2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster

Ellie Kight

  • Events Free / Back
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Carmel, Ind.
  • High School Carmel
  • Club Carmel Swim Club

Biography

AU TOP 16s - 50 Free (13th, 24.29), 100 Free (5th, 51.86r), 200 Free (7th, 1:52.17r), 500 Free (6th, 5:00.25), 1,000 Free (10th, 10.34.31), 1,650 Free (8th, 17:28.58), 400 Free Relay (2nd, 3:28.18; 3rd, 3:29.39; 8th, 3:30.07; 10th, 3:30.96), 800 Free Relay (1st, 7:35.92, 3rd, 7:36.87; 4th, 7:36.91) and 400 Medley Relay (16th, 3:54.37)

2020-21 (Senior) - Earned American University's prestigious Stafford H. Cassell Award... Named to the Patriot League All-Academic Team and to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... Won the 500 free against Holy Cross in a virtual meet... Took third with the 400 freestyle relay team at the Patriot League Challenge in 3:29.39 which ranks third-best in program history... Placed fourth in the 500 free at the PL Challenge... Took seventh in the 500 free and ninth in the 200 free at the April Pools Virtual Meet... Took third in the 200 free vs. Loyola Maryland.

2019-20 (Junior) - Named to the Patriot League All-Academic Team and to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... Advanced to the championship final of the 500 freestyle at the 2020 Patriot League Championships with a personal-best time of 5:00.25 that ranks sixth-best in AU history... Was also a part of the school-record setting 800 freestyle relay team, swimming a leadoff leg of 1:52.17 which is a personal best and ranks seventh all-time at AU for the 200 free... Recorded the 13th-fastest personal best in the 50 free at the Eagle Invite... Part of the 400 free relay team that swam the program's second-best time of 3:28.18 at the PL Championships, with her leadoff leg of 51.86 ranking fifth-fastest in program history among personal bests.

2018-19 (Sophomore) - Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... Swam the top time of the season for the Eagles and the seventh-best time in program history in the 100 free, leading off a relay in 52.12 at the Patriot League Championships... The relay team placed fifth overall in 3:30.07, recording the program's sixth-fastest time... Placed 18th in the 200 free at the PLs in the Eagles' season-best time of 1:53.55, ranking 11th all-time... Part of the 800 free relay at the PL Championships that turned in the program's second-best time of 7:36.87 to take seventh place... Part of the winning 800 free relay team at the Mason Invitational.

2017-18 (Freshman) - Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... Scored an individual point for the Eagles at the 2018 Patriot League Championship at Navy … finished 16th in the 1,650 free at the PLs with season best time of 17:28.58 … competed in the 200 free (1:55.21) at the PLs … posted best time of the season at the Mason Invitational (1:54.51) … placed 24th in the 500 free (5:04.57) at PLs … notched best time of the season at the Mason Invitational (5:02.99) … member of the 800 Free Relay (7:36.87) at PLs, top time of the season … swam fastest time in the 100 free (53.67) at Mason Invitational, as part of relay … swam fastest 1,000 free (10:38.66) of the season at the Mason Invitational … finished the 200 IM (2:13.47) at the ECAC Winter Championships … competed in other events over the season: 50 Free (25.26), 100 Back (1:01.48), 200 Back (2:13.14), 100 Breast (1:12.51), and 100 Fly (59.89).  

Before AU - Varsity student-athlete during high school... Received the Academic All Conference Award all four years of high school... Captain of the Carmel HS Swim and Dive team for the 2016-17 season... State Team participant for the 2016-17 season... Received the Outstanding Teammate Award for the Carmel Swim Club... Was a Speedo Sectional qualifier in 2016-17, and a Senior State qualifier from 2014-17... International Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient.

Personal - Daughter of Megan and Andrew Kight… Has two siblings, Sammy and Calvin… Majoring in public health.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Free / Back
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Free / Back
  • 2019-20Junior

    Free / Back
  • 2020-21Senior

    Free / Back