Katherine Unger
Katherine Unger
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Orangeburg, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Tappan Zee
  • Event(s):
    Freestyle/Butterfly

Bio

As a senior: Wrapped up her Bulldog career with a strong season ... Recorded season-best times in the 200 fly (2:12.95), 100 fly (1:01.92) and 400 IM (4:46.36) at the NEC Championships ... Posted her season-best time in the 500 free (5:36.94) against Saint Francis Brooklyn, finishing second ... Competed in nine different events on the year.

As a junior: Put together another strong season with the Bulldogs ... Finaled in the 200 fly and 400 IM at the NEC Championships ... Finished 13th in the 200 fly with a time of 2:14.66 and 15th in the 400 IM with a time of 4:48.44 ... Both times were season-bests ... Finished 17th in the 100 fly ... ... Recorded her two best finishes at home vs. Providence (Nov. 9), finishing third in the 200 fly and third in the 500 free ... Earned a fourth-place finish in the 1000 free against Northeastern (Oct. 26).

As a sophomore: Swam a season-best 2:15.52 in the 200-yard butterfly at the NEC Championships to help the Bulldogs to a fourth-place finish ... Recorded season-best personal time in the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.61) in a tri-meet against SFNY and Siena (1/15/11)... Posted a strong performance at the Dartmouth Invitational (1/28/11), where she finished the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:22.93 and the 100-yard butterfly in 1:05.38... Generated top times in the 1650-yard freestyle (19:20.48) against UVM (11/21/10), the 1000-yard freestyle (11:32.94) against CCSU (11/5/10)... Registered a top time against Sacred Heart (1/19/11) in the 500-yard freestyle (5:34.76) ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a freshman: Unger made a big impact in her first year on the Bryant swim team, participating in the 500 free, the 100 free, the 100 and the 200 fly ... Posted her top time for the 500 free against Holy Cross ... Season-best times for the 1000 free and 200 fly were 11:27.36 and 2:20.65, respectively.

Before Bryant: Five-year member of Tappan Zee High School varsity swim team ... Four-year New York section one all-league selection ... Two-year varsity team captain in 2007 and 2008 ... Record holder in 200 and 400 freestyle relays ... Swam four years for New York Sharks travel club ... Sharks National team captain in 2009 ... AP scholar with honor and a member of both the National and Italian Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Steve and Lori Unger ... Born on Sept. 5, 1991 in Orangeburg, N.Y. ... Has an older brother that plays baseball at King's College.