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2017-18 Women's Swimming Roster

Andrew Ferguson, University Relations
Andrew Ferguson, University Relations
Andrew Ferguson, University Relations
Andrew Ferguson, University Relations
Jeff Uleau
Jeff Uleau
Jeff Uleau
Jeff Uleau
Jeff Uleau

Kara Jones

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Greencastle, Pa.
  • High School James Buchanan
  • Major Biology

Biography

Career Honors
4x PSAC Qualifier (200-, 500-Free, 100-, 200-Fly)

PSAC Championship Performances
2015 – 200-Fly (20th), 100-Fly (32nd), 100-Free (62nd), 50-Free (64th)
2016 – 200-Fly (15th), 100-Fly (25th)
2017 – 200-Fly (24th), 100-Fly (27th), 200-Free (41st)
2018 – 200-Fly (22nd), 500-Free (38th), 100-Fly (44th)

2017-18: At the PSAC Championships, she qualified for the C-Final of the 200-fly, finishing 22nd in 2:16.77. She also swam in the 100-fly and the 500-free. She swam as part of the 10th-place 400-medley relay and the 11th-place 200-medley relay teams. Jones closes her career ranked sixth in school history in the 100-fly at 1:00.07, and fourth in the 200-fly in 2:12.46 (2/24)...Ended the regular season with PSAC-qualifying marks in the 100- and 200-fly, and the 500-free...Won the 500-free at Lock Haven (1/13)...Won the 100-fly in a dual meet at Cedar Crest (12/9)...Posted a PSAC mark in the 200-fly (2:20.78) against Misericordia (10/21).

2016-17: Posted a career-best in the 100-fly (1:00.07) at the PSAC Championships (2/17)...Recorded a victory in the 200-fly against LIU Post (1/28)...Won the 100- and 200-fly, both in existing PSAC cuts, at Millersville. She won the 100- in 1:01.63 and the 200-fly in 2:20.51 (1/21)...Won the 50-fly, 200-free and 200-medley relay in a victory over Cedar Crest (12/10)...Recorded a PSAC mark in the 200-fly (10/22).

2015-16: Recorded a career-best in the 200-fly (2:12.70) which was good for fourth in KU history at the PSAC Championships (2/18-21)...Recorded a second-place finish in the 200-fly against Millersville and LIU Post (1/30)...Won the 100- and 200-fly in a win over Lock Haven (1/16)...Posted a time of 2:12.81 in the 200-fly. The mark was good for fifth all-time in KU's history and tallied a career-best in the 100-fly (1:00.20) which placed her sixth in KU history, and also a career-best in the 200-free (2:00.68) at the F&M Invite (11/20-22)...Repeated a PSAC-cut time of 2:21.30 in the 200-fly in a PSAC tri-meet (11/7)...Tallied a second place finish in the 200-fly with a time of 2:20.63 in a dual meet against ESU and Misericordia (10/24).

2014-15: Recorded a season-best 2:18.95 in the 200-fly at the Franklin and Marshall Invite (11/23)...Had a season-best in the 100-fly with a time of 1:03.47 at the Franklin and Marsahll Invite (11/22)...Posted season-best time in the 100- and 200-fly at the Franklin & Marshall Invite (11/21).

 
Jones' Top Times
Time Event Date Location
26.45 50 Free 02/19/2015 PSAC Championships
57.10 100 Free 02/19/2015 PSAC Championships
2:00.68 200 Free 11/20/2015 F&M Invitational
5:26.42 500 Free 11/17/2017 F&M Invitational
28.76 50 Fly 11/14/2015 KU vs. Juniata
1:00.07 100 Fly 02/16/2017 PSAC Championships
2:12.46 200 Fly 02/17/2017 PSAC Championships 
2:30.29 200 IM 01/31/2015 ESU Invite

The Jones File
Nickname: KJ
If I Won the Lottery I would: Buy a horse farm
Dream Job: Dairy Cow Nutritionist
I spent my summer: Interning at an agricultural lab playing with cows
Best Pizza in Kutztown: TommyBoys
What Was Your First Job? Taking care of horses and cows
How Many States in the USA Have You Been To? 10
Why Did You Choose KU? I loved the campus and team
Favorite Thing About Coach: His Dad jokes
Goal for 2017-18: Break a record

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-2015Freshman

    Fly/Free
    5'7"
  • 2015-2016Sophomore

    Fly/Free
    5'7"
  • 2016-2017Junior

    Fly/Free
  • 2017-2018Senior

    Fly/Free

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