McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg
Height: | 5-6 |
Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Centennial, CO |
High School: | Cherry Creek |
Position: | Free, Fly |
Major: | Political Science & Sociology |
Parents: | Ron & Dani |
Career Best Times:
25.77 | 50 Free | 10/20/2012 | vs. UNC Wilmington |
53.54 | 100 Free | 11/8/2013 | vs. SCAD |
1:53.05 | 200 Free | 2/15/2012 | UAA Championships |
4:52.08 | 500 Free | 3/19/2014 | NCAA Championships |
10:18.89 | 1000 Free | 1/18/2013 | vs. Georgia Tech |
16:47.43 | 1650 Free | 12/5/2013 | Miami Invitational |
58.52 | 100 Fly | 10/26/2013 | vs. Birmingham-So. |
2:02.16 | 200 Fly | 3/19/2014 | NCAA Championships |
2:10.22 | 200 IM | 2/1/2014 | vs. Sewanee |
Honors:
2012 | All-America | 1650 Free | 5th |
All-America Honorable Mention | 500 Free | 14th | |
UAA Rookie of the Year | |||
UAA Champion | 500 Free | ||
1650 Free | |||
All-UAA | 500 Free | 1st | |
1650 Free | 1st | ||
CSCAA Scholar All-America | |||
2013 | All-America | 1650 Free | 6th |
All-America Honorable Mention | 500 Free | 12th | |
200 Fly | 11th | ||
All-UAA | 500 Free | 3rd | |
CSCAA Scholar All-America | |||
2014 | All-America | 500 Free | 5th |
1650 Free | 6th | ||
200 Fly | 2nd | ||
400 Free Relay | 3rd | ||
CSCAA Scholar All-America | |||
Prior to Emory:
Swam for Cherry Creek High School for four years, serving as the team captain during her senior year... Earned all-American honors in 2011, and academic all-American honors in 2009, 2010 and 2011... Helped her team to three state championships... Recorded career-best times of 5:01 in the 500 free, 57.84 seconds in the 100 fly, and 1:54.7 in the 200 free... Coached by Eric Craven and Scott Cumming.
Personal:
Born July 24, 1993... Worked as a lifeguard over the summer.
Why she chose Emory:
"I loved Emory because the athletics are great, and, most importantly, the academic standards are exactly what I wanted from a college."