Katie Minnich

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Backstroke
Hometown:
Royal Oak, Mich.
High School:
Mercy

At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten (2020)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2020)
• Two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2019-20)

Sophomore (2019-20)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 18-21): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 19-22): Finished 12th in the 100-yard Backstroke (53.46) and 13th in the 200-yard Backstroke.
• Michigan State (Jan. 31): Swam in the 200-yard Backstroke (2:01.18) and swam in the 500-yard Freestyle (5:04.95).
• Ohio State (Jan. 18): Finished 4th in the 200-yard Backstroke (2:01.16) and 7th in the 100-yard Backstroke (56.85).
• Indiana (Jan. 11): Finished 5th in the 100-yard Backstroke (56.27).
• Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7): Finished 13th in the 100-yard Backstroke (54.11) and 15th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:57.57).

Freshman (2018-19)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 20-23): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 20-23): Finished 22nd in the 100-yard Backstroke (54.26), 26th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:59.07) and 52nd in the 200-yard IM (2:04.69).
• Ohio State (Jan. 19): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard Backstroke (2:00.76).
• Indiana (Jan. 17): Finished 3rd in 200-yard Backstroke (2:00.25) and 6th in 100-yard Backstroke (55.84).
• UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1): Finished 18th in the 100-yard Backstroke (54.20), 22nd in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:59.96) and 35th in the 200-yard IM (2:04.17).
• Made collegiate debut vs. Miami, Oakland (Sept. 28).

Prep
• High School: Mercy (2018)
• Three-time MHSAA D-I Girls state champion in the 100-yard Backstroke
• Six-time All-American
• Six-time All-State, All-Catholic League selection
• Ten-time All-Oakland County selection
• Two-time Detroit Swimmer of the Year as named by MLive
• Three-time Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Dream Team pick
• Three-time National Society of High School Scholars honoree
• Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American

Club/International
• Club: Birmingham Blue Dolphins

Personal
• Full Name: Katherine Grace Minnich
• Birthday: Jan. 25, 2000
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major:Undeclared

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date
500-yard Freestyle	5:04.95	1/31/2020
100-yard Backstroke	53.46	2/21/2020
200-yard Backstroke	1:55.85	2/22/2020
200-yard IM	2:04.17	11/29/2018