2013-14 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Emma Levendoski
- Position:
- Back/Sprint Free
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Mandeville
- Hometown:
- Mandeville, La.
Career: First Bison swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Championships, competing in the 100 back and 200 back in 2015 ... four-time First Team All-Patriot League ... first swimmer in league history to win both the 100 back and 200 back at four straight Patriot League Championships ... graduated with program records in the 100 back (53.53) and 200 back (1:54.48) and the fifth-best time in the 50 free (23.57) ... also owned the Patriot League record and the Patriot League Championships record in both the 100 back and 200 back ... graduated with 16 top-10 times in relays, including the record-holding 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay, and the third-fastest 200 free relay and 800 free relay ... won 79 of 102 backstroke races ... 11-time Patriot League Swimmer of the Week ... voted to the Patriot League Women's Swimming and Diving 25th Anniversary Team ... one-time Patriot League Rookie of the Meet ... received Bucknell's Christy Mathewson Award as the top senior athlete ... two-time CSCAA Scholar All-America ... two-time member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Senior): First Team All-Patriot League ... swept the 100 back and 200 back at the Patriot League Championships, becoming the first swimmer in league history to accomplish that feat all four years ... scored 40 points at the league championship meet ... added a third-place finish in the 400 medley relay, fourth-place finish in the 200 medley relay and a fifth-place finish in the 200 free relay ... swam five different events during the season (50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 50 free, 100 free) ... had 18 first-place finishes, including nine in the 100 back, eight in the 200 back and one in the 50 back ... was on 200 medley relay teams that took first at the Navy Invite and in meets against Colgate and Wagner ... was on the 400 medley relay team that took first at the Bucknell Invitational ... was on the 200 free relay team that took first against Pittsburgh ... four-time Patriot League Swimmer of the Week ... received Bucknell's Christy Mathewson Award as the top senior athlete ... CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014-15 (Junior): Became first Bison female swimmer to qualify for NCAA Division I Championships ... tied for 40th in 100 back and placed 44th in 200 back at NCAA Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina ... First Team All-Patriot League selection ... swept 100 and 200 backstroke events at Patriot League Championships for a third straight year ... won 100 back by 1.99 seconds and 200 back by 2.23 seconds ... also swam 50 free at Patriot League Championships and placed 23rd ... swam 100 back 11 times entering NCAA Championships and won all 11 races ... swam 200 back 14 times entering NCAA Championships and won 13 of the 14 races, placing second in an early season meet against Boston U. and George Washington ... three-time Patriot League Female Swimmer of the Week ... Bison Athlete of the Week Nov. 24 after winning both backstrokes at Bison Invite ... had a busy offseason competing at Speedo Sectional Meet in Buffalo in March, at the Barcelona Meet as part of the Mare Nostrum Series in June and at the Mid-Atlantic Long Course Senior Championships in Kinney Natatorium in July ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... named to CSCAA Scholar All-America Team.
2013-14 (Sophomore): First Team All-Patriot League ... won both 100 (54.15) and 200 (1:56.56) backstroke titles for second straight year ... first Bison with at least for PL titles since 2006 ... set league and meet records in 100 back at PL Championships ... also broke own school record in both events ... scored in 50 free (16th) at PL Championships ... swept both backstroke events eight times during the regular season and did not finish lower than second ... competed in both backstrokes at ECAC Championships ... finished fourth in the 200 back and seventh in the 100 back ... four-time Patriot League Swimmer of the Week ... Bison Athlete of the Week Nov. 25 after winning both backstrokes at Bucknell Invitational.
2012-13 (Freshman): First Team All-Patriot League ... first Bison to earn Patriot League Rookie of the Meet award ... won 100 and 200 back at Patriot League Championships ... also scored (16th) in the 50 free ... first Bucknell freshman to win two gold medals at Patriot League Championships since Hall of Famer Jen Myers won three in 1995 ... along with Lauren Perry became first Bison teammates to win multiple gold medals at PL Championships since 2005 ... needed to win a 50 free swim-off after prelims to advance to “B” finals at PL Championships ... set season-best time in 50 free (23.95) during the swim-off ... did not finish lower than second in the 100 back or third in the 200 back all season ... nine first-place showings in 100 back ... five 200 back victories.
High School: Three-year member of swimming team at Mandeville High School ... state champion in 2009 and 2011 ... helped 200-yard freestyle relay to 2012 state title ... Scholastic All-American ... two-time team MVP (2009, 2011) ... team captain as a senior.
Personal: Emma Kate Levendoski ... born April 14, 1994 in London, England ... daughter of Paul and Celia Levendoski ... has two brothers, Jack and Seth ... three relatives have competed in college athletics ... majoring in animal behavior.
