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Boise State’s Sorensen Invited to NCAA Swimming and Diving National Championships
3/6/2019 1:59:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
BOISE, Idaho - Boise State senior Abbey Sorensen has been invited to participate in the 2019 NCAA Swimming and Diving National Championships as announced Wednesday morning. Sorensen is the two-time defending Mountain West champion in the 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard backstroke.
On Wednesday the native of Draper, Utah, was invited to the national championships being held at Austin, Texas, March 20-23 to race in the 200 backstroke. Sorensen qualified based on her career-best time of 1:53.74, which she swam to win the MW championship at Minneapolis, Minn., two weeks ago. Sorensen's time was a NCAA B standard and is ranked 37th overall nationally.
This will be her third trip to the national championships where she was an honorable-mention All-American in 2017 as a member of the Broncos' 200-yard freestyle relay team that placed 12th.
Unlike the first two trips, Sorensen will be competing as an individual for the first time at the national meet racing in the 200 backstroke. Prior to this year, Sorensen had competed as a member of four relay teams. In 2016 she was a member of the qualifying 200 freestyle relay team, while in 2017 she swam in the 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 200 medley relays teams.
On Wednesday the native of Draper, Utah, was invited to the national championships being held at Austin, Texas, March 20-23 to race in the 200 backstroke. Sorensen qualified based on her career-best time of 1:53.74, which she swam to win the MW championship at Minneapolis, Minn., two weeks ago. Sorensen's time was a NCAA B standard and is ranked 37th overall nationally.
This will be her third trip to the national championships where she was an honorable-mention All-American in 2017 as a member of the Broncos' 200-yard freestyle relay team that placed 12th.
Unlike the first two trips, Sorensen will be competing as an individual for the first time at the national meet racing in the 200 backstroke. Prior to this year, Sorensen had competed as a member of four relay teams. In 2016 she was a member of the qualifying 200 freestyle relay team, while in 2017 she swam in the 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 200 medley relays teams.
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