Lauren Vitort

Photo by: Patrick Sweeney

Photo by: Patrick Sweeney

Photo by: Boise State Photo Services

Position:
Free
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Riverside, Calif.
High School:
Martin Luther King HS

2019-20 | SOPHOMORE SEASON

HONORS: Earned All-Mountain West honors by placing eighth in the 200-yard freestyle at the conference championships.
HIGHLIGHTS: Participated in eight competitions during the year ... in season opener at home against Wyoming (Oct. 11) won the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.81) and 500 freestyle (5:03.03) ... versus Idaho (Oct. 12) placed second in both the 50 free (24.26) and 400-yard individual medley with a career-best time of 4:35.49 ... at Nevada (Nov. 2) placed second in both the 100 free (52.77 altitude adjusted) and the 200 free (1:51.16 aa) ... at Mizzou Invite (Nov. 20-22) swam two season-best times during prelim competition in the 100 free (50.75) and 500 free (4:58.79), placed 11th overall in 200 free (1:49.79) ... in first dual at Northern Arizona (Jan. 24) finished second in 50 free (23.81) and fourth in 50-yard butterfly with a season-best 25.65 ... during second meet at NAU (Jan. 25) placed second in 50 free (24.04) and third in 100 free (51.82 aa) ... versus Washington State (Feb. 1) won the 100 free (51.36) and placed third in 200 free (1:52.78) ... at Mountain West Championships in Minneapolis (Feb. 19-22) earned all-conference honors by placing eighth in 200 free (1:50.57), clocked a career-best for 50 free (23.54) and a season-best for 200 free (1:49.56), both during the prelims.

2018-19 | FRESHMAN SEASON

HONORS: Earned All-Mountain West honors in 200-yard freestyle and as a member of 800-yard freestyle relay team ... Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (maintaining a 3.5 or better GPA).
HIGHLIGHTS: Competed in 11 meets during the season ... debuted for the Broncos in season opener at Idaho (Oct. 13) winning the 200-yard free (1:51.53) and placing third in 100-yard free (52.27) ... at Washington State (Oct. 14) placed second in both the 100 free (51.91) and 200 free (1:50.83) and took third in 500 free (5:08.07) ... won the 200 free (1:49.52) at UCSD Quad Meet (Oct. 19) and took second in 500 free (4:56.21) ... at Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 14-16) at College Station, Texas, placed seventh in 200 free (1:49.40), followed by with a career-best in a time trial swim of 1:48.83 in the same event, also swam career bests in 100 free (50.64) and 500 free (4:51.88) ... versus Nevada (Dec. 8) in Boise took second in 200 free (1:51.35) and third in 500 free (5:05.19) ... at Wyoming (Jan. 18-19) placed second in 200 free (1:50.90 aa) ... against Northern Arizona (Jan. 25-26) in Boise placed second in 500 free (5:01.02) ... at Mountain West Championships (Feb. 20-23) in Minneapolis, Minn., took seventh in 200 free (1:48.86) to earn All-MW honors, placed 12th in 500 free (4:52.04) ... at CSCAA National Invitational (March 14-16) in Cleveland, Ohio, placed seventh in 200 free (1:49.14), also competed in 100 free (51.91), 500 free (4:55.79) and a personal-best 25.42 in the 50-yard butterfly.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER

Graduated in 2018 from Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, Calif. ... was a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and NISCA All-American ... placed fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:48.97) and sixth in the 500 free (4:53.20) at the 2016 California state meet ... placed fifth in the 200 free (1:48.79) and eighth in the 500 free (4:55.02) at 2017 CIF State Meet ... a finalist in both the 200 and 500 free at CIF Southern Section Division 2 Championships each of the last three years ... while competing for Irvine Novaquatics Swim Club, swam the 50, 200 and 400 freestyle (long course) at 2017 Summer Junior Nationals in New York.

COLLEGIATE PERSONAL-BEST SCORES

50-yard Freestyle - 23.54 (at MW Championships; 2-20-2020)
100-yard Freestyle - 50.64 (at Art Adamson Invite; 11-15-2018)
200-yard Freestyle - 1:48.83 (at Art Adamson Invite; 11-16-2018)
500-yard Freestyle - 4:51.88 (at Art Adamson Invite; 11-14-2018)
50-yard Breaststroke - 30.49 (at Wyoming; 1-18-2019)
50-yard Butterfly - 25.42 (at CSCAA National Invitational Championships; 3-14-2019)
100-yard Individual Medley - 59.27 (Northern Arizona; 1-26-2019)
400-yard Individual Medley - 4:35.49 (Idaho; 10-12-2019)
^S = Split Time, ^T = Time Trial, ^R = Relay Leg, ^A = Altitude Adjusted Time