University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Lovig, Kassidy
MID-FREE/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DISTANCE FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BREAST/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BACK/FLY/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BRST/FLY/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BACK
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIVING
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FLY/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
MID/DIST-FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIVING
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FLY/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIVING
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BRST/IM/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke/ IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BREAST/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
SPRINT FREE/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BACK/IM/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
SPRINT FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
SPRINT FREE/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DISTANCE FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
SPRINT FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Kassidy Lovig
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Cedar Rapids Kennedy
- Hometown:
- Cedar Rapids, IA
Bio
2022-23: MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... MVC Board of Directors' and Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Swam four career-best races at the MVC Championships ... Placed eighth in the 200-yard back (2:15.66), 19th in the 100-yard back (1:01.76) and 26th in the 200-yard IM (2:20.36) at the Coyote Invitational ... Took 11th in the 200-yard back (2:16.04) and 12th in the 100-yard back (1:02.72) in duals vs. Iowa State and West Virginia ... Placed eighth in the 200-yard free (2:05.18) in home dual against Illinois State ... Swam four career-bests and four season-bests at the Kansas Classic, with a 19th place finish in the 1,650-yard free (18:33.39) ... Took 14th in the 1,000-yard free (11:36.34) and 18th in the 500-yard free (5:34.05) at the Coyote Extravaganza ... Second place in the 100-yard free (56.85) and seventh in the 400-yard IM (5:00.74) at the MVC Showcase ... Opened the season with a sixth place finish in the 1,000-yard free (11:38.15) and seventh in the 500-yard free (5:41.50).
2021-22: Named to the MVC Scholar Athlete Team…Placed fourth in the 1000 free against Iowa (10/1/21)…Recorded a season best in the 500 free (5:10.44), and 1650 free (18:03.47) at the 2022 MVC Championship meet held in Iowa City…Also competed in the 400 and 800 free relay in Iowa City ... earned the MVC Commissioner's Excellence Award for a GPA of 3.5 or higher and named to the MVC Honor Roll.
BEFORE UNI: Swam at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School for Coach Ivan Sanchez ... swam with the Linn-Mar Swim Team for Coach Parker Craw ... four-time IGHSAU state qualifier
PERSONAL: Daughter of Kirk and Anna Lovig ... nickname is Turk..Majoring in anthropology and public health.Â
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Favorite Movie: The Guardian
Favorite Book: Gone with the Wind
Favorite Song: Your Song by Elton John
Favorite Sports Memory:Â High school team winning MVC conference
Campus Involvement:Â Relay for Life
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2021-22: Named to the MVC Scholar Athlete Team…Placed fourth in the 1000 free against Iowa (10/1/21)…Recorded a season best in the 500 free (5:10.44), and 1650 free (18:03.47) at the 2022 MVC Championship meet held in Iowa City…Also competed in the 400 and 800 free relay in Iowa City ... earned the MVC Commissioner's Excellence Award for a GPA of 3.5 or higher and named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2020-21:Â Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team ... finalist in the 200 butterfly and the 200 individual medley at the MVC Championships in Carbondale
2019-20: Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete teamBEFORE UNI: Swam at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School for Coach Ivan Sanchez ... swam with the Linn-Mar Swim Team for Coach Parker Craw ... four-time IGHSAU state qualifier
PERSONAL: Daughter of Kirk and Anna Lovig ... nickname is Turk..Majoring in anthropology and public health.Â
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COLLEGIATE BEST TIMES (YARDS)
| 50 Freestyle | 26.98 | Kansas Classic (Nov. 20, 2022) |
| 100 Freestyle | 56.85 | Kansas Classic (Nov. 20, 2022) |
| 200 Freestyle | 2:05.18 | vs. Illinois State (Jan. 13, 2023) |
| 500 Freestyle | 5:23.07 | Kansas Classic (Nov. 18, 2022) |
| 1000 Freestyle | 11:15.17 | Kansas Classic (Nov. 20, 2022) |
| 1650 Freestyle | 18:33.39 | Kansas Classic (Nov. 20, 2022) |
| 50 Backstroke | 28.56 | MVC Championships (Feb. 17, 2023) |
| 100 Backstroke | 59.30 | MVC Championships (Feb. 17, 2023) |
| 200 Backstroke | 2:11.69 | MVC Championships (Feb. 18, 2023) |
| 100 Breaststroke | 1:13.17 | vs. Valparaiso (Oct. 29, 2021) |
| 200 Breaststroke | 2:29.83 | vs. Iowa State (Jan. 30, 2021) |
| 50 Butterfly | 29.01 | vs. Coe (Dec. 6, 2019) |
| 100 Butterfly | 1:05.54 | vs. North Texas/Iowa State (Feb. 1, 2020) |
| 200 Butterfly | 2:13.68 | MVC Championships (Apr. 16, 2021) |
| 200 IM | 2:13.59 | MVC Championships (Feb. 16, 2023) |
| 400 IM | 4:38.74 | MVC Championships (Apr. 15, 2021) |
GET TO KNOW KASSIDY
Favorite Movie: The GuardianFavorite Book: Gone with the Wind
Favorite Song: Your Song by Elton John
Favorite Sports Memory:Â High school team winning MVC conference
Campus Involvement:Â Relay for Life
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