2019-20 (Junior)
- Placed third in 100 and 200 breast vs. Villanova (1/17)
- Took second place in 100 breast at Rutgers Pre-Season Tune-Up (10/12)
- Claimed third place in 200 breast and with 200 medley relay at the Rutgers Pre-Season Tune-Up (10/12)
2018-19 (Sophomore)
- Swam season best of 2:23.35 in 200 breast and season best 1:04.76 in 100 breast at Frank Elm Rutgers Invitational (11-30/12-1)
2017-18 (Freshman)
- Posted season-best times in the 100 and 200 breast at 2018 Big Ten Championships (2/16-17)
- Placed third in the 100 breast in dual meets against Yale (1/12) and Nebraska (1/26)
- Made the B Final in the 200 breast at Texas Invitational (12/2), taking 14th place
- Made the A Final and claimed third place in the 200 breast at Rutgers' Frank Elm Invitational (11/19)
- Made collegiate debut with a third place finish in the 200 breast in a dual at Florida Gulf Coast (10/6)
Prior to Rutgers
- A two-time school record holder at Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida swimming for head coach Alan Pfau
- Member of two-time regional championship and four-time Metro and district championship team
- Placed third in the state in the 100-yard breaststroke as a senior in 2017
- Competed at the YMCA Nationals in spring 2017 and placed fifth in the 100 Breast (1:03.15) and fourth in the 200 Breast (2:16.00)
- Competed at the Nashville Summer LCM Futures Championships and won the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke events
- Named team captain senior year
- Holds school records in the 100 Breast and 200 Medley Relay
- USA Swimming Scholastic All-American sophomore, junior, and senior year
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Member of the Florida LSC Athlete Board of Directors
- Selected for the All-Metro West team 2014-16
- 2014 Rookie of the Year
- National an AP Scholar
Personal
- An industrial engineering major
- Daughter of Christina and Jeff
- Has two siblings, Luke and Sadie
- Member of the Honors College and recipient of the Rutgers Distinguished Scholar award and the Trustee Scholars award
- Proudest sports moment was winning the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke events at the Nashville Futures Championships, significantly surpassing her personal records in the process
- Greatest sports influences are each of her swimming coaches throughout her career
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Delagna like Lasagna
One word to describe your Coach: passionate
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Carli Lloyd
Best player ever competed against: Alia Atkinson, Jamaican Olympic Finalist
Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering
I chose my major because: Industrial Engineering's focus is optimizing system processes, and that's something that's always interested me. By following this career path I can help make our global systems more environmentally and economically efficient, and hopefully in the process of doing so I can make an impact on the use of our climate's resources.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: the Livingston dining hall
The person I most admire is and why: my parents, they've always worked incredibly hard to make sure my siblings and I had a great childhood and beyond.
If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: Traveling and hiking
Favorite professional athlete: Katie Meili
Favorite professional sports team: Dallas Cowboys
One word to describe myself in the pool: Driven
One word to describe myself out of the pool: Outgoing
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My high school coaches, Tom Nielsen and Alan Pfau, for getting me into the sport and always pushing me to be my best.
I started playing my sport because: I was never coordinated enough for any of the sports that I had tried on land, so we figured "Why not try out the pool?"
I chose Rutgers because: Rutgers has the amazing combination of Big 10 level athletics with Ivy level academics and that was hard to pass up. The biggest thing that stuck out to me about Rutgers when I visited though was the passion of the students and faculty. Every person that I've met has an indisputable pride in what they do and being presented with the opportunity to be surrounded by individuals like that made my decision an easy one!
Favorite cereal: Frosted Flakes
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Forrest Gump
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is: Brie Larson
Favorite musician/group: Jimmy Buffett
The first song I knew all the words to is: Cheeseburger in Paradise
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: speed eating
Famous people I have met include: Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Behind the block I always smack my legs 7 times and look over at my teammates
Pets I had growing up were: 3 cats, a few beta fish, a hamster, a parakeet, and a dog
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Croatia
The website I visit most often is: swimswam.com
My favorite teacher was/is (name, grade, subject): Mr. Puchein, 9th grade Human Geography
The quote that most resonates with me is: "Choose your adventure in life and spend your time fighting for it"
If my life was a book, the title would be: The Klutz
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: baby blue
My spirit animal is: a manatee
One thing on my bucket list is: backpacking through Europe
Phone app you cannot live without: Twitter
What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources?: Thank you so much for allowing me to compete and study in a place as special as Rutgers. There really is nothing quite like what we have here and I am so lucky that we have generous people like you to help student-athletes like me pursue their dreams in the crown jewel of the Northeast!
How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life?: Rutgers and the support from its donors has allowed me to experience a whole new part of the country and study coursework that I'm passionate about at an incredible institution, all while pursuing my sport at the highest level in the Big 10!
