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Kate Riley
Kate Riley
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Oak Ridge, N.C.

High School:
Northwest Guilford

Height:
5-6

Event:
Sprint Free

01/28/2012

Swimming & Diving Sweeps Emory On Senior Day

The Yellow Jacket men won 177-118, while the women picked up a 156-143 win.

01/27/2012

Swimming & Diving Hosts Emory Saturday On Senior Day

The meet begins at 11 a.m. at the GT Aquatic Center

01/21/2012

Weber, Kosic Lead Swimming & Diving Against VT, Miami

The Yellow Jackets host Emory next Saturday at 11 a.m.

01/14/2012

Jackets Downed By Seminoles, Wolfpack In ACC Action

GT continues its march toward to the ACC Championship in February

01/07/2012

Swimming & Diving Sweeps Dual Meets Over FGCU, Liberty, North Dakota

The team hosts Florida State and NC State in ACC action next Saturday.

Photo Gallery

• Named to the 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the 2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll

In Tech's Record Books:
• 50-Free (10th), 23.76
• 100-Free (6th), 51.16
• 100-Back (7th), 56.81
• 200-Free Relay (1st), 1:32.95
• 400-Free Relay (3rd), 3:21.69
• 200-Medley Relay (1st), 1:42.38

As a Sophomore in 2010-11: Set a season best in the 50-Free (23.92), 100-Free (51.16), and the100-Back (57.26) at the 2011 ACC Championships ... Helped set school records in both the 200-Free relay (1:32.95) and 200-Medley relay (1:42.38) at the ACC Championships ... Set a season best time in the 200-Free at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational ... Recorded a season best in the 200-IM (2:16.36) vs. Darton.

As a Freshman In 2009-10: Posted a solid freshman campaign On the Flats, etching her name into Georgia Tech's all-time list in several events ... Riley posted all of her season best times at the ACC Championships, first with a impressive performance in the 100-Free, finishing in 51.25 ... Hit the wall in 23.76 in the 50-Free for a 29th place finish while her mark of 56.81 in the 100-Back gave her a 32nd place finish ... Earned two second place performances in the 50 and 100-Free vs. Emory with times of 23.99 and 51.70 respectively ... Took second in the 50-Free vs. NC State coming in with a time of 23.95 ... Finished second in the 50-Free at UNC with a time of 24.06 ... Started the year off with a second place performance in the 50-Free touching the wall in 24.39.

High School: Four-year letterwinner for Coach Matt Thorn ... Four-time Metro 4A conference champion ... Two-time conference MVP ... 2006-07 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... 2006-07 National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All-American ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Treasurer of the Interact Club ... Honor Roll student and member of Teens in Action.

Personal: Born Kathleen Marie Riley on January 1, 1991, Meadowbrook, Pa. ... Parents are John and Sue Riley ... Sister of John and Megan ... Father was a swimmer at Drexel, while brother and sister were swimmers at Virginia Tech and Richmond, respectively ... Chose Georgia Tech because of the academics, friendly atmosphere and facilities ... Enjoys reading ... Lists most memorable athletic accomplishment as qualifying for junior nationals in Orlando, Fla. ... Majoring in International Affairs.

Riley's Career Top Times (through 2010-11 season)
EVENT TIME LOCATION
50 Free 23.76 2010 ACC Championships
100 Free 51.16 2011 ACC Championships
200 Free 1:54.14 2010 Georgia Tech Fall Invite
100 Back 56.81 2010 ACC Championships

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