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Kathryne Valentine
As A Sophomore (2007-08)
Continues to build on a solid career after a successful second season with the Bonnies in backstroke events ... set 13 top times during her sophomore campaign in backstroke events ... at the Atlantic 10 Championships, placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke finals with a top season time of 56.40 ... in the 100 back prelims, broke a St. Bonaventure program record with a personal best time of 56.08 ... claimed fifth with a personal best time of 2:02.01 in the 200-yard backstroke ... in the 200 back prelims, finished with a top season time of 2:02.14 ... finished 18th (257.55) in the 100-yard butterfly prelims with a top season time ... competed with junior Allison Smith and freshmen Brittany Harris and Danielle Butler for a fifth place finish with a top season time of 3:52.38 in the 400-yard medley relay ... clocked a 1:45.01 in the 200-yard medley relay, setting a St. Bonaventure program record with junior Taylor Merena and freshmen Kayla Cobb and Lanae Petty.
As A Freshman (2007-08)
A backstroke powerhouse for the Bonnies ... holds a collective 13 top times for the Brown and White in the 100 and 200 back ... at the Atlantic 10 Champsionships placed seventh in the 200 back with a time of 2:04.88 ... touched the wall in a personal and team best time of 58.24 in the 100 back ... joined Anneli Johnson, Allison Whalen and Allison Smith in the 400 medley relay squad to place fourth with a team best time of 3:52.34 ... teamed up with Johnson, Meghan King and Taryn Ahern to place fifth with a team best time of 1:46.77 in the 200 medley relay ... swam another top time of 2:05.95 in the 200 back in the A-10 Prelims ... captured gold in the 200 back and aided Allison Whalen, Anneli Johnson and Meghan King to win gold in the 400 medley relay against Duquesne ... secured the silver in the 100 back against Pittsburg ... placed second in the 100 back and first in the 200 back against La Salle.
High School
Two-time Owen J. Roberts High School team MVP ... qualified for the state finals in the 100 back in each of her final three seasons in the pool ... collected three-straight high school back championships in the district finals ... as a junior, she helped lead her YMCA's medley relay unit to a national long course championship ... holds her school's pool record in the 100 back.
Personal
Born on July 14, 1989 ... daughter of Joe and Karen Valentine ... has two sisters, Laura and Alicia and one brother, Jim ... elementary/special education major.
