Kaitlyn Stroda

Position:
Fly; IM
Height:
5-10
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Helens
Hometown:
St. Helens, Ore.

2013-14 (Redshirt-Freshman): Set season-best times 100 freestyle (56.45) and the 100 butterfly (1:00.84) at the Pac-12 Championships … Recorded a season-best mark of 25.58 at the Las Vegas Invitational.

CLUB: Swam for Sea Lions Swim Club for seven years under coach Jared Plahn … Swam for Vancouver Swim Club for one year under coach Vicki Gordon … Swam for Lewis Clark Neptune Swim Team for three years.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at St. Helens High School under head coach Bill Rash … Set school records in the 200 IM and the 200 medley relay … Named First-Team All-League her sophomore and junior years … Named Most Outstanding all four years of high school … Team captain her senior year.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Rebecca and Kyle Stroda … Father is a service technician … Has one sister, Kylie, and one brother, David … Chose Oregon State because it has a beautiful campus and a small-town feel … Enjoys running, hiking, camping and going to the beach … Favorite athlete is Natalie Coughlin … Student body treasurer, junior class treasurer and Key Club secretary in high school.