2011-12: Placed
third in the 50 free and 200 backstroke events in UALR's season-opening meet at
St. Louis ... Also helped UALR to a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay at
St. Louis ... Finished fifth in the 200 backstroke and helped the Trojans to a
third-place finish in the 400 free relay in the Hendrix Classic ... Member of the
team that finished third in the 800 free relay and fourth in the 400 free and
300 backstroke relays at the Hendrix Relays ... Helped UALR to a win in the 200
free relay in the UALR Invitational ... Added a third-place finish in the 200
back at the UALR Invite ... Member of the team that finished fourth in the 200
free relay at the Hilltopper Invite ... Helped UALR earn a runner-up finish in
the 400 free relay and a third-place finish in the 3x100 backstroke relay at
the Tampa Relays ... Placed third in the 200 back in a dual meet at North Texas ...
Finished third in the 50 free in UALR's dual meet with Vanderbilt ... Member of
the team that finished second in the 400 free relay against Vanderbilt ... Member
of the record-setting 200 free relay (1:35.48) and 400 free relay (3:29.09)
teams at the Sun Belt Championships in Rockwall, Texas.
2010-11: Finished fourth in the 200 yard backstroke to open the season against
Ouachita Baptist ... Helped the Trojans win the 200 yard freestyle relay in a
three-team dual meet at Centenary College ... Also finished fifth in the 100
backstroke at Centenary ... Helped UALR to a third-place finish in the 400 yard
freestyle relay at the Hendrix Classic ... Member of the teams that finished
second in the 400 yard freestyle relay and third in the 300 yard backstroke
relay at the Hendrix Relays ... Helped UALR to a sixth-place finish in the 200
yard freestyle relay at the Hilltopper Invitational ... Placed fifth in the 50
free and helped UALR to a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay at the
Washington Invitational ... Finished third in the 100 yard freestyle and helped
the Trojans to a runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle relay against Houston ...
Helped UALR break schools records in the 200 freestyle relay (1:36.07) and the
200 medley relay (1:47.57), and tie the record in the 400 freestyle relay
(3:33.81) at the Sun Belt Championships ...
Named to the Sun Belt Conference's
Honor Roll for recording a GPA of 3.00-3.49.
2009-10: Earned a victory in the 50-yard
freestyle in a dual meet against Hendrix and Rhodes ... Picked up a fourth-place
finish in the 100-yard freestyle at the 42nd Annual Hendrix Classic
... Member of the team that finished third in the 200-yard freestyle relay at
the 47th Annual Hendrix Relays ... Member of the team that finished
in fourth-place in the 400-meter medley relay in a dual meet against North
Texas and Henderson State ... Member of the team that set a new school record
in the 200-yard medley relay at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ...
Member of the team that set a new school record in the 400-yard medley relay at
the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Member of the team that set a
new school record in the 400-freestyle relay at the Sun Belt Conference
Championships ... Scored top-16 with a 15th-place finish in the 50-yard
freestyle at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2008-09: Set school record in each the 100
and 200-yard backstroke with times of 1:00.01 and 2:09.95 respectively at the
Sun Belt Swimming and Diving Championships ... Member of 200-yard medley relay
team that broke school record with a time of 1:51.49 at the Sun Belt Swimming
and Diving Championships ... Helped 400-yard medley relay team record a new
school record with a time of 4:06.55 at the Sun Belt Swimming and Diving
Championships ... A part of 400-yard freestyle relay team that set a school
record with a time of 3:37.85 at the Sun Belt Swimming and Diving Championships
... Earned a top-finish in the 100-yard backstroke in a dual victory over
Hendrix and Rhodes on Oct. 25 with a time of 1:03.61.
High School: A four-year letterwinner at
Juneau-Douglass High School ... An All-American selection in the 200 and 400
freestyle relays and the 200 medley relay ... A state record holder in the 200
medley relay ... Qualified for state tournament all four years ... Led team to
three consecutive state titles as team-captain.
Personal: Born March 20, 1990 in Juneau, Alaska
... Parents are Tom Rutecki and Mary Norcross ... Has one brother, Nickolas
Rutecki ... A pre-med major.