Amanda Croix

Sprint Freestyle
Junior
Bradley, Ill. (Bradley-Bourbonnais)

2009:  Finished third in the 50 freestyle (Carthage-record 23.10) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (Carthage-record 50.29) at the NCAA Division III Women’s Swimming Championship to earn College Swimming Coaches of America All-American honors…part of a sixth-place NCAA team in the 200 freestyle relay and an eight-place team in the 400 freestyle relay…won three events at the CCIW Swimming Championship and was named the meet’s “most valuable swimmer”…took first place in the CCIW 50 freestyle (conference and Carthage-record 23.49), the 100 freestyle (Carthage-record 51.14) and the 200 freestyle (CCIW and Carthage-record 1:52.78)… part of conference-championship relay teams in the 200 freestyle, the 400 freestyle, the 200 medley and the 400 medley…won both the 50 freestyle and the 200 freestyle (meet-record 1:58.99) at the Wisconsin Private College Swimming Championship…named CCIW “Women’s Swimmer of the Week” on Dec. 9 after winning three events and setting three meet records at the Dec. 5-6 TYR/CollegeSwimming.com Classic.

2008:  Finished seventh in the 50 freestyle (23.79), ninth in the 100 freestyle (Carthage-record 51.63) and 12th in the 200 freestyle(Carthage-record 1:54.10) at the NCAA Division III Women’s Swimming Championship…earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America All-America honors in all three events, first team in the 50 freestyle and honorable mention in both the 100 and 200 freestyles…Carthage’s first-ever CSCAA women’s All-American…part of four Carthage NCAA relay teams and earned CSCAA All-America honors as part of a 13th-place team in the 200 freestyle relay…CCIW champion in both the 50 freestyle (Carthage-record 23.77) and the 200 freestyle (1:54.48), finished second in the 100 freestyle (52.29) and part of a conference-champion 200 medley relay team…named CCIW “Women’s Swimmer of the Week” on Feb. 5 with first-place finishes and meet records in the 50 freestyle (24.78), 100 freestyle (54.25) and 200 freestyle (1:59.02) at the Feb. 2 Wisconsin Private College Championship.

High School:  A four-time all-conference honoree, her freshman and sophomore years in the Southwest Inter-Conference Association and junior and senior years in the Southwest Suburban Conference after Bradley-Bourbonnais High School changed leagues…won a Southwest Suburban title in the 50 freestyle her senior year…a state-qualifier in the 200 freestyle as a junior…set school record records in the 50 freestyle, the 100 freestyle and the 200 freestyle…part of school-record teams in the 200 freestyle relay, the 400 freestyle relay, and the 200 medley relay…both her freshman and sophomore-year teams won SICA championships…coached by Scot Boudreau…four-year member of the water polo team and named honorable mention all-conference as a freshman, first-team all-conference as a sophomore and first-team all-conference and all-sectional both her junior and senior years…

Personal:  Exercise and sport science major…member of the 2008 and 2009 Carthage water polo teams…younger sister of both teammate Heather Croix and former Carthage swimmer Lauren Croix…named to the Carthage dean’s list three times and a four-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Oct. 26, 1988.