Renee Rother

Renee Rother

Height: 5-5
Year: Sr.-3L
Hometown: Oregon City, Ore.
High School: Gladstone
Position: Butterfly/IM
Major: Biology

2008-09 (Junior): Earned a first team All-WAC Award by being part of the fourth-place 200 medley relay team at the WAC Championships ... Earned a second team All-WAC Award with a fifth-place finish in the 100 butterfly in a career-best time of 55.46 ... Placed ninth in the 200 butterfly in a career-best time of 2:04.30 ...Named WAC Swimming Athlete of the Week on Jan. 20 after winning two individual events and a relay vs. Loyola Marymount on Jan. 17 ... Earned a win in the 200 fly vs. San Diego on Jan. 24 ... Part of winning 200 medley relay team at Idaho on Nov. 14 ... Earned three individual third-place finishes in dual meets ... Named Academic All-WAC ... Earned a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

2007-08 (Sophomore): Placed 11th in the 100 butterfly at the WAC Championships in a season-best time of 58.02 ... Finished 14th in the 200 fly ... Earned the second individual win of her NAU career in the 200 fly at New Mexico State on Feb. 2 ... Part of the winning 200 medley relay team at TCU on Oct. 26 ... Took third in the 200 fly vs. Idaho and New Mexico State on Nov. 10 ... Took third in the 100 fly, fourth in the 200 fly and second in the 200 medley relay at San Diego on Dec. 15 ... Swam the top time in the 200 IM vs. Grand Canyon and took second in the 200 fly and 200 medley relay ... Academic All-WAC honoree and recipient of a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

2006-07 (Freshman): Earned first-team All-WAC honors as part of the third-place 200 medley relay team at the WAC Championships ... Placed seventh in the 400 IM and ninth in the 200 IM at the WAC meet, and also earned an 11th-place finish in the 200 butterfly ... Won the 200 butterfly vs. San Diego in a time of 2:26.69 and was also part of the winning 200 medley relay team at that meet ... Earned seven top-three finishes over the course of the season, including second-place finishes in both the 100 and 200 butterfly at Idaho ... Placed second in the 100 butterfly at Arizona and second in the 200 butterfly at Washington State.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Gladstone High School … Swam for four years under coach Jackie Holstrom … Broke state record in the 100 breaststroke as a freshman … Seven-time district champion … State finalist as an individual eight times … Two-time state champion in the 100 breaststroke (2003 and 2006) … Also won state in the 200 freestyle in 2006 … Placed second in the 200 IM and third in the 100 butterfly at the 2005 state championships … State runner-up in the 200 freestyle in 2004 … Earned third in the 200 IM at the 2003 state meet.

Personal Info: Reneé Whitney Rother was born Dec. 13, 1987 in Portland, Ore. … Daughter of Bill and Sue Rother … Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.