| Laura Sogar |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Exeter, R.I.
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| High School:
The Prout School
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| Height:
5-10
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| Event:
Breast/IM
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| Experience:
2L
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• Three-time All-American
• Five-time honorable mention All-American
• Five-time Big 12 Champion
• 2010 Big 12 Conference Championships' Women's Newcomer of the Meet
• 2010 Big 12 Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Newcomer of the Year
• 2011 U.S. National Championships finalist, 100m and 200m breaststroke
• 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials finalist, 200m breaststroke
• School record holder, 100 and 200 breaststroke
• CollegeSwimming.com National Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 20, 2010)
TOP TIMES
100 breaststroke: 58.83 (SCY), 1:08.80 (LCM)
200 breaststroke: 2:07.43 (SCY), 2:26.41 (LCM)
200 IM: 1:57.96 (SCY), 2:15.60 (LCM)
400 IM: 4:13.30 (SCY), 4:52.66 (LCM)
100 butterfly: 55.09 (SCY), 1:03.48(LCM)
200 butterfly: 1:59.11 (SCY), 2:17.23(LCM)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
• placed sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.32) and seventh in the 100 breaststroke (59.50p/59.60) at the NCAA Championships
• teamed up with Lily Moldenhauer, Ellen Lobb and Bethany Adams to place seventh in the 200 medley relay (1:37.39) at the NCAA Championships; split 27.41 on the breaststroke leg
• joined Lily Moldenhauer, Kelsey Amundsen and Karlee Bispo to place 10th in the 400 medley relay (3:32.81) at the NCAA Championships; split 59.20 on the breaststroke leg
• placed 48th in the 200 IM (2:01.90) at the NCAA Championships
• won the 100 breaststroke (personal-best 58.83) and the 200 breaststroke (2:07.66) at the Big 12 Championships
• teamed up with Lily Moldenhauer, Kelsey Amundsen and Karlee Bispo to set a new school record while winning the 400 medley relay (3:30.52) at the Big 12 Championships; split 58.46 on the breaststroke leg
• joined Lily Moldenhauer, Kelsey Amundsen and Bethany Adams to take second in the 200 medley relay (1:36.98) at the Big 12 Championships
• placed third in the 200 IM (1:58.23) at the Big 12 Championships
• took second in the 200 IM (2:03.22) against SMU
• won the 200 breaststroke (2:13.53) and the 100 breaststroke (1:01.11), placed third in the 400 IM (4:21.34) and fourth in the 200 IM (2:04.86) against Arizona
• took second in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.60), won the 200 breaststroke (2:11.04) and placed sixth in the 400 IM (4:24.43) at Georgia
• won the 100 breaststroke (1:01.09) and the 200 breaststroke (2:12.91) and took third in the 400 IM (4:20.80) at Auburn
• lowered her 200 breaststroke school record on her way to victory in the event at the Texas Invitational; clocked 2:07.43 in prelims before winning the event at 2:07.82 in the finals
• lowered 100 breaststroke school record twice while winning the event at the Texas Invitational; broke the record in prelims (59.16) before resetting it during finals (59.07)
• also took second in the 200 IM (1:57.96, personal best) and the 400 IM (4:14.03, personal best) at the Texas Invitational
• split 58.51 on the breaststroke leg of UT's first-place 400 medley relay at the Texas Invitational
• won the 100 breaststroke (1:01.25) and the 200 breaststroke (2:11.41) and took third in the 200 IM (2:03.33) at Texas A&M
• won the 100 breaststroke (1:02.04), lowered her school record while winning the 200 breaststroke (2:09.78) and took seventh in the 400 IM (4:24.10) against Indiana and Michigan
• won the 100 breaststroke (1:00.97), lowered her school record while winning the 200 breaststroke (2:10.15) and took second in the 400 IM (4:21.02) at California
• CollegeSwimming.com National Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 20)
AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10)
• joined Katie Riefenstahl, Kathleen Hersey and Karlee Bispo to place 11th in the 400 medley relay (3:34.86) at the NCAA Championships; split 59.72 on the breaststroke leg
• teamed up with Jessica Guro, Hersey and Bethany Adams to take 14th in the 200 medley relay (1:39.57) at the NCAA Championships; split 27.51 on the breaststroke leg
• placed 11th in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.95) and 13th in the 200 breaststroke (2:10.43) at the NCAA Championships
• teamed up with Guro, Hersey and Adams to win the 200 medley relay (1:38.30) at the Big 12 Championships; split 27.72 on the breaststroke leg
• joined Guro, Hersey and Bispo to win the 400 medley relay (3:33.12) at the Big 12 Championships; split 1:00.12 on the breaststroke leg
• took second in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.52) and the 200 breaststroke (2:10.31) at the Big 12 Championships
• won the 200 breaststroke (2:13.28) and took third in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.90) at Arizona
• won the 100 breaststroke (1:01.25) and the 200 breaststroke (2:12.48) against Georgia
• won the 200 breaststroke (2:12.39) against Auburn
• took second in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.28) and second in the 200 breaststroke (2:12.13) at the Texas Invitational
2011 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
• placed seventh in the 200m breaststroke (2:28.04) and ninth in the 100m breaststroke (1:08.80)
INTERNATIONALLY
• placed second in the 50m breaststroke (31.94), third in the 200m breaststroke (2:26.41) and seventh in the 100m breaststroke (1:09.51) at the 2008 FINA World Youth Championships
OTHER NATIONAL MEETS
• claimed the 200m breaststroke (2:27.38) at the 2008 U.S. Open
• placed eighth in the 200m breaststroke (2:27.90) and 13th in the 100m breaststroke (1:09.37) at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials
HIGH SCHOOL
• four-time team MVP
• Rhode Island Female Swimmer of the Year
• Five-time All-State selection
• NISCA All-American
• 2008 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
PERSONAL
Born Laura Sogar on April 27, 1991 in Dallas, Texas... daughter of Mike and Susan Sogar... has one sister, Lilly (17)... cousin, Heather, attends the University of Texas... intends to major in chemical engineering.
