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2016-17 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Meghan Kiely

Meghan Kiely

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Mountain Lakes
  • Hometown:
    Mountain Lakes, N.J.

Summary

Biography

2016-17 (Senior): Named Rutgers' Big Ten Sportmanship Award winner ... contributed to RU's school record in the 400 freestyle with a time of 3:19.98 at the 2017 Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships (Feb. 18) ... placed third in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.10 against Cincinnati and Virginia Tech (Jan. 20-21) ... helped Rutgers finish second in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:33.22 and third in the 400 freestyle relay during the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 18-20) ... Finished third in the 50 freestyle (24.17) and helped Rutgers finish third in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:37.43 against Illinois and Northwestern (Oct. 29) … contributed to RU’s fourth-place result in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:44.04 in road meet with Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame and Purdue (Oct. 28) ... helped Rutgers finish sixth in the 200 freestyle relay at the Florida Gulf Coast University Classic in Fort Myers, Florida (Oct. 7-8).

2015-16 (Junior): Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection ... recipient of the Big Ten Conference Sportsmanship award ... appeared in three events at the 2016 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships ... recorded a first-place finish in the 50 free (23.88) and helped Rutgers to wins in the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.56) and 200 medley relay (1:41.71) during dual meet with New Hampshire (Jan. 30) ... competed in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back during tri-meet with Penn State and Yale (Jan. 15-16) ... helped Rutgers finish third in the 400 medley relay during tri-meet with Kansas and Miami (Fla.) (Jan. 9) ... finished second in the 50 free (24.18) and helped RU secure wins in the 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay against BU and UConn (Dec. 5) ... contributed to meet records in the 200 freestyle relay (1:32.86) and 400 medley relay (3:43.10) during Frank Elm Invite (Nov. 20-22) ... helped Rutgers secure first place in the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.30), 200 medley relay (1:44.18) and 400 medley relay (3:48.01) during quad meet with Georgetown, Seton Hall and Villanova (Nov. 6-7) ... finished first in the 50 free (24.39) against Wagner (Oct. 23) ... collected two second-place finishes in the 50 free (24.33) and 100 free (53.80) during Sonny Werblin Invitational (Oct. 16-17) ... competed in two events during season opener at the Florida Gulf Coast University Invitational (Oct. 2-3). 

2014-15 (Sophomore): Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten recipient … competed at the Big Ten Championships, swimming in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 backand 200 and 400 free relay events (Feb. 18-21) … helped RU earn a season-best time of 1:32.12 in the 200 free at the conference championships … finished tied for first in the 100 free (53.17) during tri meet with Georgetown and Providence (Feb. 7) … helped Rutgers finish first in the 200 free relay (1:36.45) against New Hampshire (Jan. 24) … placed second in the 100 free (53.44) during tri meet with Miami (Fla.) and Tulane (Jan. 10) … contributed to wins in the 200 free (1:38.15) and medley (1:46.36) relays against Wagner (Oct. 31) … finished first in both 200 and 400 free relay events during Sonny Werblin Invite (Oct. 18).

2013-14 (Freshman): Finished third in the 100 freestyle (54.81) at RU's tri-meet against Georgetown and Providence ... captured a fifth place finish in the 100 free (55.23) at the quad-meet against Fordham, Rider and Yale ... claimed fifth in the 100 free (53.96) against Boston.

High School: Four-year member of Mountain Lakes High School swim team ... earned USA Swimming Scholastic All-America honors ... holds records at Mountain Lakes in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay ... swam for ten years under head coach Keira Cruz at Lakeland Hills YMCA ... five-year YMCA Nationals Qualifier ... member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honors Society.

Personal: Daughter of Mandy and Jay Kiely ... has two sisters, Erin and Katie ... majoring in Applied Kinesology.

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