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2013-14 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Silke Herold

  • Position Back/IM
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Major Mathematics/Economics (College of Arts and Science)
  • Hometown Flemington, NJ
  • High School Hunterdon Central Regional

Biography

2012-13: Recorded two victories, four second-place finishes and three third-place finishes…opened the season by winning the 100 back (1:04.26) vs. SUNY Cortland (10/20)…won the 200 free relay (1:43.21) vs. Vassar (1/26)…posted a season-best time in the 400 IM (5:00.30) vs. Stevens Tech (11/9-10)…achieved career-best times in the 200 IM (2:11.81), 100 back (1:01.17) and 200 back (2:08.69) at the UAA Championships (2/14-16)…UAA Winter Sport All-Academic…Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee Fall & Spring Honor Rolls. 2011-12: Notched six victories in her rookie season…posted wins in the 200 back (2:14.38) and 200 IM (2:16.41) at the Wheaton Tri-Meet (11/12)…captured the 200 back (2:13.66) at the Rochester Quad Meet (10/28-29) and 200 back (2:13.45) vs. TCNJ (11/19)...also had wins in the 200 back (2:14.31) vs. Springfield (1/14) and in the 100 back (1:04.31) vs. Vassar (1/28)…produced second-place finishes in the 50 free (26.65) and 200 breast (2:36.10) vs. Vassar, and in the 200 back (2:13.87) and 200 IM (2:14.96) at the NYU Fall Invitational (10/21-22)…placed second in the 400 IM (4:37.89) and third in the 200 IM (2:10.58), while achieving season-best times in the 200 back (2:08.62), 200 free (1:59.31) and 200 breast (2:31.81), at the MIT Invitational (12/2-3)…produced season-best times in the 200 IM (2:09.52) and 400 IM (4:37.51) at the UAA Championships (2/15-18)…Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee Fall and Spring Honor Rolls. High School: Four-year team member…served as captain her senior year…helped lead her teams to the Tri-County Championship all four years…established the team record in the 200 IM (2:08.71)…Scholastic All-American as a junior and senior, Academic All-American as a senior and Most Valuable Athlete as a sophomore, junior and senior...recipient of the Scholar Athlete Award and the Skyland Conference Scholar Athlete Award. Personal: Minoring in computer science…enjoys traveling to different countries, discovering new places, going to the movies, and attending concerts.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Breast/IM
    5'11"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Breast/IM
    5'11"
  • 2013-14Junior

    Back/IM
    5'11"