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2013-14 Swimming & Diving Roster

Lizzy Osterman

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • High School Nolan Catholic
  • Hometown Southlake, Texas

Biography

2012-13
Competed in freestyle and butterfly events as a junior... touched the wall at 24.39 in the 50-yard freestyle at the Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships, the third-fastest time of the season for SLU... Cracked the season top 10 in the 100-yard freestyle (54.06, seventh), 200-yard freestyle (1:56.14, fifth), 500-yard freestyle (5:16.44, seventh), 1000-yard freestyle (11:07.42, sixth), 100-yard butterfly (57.79, fourth) and 200-yard butterfly (2:09.23, fifth)...

2011-12
Had one of the best freestyle seasons in Saint Louis history as a sophomore...finished in the season's top five in five different freestyle events and four of these times are top five all-time at Saint Louis...swam the 50-yard freestyle in 24.06 at the 2012 A-10 Championship, the second-fastest time of the season and the third-fastest time in school history...turned in a time of 52.03 in the 100-yard freestyle at the Tiger Invitational, the second-fastest time of the season and third-fastest time at SLU...touched the wall at 1:52.38 in the 200-yard freestyle at Tiger Invitational, the second-fastest time of 2012 and the second-fastest time in SLU history...In the 500-yard freestyle at the Tiger Invitational, came in at 5:09.69, second-fastest time of the season and the fourth-fastest time for the Billikens...Finished 2012 with the team's best 1000-yard freestyle time (10:48.86)...named best attitude on the women's team by head coach Jim Halliburton...

2010-11
Made a splash as a freshman, becoming one of the top freestylers and flyers at Saint Louis...finished in the season's top three in every freestyle event: 50-yard (24.90, third), 100-yard (52.65, first), 200-yard (1:55.74, second), 500-yard (5:12.88, third), 1000-yard (10:46.97, first) and 1650-yard (18:14.65, second)...made it into the record books by helping to set SLU records in the 200-yard medley relay (1:46.40) and 400-yard freestyle relay (1:36.59) at the Atlantic-10 Championship. Her 52.65 in the leadoff leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay is the second-fastest 100-yard freestyle time in school history...also excelled in the butterfly events, notching times of 57.26 in the 100-yard and 2:06.33 in the 200-yard butterfly. These times were third and second, respectively, in the Billiken record books...named the Hardest Worker on squad by coach Jim Halliburton...

At Nolan Catholic
Touched first in all four of the events she competed in at the 2010 state meet - 100 fly, 200 free, 200-medley relay and 400-free relay ... achieved Academic All-American status in 100 fly, 200 free, 200-medley relay and 400-free relay in 2010 ... holds school records in the 100 fly (57.29) and 200 free (1:54.78) ... also was a member of the school-record breaking 200-medley and 400-free relays ... helped her team to second-place finishes at the state meet the past two seasons after coming in third in 2008 ... team captain as a senior ... selected Most valuable Performer in 2009 ... earned Newcomer of the Year plaudits in 2007 ... also was a member of the cross country team for one season ... graduated magna cum laude and receive an honors diploma ... earned High Honors every quarter of her high school career ... attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in July, 2008 after attending the National Youth Leadership Conference in 2007 ... National Honor Society member ... was a member of the Texas Riversharks club team.

OSTERMAN'S CAREER BESTS

50 Free 24.06  2012 Atlantic 10 Championships, 2/22/12
100 Free  52.03 Tiger Invitational, 12/1/11
200 Free  1:52.38 Tiger Invitational, 12/1/11
500 Free  5:09.69 Tiger Invitational, 12/1/11
1000 Free 10:46.97   at UIC, 11/13/10
1650 Free  18:47.00  at A-10 Champs 2/26/11
100 Fly  57.26  at A-10 Champs 2/25/11
200 Fly  2:06.33  at Washington University, 10/9/10
200 IM  2:17.49  at A-10 Champs. 2/25/11


Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2012-13Junior

    5'3"
  • 2013-14Senior

    5'3"