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Katie Rader
2006-07 Women's Swimming & Diving
EVENT
Free/Fly
YR.
Fr.
HOMETOWN
Brownsburg, Ind.
HIGH SCHOOL (PREV. SCHOOL)
Brownsburg
Katie Rader
2008-2009: Turned in a career best time of 5:49.58 in the 500 free at the Horizon League Championships ... also swam a personal best in the mile (19:54.44) at the league meet ... posted a career best 2:23.30 in the 200 butterfly.

2007-2008: Turned in a season best time of 2:27.75 in the 200 butterfly at the Horizon League Championships ... also posted career bests in the 200 individual medley (2:40.72) and 400 individual medley (5:39.59) ... competed in all freestyle events in distances ranging from 200 through 1650 yards.

2006-2007: Swam all freestyle distances from 100-1650 for the Crusaders as a freshman ... swam season’s bests in the 500 and mile at the Mid-Continent Conference Championships ... turned in a best of 1:10.45 in the 100 butterfly at the House of Champions Invitational ... also competed in the 200 fly as well as the 200 and 400 individual medleys ... named to the Mid-Continent Conference All-Academic Team.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs ... team captain during senior campaign ... Mental Attitude Award winner  ... helped the Bulldogs to a sectional runner-up finish as a senior ... led Brownsburg to Hendricks County championship in 2006.

Personal:
Katie is the daughter of Rick and Andrea Rader ... major is nursing ... born May 15, 1988.
2006-07 Women's Swimming & Diving
Karen BergBackFr.
Elise BugenskeBackFr.
Ellen ChaseFreeFr.
Katie CissellFreeFr.
Katy EelmaFree/BackSr./Jr.
Amanda GregoryFreeSr.
Lauren HosimerFreeFr.
Katie JajtnerBackSr.
Anna KamplingFly/FreeFr.
Jaclyn KrauseFreeFr.
Rachel MajercikFree/FlyFr.
Jenny NamBackFr.
Beth NiggemyerDivingFr.
Anna OrwickDivingFr.
Emily PenningaFreeFr.
Katie RadarFree/FlyFr.
Liane SchroederIMFr.
Kristy ShewFreeFr.
Kati SmethurstFreeFr.
Elizabeth ThompsonFree/FlyFr.
Amy YoungBreastFr.
Softball Valpo 3 Chicago, Ill.
May 9 UIC 1
M Track Dr. Keeler Invitational Naperville, Ill.
May 10 No Team Score
Softball Valpo 4 8 inn.
May 10 Cleveland State 3
Softball Valpo 10 Chicago, Ill.
May 10 Wright State 2
Baseball Valpo 0 Chicago, Ill.
May 10 UIC 3
W Track GVSU Last Chance Allendale, Mich.
May 11 No Team Score
Softball Valpo 2 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 Youngstown State 1
Softball Valpo 11 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 Youngstown State 9
Baseball Valpo 5 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 UIC 12
Baseball Valpo 2 Chicago, Ill.
May 12 UIC 5
Baseball Toledo 1 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 14 Valpo 6
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 16 13th/13 (309)
Baseball Youngstown State 1 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 16 Valpo 4
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 17 13th/13 (617)
Baseball Youngstown State 4 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 17 Valpo 7
Softball Valpo 0 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 17 #7/8 Michigan 5
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 18 13th/13 (927)
Baseball Youngstown State 2 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 18 Valpo 3
Softball Valpo 7 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 18 Central Michigan 4
Softball Valpo 0 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 18 California 6
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 23, 10:00 a.m. UIC
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 24, 10:00 a.m. Horizon League Championship
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 25, 10:00 a.m. Horizon League Championship
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 26, 10:00 a.m. Horizon League Championship