Linfield University Athletics

JUNIOR
Letterwinner.
Received CSC Academic All-District Honors.
First-Team All-NWC Honors in the 1650 freestyle.
Bronze medal finish in the 1650 freestyle with a season-best time of 16:37.45 at the NWC Championships on February 11.
Nabbed a seventh place finish with a season-best time of 4:53.14 in the 500 freestyle at the NWC Championships on February 9.
Nabbed a new personal-best in the 400 IM with a time of 4:12.88
 
SOPHOMORE
Letterwinner.
Academic All-District team.
NWC champion in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:21.82.
Placed sixth place in the 500 freestyle in the NWC Championships with a time of 4:48.28.
Swam a personal-best in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.57.
Swam a personal-best in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:49.27.
Swam a personal-best on Feb. 9 in the 1000 freestyle (9:56.70) and the 400 IM (4:14.47).
Swam a new personal-best in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59:14.
Swam a new personal-best in the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.62.
 
FRESHMAN
Letterwinner.
Clocked a time of 5:14.50 in the freestyle and 59.98 in the 100 backstroke at Pacific.
Swam a time of 2:01.92 to place 12^th in the 100 backstroke at the NWC Championships.
Swam two personal bests with a time of 4:54.19 in the 500 freestyle and 16:44.93 in the 1650 free style at the NWC Championships.
Selected as second team All-NWC.
 
KLAHOWYA SECONDARY SCHOOL
Two-time All-WCDIII swimmer.
Named all-state for 500 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay.
Career-best time of 5:18 in the 500 IM and 2:10 in 200 IM.
Achieved honor roll.
Received Advanced Math award.
 
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Majoring in Applied Physics.
Son of Diana Petersen and Steve Smith.
 
WHY LINFIELD? I chose Linfield because of the small-town atmosphere, swimming program and the small class sizes.
 
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LINFIELD? Being a student-athlete at Linfield means that my hard work throughout high school is paying off because I get to keep learning and have fun swimming.
 
WHAT MAKES YOU INTERESTING AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE? I overcame shoulder surgery my junior year to continue swimming.
 
WHAT IS NEXT AFTER LINFIELD? My career focus is to be an engineer and Linfield is helping me get there with an applied physics degree.
 
WHAT’S THE BEST LINFIELD CLASS YOU’VE TAKEN? The best class I’ve taken was Jan Term Calculus II. The pace and new math concepts we learned everyday was like solving a daily puzzle.
 
WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INSPIRATION IN YOUR LIFE? The greatest inspiration in my life is my mom…
 
THE GREATEST PRINCIPLE OR LESSON THAT I’VE LEARNED WHILE COMPETING IN ATHLETICS AT LINFIELD HAS BEEN… The greatest lesson I’ve learned is that goals that seem impossible really are not too bad if you work hard at them.
 
AS A LINFIELD STUDENT-ATHLETE, MY GOALS INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY FOR MY TEAM ARE… My individual goals for the season are to win the mile, 400IM and 500free at conference, and put my self one step closer to nationals and some school records. For the team I just want to see everyone improve and hopefully see the women defend their title!