2022-23 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Verastegui, Natalia
BREAST
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FREE
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FLY/BACK
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FLY/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BACK/FREE/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BACK/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FLY/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BACK
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIVE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIVE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BREAST/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BACK/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIVE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FLY/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BREAST/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIVE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BREAST
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BREAST/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BACK/FLY/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BREAST/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIVE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Natalia Verastegui
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Wahlert Catholic
- Hometown:
- Dubuque, IA
Bio
2022-23: MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Swam six events at the MVC Championships, which featured a B-Final appearance in the 200-yard free (13th place / 1:52.70) ... Won the 200-yard free (1:54.48) and took fourth place in the 500-yard free (5:19.23) at the Coyote Invitational ... Ninth place in the 200-yard free (1:58.13) and 11th place in the 100-yard free (54.41) in duals vs. Iowa State and West Virginia ... Took third place in the 200-yard free (1:55.36) and sixth in the 100-yard free (53.78) against Illinois State ... Swam two career-best times at the Kansas Classic, featuring an eighth place finish in the 200-yard free (1:59.17) ... Competed in the 50, 100 and 200-yard free at the Coyote Extravaganza ... Placed eighth in the 100-yard free (54.27) and 16th in the 200-yard free (2:08.36) at the MVC Showcase ... Opened the season with a fourth place finish in the 200-yard free (1:56.33) and fifth place in the 100-yard free (53.90) in season-opening dual vs. Iowa.
2021-22: Named to the 2021-22 MVC Scholar Athlete Team…Finished in third place in the 200 free and fourth in the 100 free against Iowa in the first meet of the season (10/1/21)…Placed second in the 200 free against Indiana State (10/22/21)…Took home two, first place finishes against Valparaiso in the 50 free and 500 free (10/29/21)…Finished eighth in the 200 free with a season best swim, 1:54.50, at the Kansas Classic (11/19/21)…Competed in the 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay at the 2022 MVC Championship Meet held in Iowa City…Swam in the 100 and 200 free final races in Iowa City and placed 13th in the 200 free and 17th in the 100 free…Is the 10th fastest Panther on the All-Time Top 10 list in both the 100 and 200 freestyle ... earned the MVC Commissioner's Excellence Award for a GPA of 3.5 or higher and named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2020-21: Finalist in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at the MVC Championships in Carbondale ... swam the 500 freestyle at the MVC Championships ... finished 4th in the 100 freestyle and 5th in the 500 freestyle at the Coyote Invite ... won the 200 freestyle in a 1:57.26 against Nebraska-Omaha ... scored in the 100 freestyle against Nebraska-Omaha ... scored in the 200 freestyle against Indiana State ... scored in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle against Iowa State
2019-20: Swam the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 200 freestyle at the MVC Championships in Columbia ... scored in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle against North Texas and Iowa State ... scored in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle against Illinois State ... scored in the 100 freestyle and 50 backstroke against Coe College ... finalist in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at the Kansas Classic
BEFORE UNI: Swam at Dubuque Wahlert High School for Coach Emily Snyder ... three-time IGHSAU state qualifier ... swam with the Dubuque YMCA Dolphins for Coach Nathan Hall and Coach Kathy Steirman
PERSONAL: Daughter of Rossy and Jose Roberto Verastegui ... majoring in early childhood education.
Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo
Favorite Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Favorite Sports Memory: MVC Conference 2020, it was great to be part of a team that pushes you and makes you feel very fast. That meet was a real breakthrough for me physically and mentally.
2021-22: Named to the 2021-22 MVC Scholar Athlete Team…Finished in third place in the 200 free and fourth in the 100 free against Iowa in the first meet of the season (10/1/21)…Placed second in the 200 free against Indiana State (10/22/21)…Took home two, first place finishes against Valparaiso in the 50 free and 500 free (10/29/21)…Finished eighth in the 200 free with a season best swim, 1:54.50, at the Kansas Classic (11/19/21)…Competed in the 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay at the 2022 MVC Championship Meet held in Iowa City…Swam in the 100 and 200 free final races in Iowa City and placed 13th in the 200 free and 17th in the 100 free…Is the 10th fastest Panther on the All-Time Top 10 list in both the 100 and 200 freestyle ... earned the MVC Commissioner's Excellence Award for a GPA of 3.5 or higher and named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2020-21: Finalist in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at the MVC Championships in Carbondale ... swam the 500 freestyle at the MVC Championships ... finished 4th in the 100 freestyle and 5th in the 500 freestyle at the Coyote Invite ... won the 200 freestyle in a 1:57.26 against Nebraska-Omaha ... scored in the 100 freestyle against Nebraska-Omaha ... scored in the 200 freestyle against Indiana State ... scored in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle against Iowa State
2019-20: Swam the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 200 freestyle at the MVC Championships in Columbia ... scored in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle against North Texas and Iowa State ... scored in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle against Illinois State ... scored in the 100 freestyle and 50 backstroke against Coe College ... finalist in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at the Kansas Classic
BEFORE UNI: Swam at Dubuque Wahlert High School for Coach Emily Snyder ... three-time IGHSAU state qualifier ... swam with the Dubuque YMCA Dolphins for Coach Nathan Hall and Coach Kathy Steirman
PERSONAL: Daughter of Rossy and Jose Roberto Verastegui ... majoring in early childhood education.
COLLEGIATE BEST TIMES (YARDS)
| 50 Freestyle | 24.30 | MVC Championships (Feb. 17, 2022) |
| 100 Freestyle | 52.21 | MVC Championships (Feb. 19, 2022) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:52.55 | Kansas Classic (Nov. 19, 2022) |
| 500 Freestyle | 5:06.33 | MVC Championships (Feb. 16, 2023) |
| 50 Backstroke | 28.27 | Kansas Classic (Nov. 19, 2022) |
| 100 Backstroke | 1:02.18 | Coyote Invite (Mar. 27, 2021) |
| 100 IM | 1:04.62 | Coyote Invite (Feb. 4, 2023) |
GET TO KNOW NATALIA
Favorite Movie: Finding NemoFavorite Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Favorite Sports Memory: MVC Conference 2020, it was great to be part of a team that pushes you and makes you feel very fast. That meet was a real breakthrough for me physically and mentally.
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