100 back (Howard/Mount triangular & quad with Loyola, GW & Catholic)… 200 back wins in dual vs. VMI and quad with Loyola, GW & Catholic).
2013-14 (Sophomore) – Placed 14th in 200-yard backstroke at Patriot League Championships… Qualified 12th in prelims with season-best 2:02.76… 20th at PL Meet in 100 back (59.05)… Best mark of season in 100 back was 58.10 leg in the 400 medley relay (8th, season-best 3:54.39)… 28th in 50 free (24.77)… Had 24.70 leadoff leg in 200 free relay at PL (9th, season-best 1:37.00)… Also swam on 400 free relay (8th, 3:31.82) and 200 medley relay (7th, season-best 1:46.95) at PL Championships…
Had Eagles’ best non-relay mark of season in 50 free with 24.62 at the GMU Invitational… Season-best 200 free of 1:57.63 came at ECAC Winter Meet, where she also had 5:16.30 in 500 free.
2012-13 (Freshman) - Competed in six events in her first Patriot League Championship, finishing seventh in the B-Final of the 100 back with a time of 58.58 … her mark in the 100 back ranks sixth all-time at American … finished 24th (24.86) and 26th (55.28) in the 50 and 100 free, respectively … also competed in three relays, the 400 medley (7th, 4:01.78), 200 medley (7th, 149.69) and 400 free (8th, 3:40.12).
NORTHGATE HS ''12 - First-team qualifier at Northgate High School in 2011 and 2012 ... Varsity captain in junior and senior years ... Awarded Northgate''s Bi-Literacy Award in 2012.
PERSONAL - Daughter of Dan and Maggie Wood ... Has one older brother, Russell ... Majoring in public communications with a marketing minor... Participated for the Walnut Creek Aquabears for Mike Heaney... Lists Steph Curry and Ronda Rousey as sports heroes... Came to American because she loves D.C... Thinks Chelsea Handler should play her in a movie of her life... Hopes to work at a winery or a public relations firm... Chose AU over University of Utah.
