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2012-13 Swimming and Diving Roster

Andrea Uzcategui

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Caracas, Venezuela

Biography

Honors & Awards
2012-13 All-MVC First Team
MVC Swimmer of the Week - Dec. 18, 2012
2011-12 All-MVC First Team
MSU Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll - Fall 2012, Spring 2012

2012-13: Selected First Team MVC All-Conference for the second year in a row...Placed top-8 and recorded career bests in all three individual events (50, 100, 200 free) at the 2013 MVC Championships...Finished seventh overall in a loaded 50 free field that saw 15 athletes swim under the 24-second mark in prelims; recorded personal best in prelims (23.71)...Secured first individual medal at an MVC Championship, finishing third overall in the 200 free (1:49.95); dropped more than two seconds from prelims and became just the second MSU swimmer under 1 minute 50 seconds in the event...Bettered her prelims time in the 100 free A-Final by three hundredths to place fifth...Swam the maximum number of relays at conference; anchored the Bears[apos] 400 medley relay (50.71) to a dominant first-place finish to conclude the first day of the 2013 MVC Championships; also swam the anchor leg on the runner-up 800 free relay and third-place 400 free relay...Garnered MVC Swimmer of the Week honors (Dec. 18) after a stellar performance at the UIW Christmas Invitational...Finished her MSU career ranked second all-time in the 200 free and fourth in the 50 and 100 free.

2011-12: Earned all-MVC first team honors in her first season with the Bears...Collected a gold medal as a member of the 200 free relay at the 2012 MVC Championships; was also a member of the second-place 400 free relay at conference...Qualified for the championship final in the 50 free and placed fifth...Swam in the 100 fly B-Final at the conference meet and finished 13th with a time of 58.81...Was the Bears[apos] top finisher in the 100 free at the MVC meet with a fourth-place finish...During the dual-meet season, she won the 100 free three different times: vs. SIU, at Truman State and vs. Evansville...Also placed first in the 50 free at Lindenwood...Finished on the season[apos]s top times list in the 50 free free (4th) and owned Missouri State[apos]s fastest 100 free time of the year.

2010-11: Helped guide Indian River State College to its 29th-consecutive NJCAA championship...Became a two-time NJCAA All-American...Placed top-three in the 50, 100 and 200 free at the NJCAA National Championships; Was also a member of the victorious 200 and 400 free relays.

2009-10: Earned NJCAA All-American honors as a freshman...Helped lead IRSC to its 28th straight national junior college title...Finished second in the 100 free at nationals...Was a member of the first-place 200 and 400 free relays.

Personal: Andrea Uzcategui is the daughter of Andres and Monica Uzcategui...Born December 3, 1989 in Caracas, Venezuela...Has one sibling, Eimy...Majoring in media production.

Career Bests at Missouri State
Event Time Opponent/Meet Date
50 Free 23.71 2013 MVC Championships - Prelims 2/14/13
100 Free 51.68 2013 MVC Championships - Finals 2/16/13
200 Free 1:49.95 2013 MVC Championships - Finals 2/15/13
100 Fly 58.43 Purdue Invitational - Prelims 11/16/12

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Junior

    Free/Fly
  • 2012-13Senior

    Free/Fly

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