2012-13 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
2013-14: Capped a great career by taking sixth in the 200 backstroke, eighth in the 100 back and 14th in the 100 fly at the Horizon League Championships ... took third in the 100 back and fourth in the 200 back in a season-opening win over Grand Valley State Oct. 19 ... was fourth in the 200 IM in a win at Wright State Oct. 26 ... won the 100 back at Wheaton Nov. 1 ... one day later, was third in the 200 back and fourth in the 100 back in a big win at UIC ... sixth in the 100 back and ninth in the 200 IM at the Stevens Point Border Battle ... came in 20th in the 200 back and 30th in the 100 back at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational ... claimed second in the 100 back and sixth in the 200 IM over IUPUI Jan. 17 ... was third in both the 100 and 200 back one day later in a hard-fought win over Chicago ... took third in the 100 back in a big win over Green Bay on Senior Day Feb. 1 ... fifth in the 100 back and seventh in the 200 free against Wisconsin Feb. 7 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
2012-13: Finished fifth in the 100 backstroke, seventh in the 200 back and 15th in the 200 IM at the Horizon League Championships ... came in fourth in the 200 back and seventh in the 100 back in season opener at Wisconsin Oct. 12 ... one week later was third in the 200 back and fourth in the 200 IM in a win over Grand Valley State ... finished runner-up in the 100 back in a win over Wright State Oct. 26 ... won the 100 back against Wheaton ... also swam the 50 free once and the 400 IM twice on the year ... in all, tallied 13 top-five finishes on the year ... served as team captain ... named to the Academic All-League Team ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
2011-12: Came in sixth in the 200 back, 10th in the 100 back and 14th in the 200 IM to help UWM to its first team title since 2001 at the Horizon League Championships ... posted 14 top-five finishes on the season ... posted a pair of third-place finishes in the 100 and 200 back and a fifth-place finish in the 200 IM at the season-opener at Wisconsin Oct. 7 ... was third in the 200 back against Grand Valley State Oct. 15 ... touched the wall fourth at Ball State Oct. 28 ... one day later, came in third in the same event and second in the 200 back in a win over Wright State ... took 12th in the 200 back at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational Dec. 4 ... swam the 200 free once, taking third in a win over Wheaton Jan. 14 ... Horizon League Academic Honor Roll member.
2010-11: Swam to season-best times in all three of her events at the Horizon League Championships, placing sixth in both backstroke events and 19th in the 100 butterfly ... lowered her own school record in the prelims of the 200 back and then reset the school freshmen record in the finals of the race ... led off Milwaukee's league-champion 400 medley relay team that set the conference record ... also broke the school record in the 100 back as part that relay ... second in the 100 back and fourth in the 200 back at Grand Valley State University Oct. 15 ... third in the 200 back in UWM's victory over Wright State Oct. 29 ... won the 200 back against Wheaton College Nov. 5 ... second in the 200 back and fourth in the 100 back at the Stevens Point Border Battle Nov. 12-13 ... third in the 100 back against Carthage Jan. 16 and Western Illinois Jan. 29 ... topped the field in the 200 back against Green Bay Feb. 5, the first time she broke the school record in the race ... also eclipsed the UWM freshmen record in the 100 back against the Phoenix during a relay ... earned the team captain's award.
High School: Placed sixth in the 100 backstroke at the state meet ... her team finished 13th overall as a senior ... team captain ... two-year MVP ... earned all-state honors in the 100 back as a junior, placing third with a school-record performance ... four-year letterwinner.
Personal: Daughter of Todd and Mary Pliner ... brother, Joey, runs cross country and track at Carroll College ... chose UWM to improve her swimming skills and further her education ... career goal is to graduate with a job in her major ... most memorable sports experience was getting on the podium at state as a junior in high school ... spent eight years with the Ashwaubenon Swim Club ... lists cross-country skiing as a hobby ... born May 11, 1992.
