Enters her junior season with the Bearcats as a backstroke and freestyle swimmer ... Earned second team all northwest Conference honors in the 200 yard backstroke, 200 yard individual medley, and 100 yard backstroke in 2017 ... Earned Second Team All-NWC for her 7th place finish in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:00.14" and for her 8th place finish in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:09.80" ... Will serve as team captain in 2018 ... Named Willamette Swim's female freshman of the year in 2017 ... Co-Holds school records in the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay at Forest Charter School in California and was the team captain in her final two years ... Earned 2nd place in the State Championship meet in the 100 Backstroke ... Was a member of the National Honors Society ... Graduated on the Honor Roll and the Dean's List ... Is a Civic Communication and Media and Psychology double major ... Daughter of Daniel and Pamela Kates.