Year: Sophomore
Event(s): Freestyle
High School: Horseheads
Hometown: Elmira, N.Y.

History and International Studies major… daughter of Ken and Rose Ann Mortensen, Elmira N.Y…returning for her second season, Mortensen had a strong freshman year as she scored 134 team points and placed seventh in the 1,650 freestyle and 10th in both the 200 and 500 freestyle races at the Empire 8 Conference meet in 2005-06… recipient of team's Academic Award for the highest grade-point average. . . Scholastic: a graduate of Horseheads High School, where she swam for six seasons. . . served as team captain and earned Kiwanis Club Athlete of the Month honors in October 2004. . . earned team MVP honors in 2005 and was a Southern Tier Athletic Conference all-star five times. . . helped team to STAC West Division titles all six seasons. . . served on Youth Court and Youth Council and was the recipient of National Youth Service Award.