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2015-16 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Sophie Newton

Sophie Newton

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Loudoun County
  • Hometown:
    Leesburg, Va.

Summary

Biography

2015-16 (Senior): Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection ... competed in the 2016 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships ... helped Rutgers to a fourth-place finish in the 200 medley relay during tri-meet with Penn State and Yale (Jan. 15-16) ... appeared in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly and 200 freestyle relay during tri-meet with Kansas and Miami (Fla.) (Jan. 9) ... helped Rutgers secure win in 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.29 against BU and UConn (Dec. 5) ... competed in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle against Wagner (Oct. 23) ... appeared in three events during Sonny Werblin Invitational (Oct. 16-17). 

2013-14 (Sophomore): 
Member of the 200 freestyle relay team (1:33.70) that finished sixth at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... claimed third in the 50 freestyle (25:00) against Wagner ... also posted third-place finishes in the 50 free at the RU Quad Meet against Villanova, Georgetown and Seton Hall (24.58) and the tri-meet against Bucknell and Columbia (24.97) ... finished fourth in the 100 butterfly (1:00.73) at the Bucknell/Columbia tri-meet.

2012-13(Freshman): Member of the 200 yard freestyle relay team that finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championships (1:33.50) ... also a member of the 400 yard freestyle relay team that came in seventh at the BIG EAST Championships (3:24.86) ... posted two career bests at the BIG EAST Championships in the 50 freestyle (23.94) and the 100 free (51.52).

High School: A three-year member of the Loudoun County High School swim team ... three-time state qualifier ... a team captain during her senior season where she placed third in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 butterfly at AA States ... won the district title in the 50 free and the 100 butterfly in final season ... placed third at regional's in the 200 free and second in the 100 butterfly ... currently holds seven out of eight individual school records and was a member of all three of the school record relay times ... a three-time team MVP ... swam for the Curl Burke Swim Club the past two years ... a Junior National Qualifier in the 100 and 200 butterfly and the 50 free ... named a USA Swimming Academic All-American and awarded the Loudoun County Academic Excellence Award ... a four-time Honor Roll member.

Personal: Daughter of Mark and Maureen Newton ... has a brother, Andrew... majoring in Chemistry.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Junior

    Fly/Free
  • 2015-16Senior

    Fly/Free
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