| Kara Small |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Commerce Township, Mich.
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| High School:
Mercy
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| Height:
5-5
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| Position:
Back/IM
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| Experience:
2L
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As A Junior (2007-08)
Notched six individual top times in her third impressive season with the Bonnies ... finished in second in the 1000-yard freestyle, third in the 400-yard IM and fifth in the 200-yard backstroke at the Western New York Invitational ... earned gold in the 200-yard freestyle versus Canisius ... claimed gold twice againt Duquesne in the 1000 free and 500-yard freestyle ... secured silver in the 500 free and 1000 free versus La Salle ... touched the wall for gold against Binghamton in the 1000 free and 100 free ... earned silver in the 200 free versus Pittsburgh and Shippensburg ... against Cleveland State touched first in the 500 free and third in the 200 free.
As A Sophomore (2007-08)
Awarded the Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week after claiming two golds against Canisius in the 200 free (1:59.55) and the 200-yard IM (2:17.64) ... competed in the 400-yard IM and the 500-yard freestyle at the Atlantic 10 Championships ... finished second in the 200 IM and 500 free versus Duquesne ... secured two first place finishes against Cleveland State in the 200-yard freestyle and in the 200-yard backstroke ... touched second three times versus La Salle in the 200 back, 200 free and 200 IM ... captured first in the 200 free and in the 200 IM against the Golden Griffons of Canisius ... touched first twice against Saint Francis, in the 200 IM and the 500 free.
As A Freshman (2006-07)
Touched the wall in ninth place in the 200 back (2:07.49) in her first Atlantic 10 Championship ... in her tournament debut, she captured a 10th place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 4:36.51 and a14th place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.39 ... posted the team's best times in the 200 back (2:10.87) and the 200 IM (2:12.85) for the season.
High School
Five-time high school All-American and nine-time All-State winner for Mercy High in Farmington Hills, Mich. ... led Mercy to state runner-up finishes in her freshman, junior and senior seasons ... was the 2005 Michigan state champion in the 1,650 freestyle and a member of seven state championship relay teams over her career ... in 2005, she qualified for seven out of the eight individual events at the state championship meet ... named to the 2006 Academic All-State team.
Personal
Born on April 15, 1988 ... daughter of Jim and Susan Small ... has two brothers, Jimmy and Brady ... her grandfather, Jim Small, played professional baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 1955-1958 ... undecided major.
