Kaela Ropson

	Class: Freshman
	Hometown: Overland Park, Kan.
	High School: Saint Thomas Aquinas

	Height: 5-7
	Event: Distance

02/23/2013

Panthers Win Midwest Invitational

Women's swimming records 19 season-best times at post-season meet

11/02/2012

Panthers Improve To 3-1 With Win Over Wheaton

Six swimmers take first on the night

10/10/2012

Milwaukee Begins Title Defense At Madison

Panthers kick off season with annual dual at Wisconsin

2012-13: Swam primarily distance freestyle and individual medley events as a freshman ... won the mile and was third in the 500 free and 400 IM at the Midwest Invitational ... posted season-best times in all three swims ... placed fifth in the 500 free and eighth in the 1650 free in collegiate debut at Wisconsin Oct. 12 ... fourth in the 1000 free in back-to-back wins over Chicago and Green Bay ... also took third in the 500 free in win over the Phoenix ... also swam the 200 free and 200 fly once each on the season.

High School: Helped her team to a state title as a sophomore ... 11th-best swimmer in the state of Kansas according to collegeswimming.com ... holds school record in the 200 IM.

Personal: Daughter of Todd and Dawn Ropson ... majoring in nursing ... volunteers at a home-town hospital ... born Aug. 14, 1994.