Laura Pontecore

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Barrington, Ill
High School:
Stevenson

Honors and Awards
2006 first-team Academic All-Big 12
2005 second-team Academic All-Big 12

2005-06 (Senior): Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team ... finished 19th in the 200 fly (2:08.06) at the 2006 Big 12 Championships ... earned a 10th-place finish in the 100 fly (1:00.39) at the Show-Me-Showdown ... placed sixth in the 200 fly (2:09.74) against Texas A&M ... swam to a fifth-place finish in the 200 fly (2:10.08) against Kansas ... finished 18th in the 200 fly (2:09.04) at Purdue's Boiler Invite ... collected a fourth-place finish in the 200 fly (2:11.15) in the win over Missouri State ... finished fifth in the 200 fly (2:07.53) to help the Tigers sweep both ends of a triangular with Iowa and Illinois ... helped the Tigers defeat Drury with a third-place showing in the 200 fly (2:12.75) ... earned a fourth-place finish in the 200 fly (2:07.58) on Senior Day against Nebraska.

2004-05 (Junior): Earned a second-team Academic All-Big 12 nod ... carded a top-20 finish in the 200 fly and a top-25 finish in the 100 fly at the conference championship meet ... finished in the top 15 in the 200 fly at the TYR Invitational ... placed third in the 1000 free versus Missouri State ... picked up a top-5 finish in the 500 free in the triangular with Truman State and South Dakota ... added a runner-up finish in the 500 free against Drury ... broke through with a win in the 500 free in conference action against Iowa State.

2003-04 (Sophomore): Finished second in the 100 fly against Kansas ... tied for third in the 200 fly against SMS ... placed fourth in the 500 free against Iowa State.

2002-03 (Freshman): Finished second in the 500 free against SMS ... placed fourth in the 500 free against Kentucky ... set a new career best in the 500 free (5:06.59) at the Minnesota Invite ... competed in three individual events at the Big 12 Championships.

High School: Attended Stevenson High School ... high school All-American ... four-year state qualifier ... three-time state finalist ... two-time all-state selection ... team captain ... member of the Patriot Aquatic Club ... US Open qualifier ... Junior National qualifier ... honor roll student.

Personal: Majoring in secondary education ... daughter of Ron and Susan Pontecore ... brother Chris also swims for the Tigers ... born June 6, 1984 in Long Grove, Illinois.