2015-16 Women's Swimming & Diving

Amanda Sumrow

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Freshman
  • High School Patrick Henry
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.

Biography

Academic Notes: Majoring in chemistry...Aspires for a career as a forensic scientist...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2016.

2015-16 (Freshman): Earned two All-WAC second team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 100 and 200 butterfly and 200 and 400 IM at the WAC Championships...Finished fourth in the 400 IM with a season-best time of 4:26.10...Finished seventh in the 200 Fly with a season-best time of 2:03.25...Advanced to the B final and finished 14th in the 200 IM with a season-best time of 2:06.89...Also posted a season-best time of 55.77 in the 100 Fly...Totaled eight top-three finishes during the season.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Patrick Henry HS...Two-time CIF winner in the 200 IM with a best time of 2:04.06...Placed second in 100 butterfly at CIF two consecutive years with best time of 56.42...Received high school team MVP all four years...Holds school records in 500 freestyle (5:10.99) and 100 butterfly (56.41)...Also swam for Heartland Swim Association...Club teammates with current NAU swimmer Sara Lenhoff...Received club's Girls 15-18 Most Valuable award...Holds 15/16 Girls club record in 100 fly (56.41) and 17/18 Girls 100 butterfly LCM (1:03.41)...4.17 high school GPA...Member of high school honor roll...Scholastic All-American...Union Tribune All-Academic Team.

Personal: Amanda Keialani Sumrow was born June 21, 1997 in San Diego, Calif....Daughter of Tom and Janice Sumrow...One older brother, Brandon...Hobbies include Girl Scouts, reading and traveling...Lists most memorable athletic moment as winning her first 200 IM at CIF and standing on the podium...Chose NAU because the academic possibilies and athletic opportunities provided herself with the best option.