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Kari Pokrzywa

Sport: Women's Swimming

Class: Sophomore

Hometown: Fairless Hills

High School: Pennsbury

Major: Elementary Education

Notes: 2003-04 Named 2003-04 Bloomsburg Scholar Athlete...Was the winner of the 200 individual medley (2:21) and placed third in the 400 freestyle relay (3:56) against Mansfield...Claimed first in the 3X100 backstroke (3:07), 400 medley (4:12), and 400 individual medley (4:18) at the Bloomsburg Relays...Placed first in the 400 medley relay (4:10), second in the 200 backstroke (2:13), and third in the 200 butterfly (2:18) versus Ithaca...Swam well at The College of New Jersey, taking first in the 400 medley relay (4:13), 100 backstroke (1:02), and 200 backstroke (2:12)...Claimed first in the 400 medley relay (4:10) and 200 backstroke (2:11) and second in the 200 medley relay (1:54) and 100 backstroke (1:01) at the Southern Connecticut Invitational...Helped Huskies with a first place finish in the 200 backstroke (2:17) and a second place finish in the 100 backstroke (1:03) and 200 medley relay (1:57) at the Port Orange Invitational...Placed first in the 200 individual medley (2:20) and 400 medley relay (4:14) and third in the 400 freestyle (4:03) at Kutztown...Helped the Huskies to a third place finish in the 400 medley relay at West Chester in 4:12...Also took second in the 100 backstroke (1:02), 200 backstroke (2:11), and 400 freestyle relay (3:57) at the same meet...Placed first in the 200 backstroke (2:13) and second in the 400 medley relay (4:11) versus Indiana (PA)...Had a strong showing at the PSAC Championships, taking eighth in the 100 backstroke in 1:01.72 and ninth in the 200 backstroke in 2:11.70...Claimed ninth in the 400 medley relay in 4:08.22 at the PSAC Championships...Also finished 10th in the 200 medley relay (1:54.60) and 14th in the 200 butterfly (2:19.86) at the Championships.

2002-03: She finished ninth in the 200 backstroke at the PSAC Championships in a time of 2:11.33. She would also go on to finish seventh in the 100 backstroke in a time of 1:01.61...Took first in three events against Kutztown as she claimed the 400 medley relay in a time of 4:16.78. She also took first in the 400 individual medley and the 200 back in times of 4:53.04 and 2:14.56 respectively... She finished second in the 200 back against Indiana (Pa.) in a time of 2:15.17...At the Port Orange Invitational she finished second in three events. In the 200 butterfly she finished in 2:21.12, in the 100 backstroke she finished in 1:03.42 and in the 200 backstroke she was second in 2:18.20...Helped the Huskies defeat Shippensburg by finishing second in the 200 backstroke (2:15) and 400 medley relay (4:15)...Swam well versus East Stroudsburg, claiming second in the 100 backstroke (1:02), 200 medley relay (1:57), and 200 backstroke (2:15)...Also claimed third in the 400 freestyle relay (3:57) at the same event.

High School: Versatile swimmer who will swim butterfly, backstroke, and freestyle. Four-year varsity letter winner at Pennsbury High School. Competed in district and state championship. Was a medal winner at the district championships.