Kate Minette Award Performer of the Week Week Of 12/5/2022 Sport Women's Swimming & Diving School Simpson College Year Sophomore Position Hometown Liberty, Mo. High School Liberty Women’s Swim & Dive – Performer of the Week Kate Minette, Simpson College So., Liberty, Mo./Liberty Minette and the Simpson Storm competed at the Grinnell Pioneer Classic this past weekend. The sophomore finished in the top-five in five of the eight events she swam, leading the Storm women to a sixth-place finish. Minette took second place out of 76 swimmers in the 50-yard freestyle, setting a school record with a time of 24.57. The Liberty, Missouri native took home third place in the 100-yard freestyle, breaking the school record she previously set with a time of 54.54. Minette swam the anchor legs in the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays, leading the Storm to fifth place finished in each of those events. She swam a 24.32 in her anchor leg in the 200-yard relay, which is the fastest individual leg of any other swimmer competing. Additionally, Minette clocked a blistering 52.95 in the anchor leg of the 400-yard relay, which was also the fastest individual leg of any swimmer. Minette is collecting her first-career Performer of the Week accolade.
