University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
MID-FREE/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
MID/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BREAST/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIVING
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIST/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BRST/FLY/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FLY/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/BACK
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
MID/DIST-FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIVING
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/BACK
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/BACK
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FLY/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BACK/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BRST/IM/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DIVING
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BRST/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BACK/IM/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE/DIST
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
SPRINT FREE/FLY
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
BACK/FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
FREE
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Khya Burton
- Position:
- MID/FREE
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Mason City
- Hometown:
- Mason City, Iowa
2018-19: Top 200 freestyle time (1:56.56)….Competed in the 200 freestyle and 1650 freestyle this season
2017-18: Season best finish in the 1000 free against Western Illinois, earning fourth place (11.25.68)....Best time in the 200 and 500 freestyles against South Dakota State, swimming a 2:06.44 and 5.35.46 respectively
High School: State Qualifier in 2014 and 2015...Team Captain 2016….A-Honor Roll 2013-15 and 2016-17….Four varsity letters in swimming….One letter in soccer
Personal: Born on March 9, 1999 in Waterloo, Iowa….Daughter of Jeremy and Sarah Barkema….Three siblings: KJ, Tiegan and Moses….Cousin of Austin Pehl (UNI Men’s Basketball) and Jordan Limbaugh (UNI Football)....Majoring in Marketing….Hobbies include: being outside, being with family and friends and working at IRBC
Get to know Khya:
Favorite Movie: The Prestige
Favorite Book: The Hunger Games
Favorite Song: Jump Around by House of Pain
Favorite Sports Memory: Any time drop after weeks of hard practices and the bus rides home from meets
Best Life Lesson: “Work hard, do what you love, don’t quit and glorify God”
2017-18: Season best finish in the 1000 free against Western Illinois, earning fourth place (11.25.68)....Best time in the 200 and 500 freestyles against South Dakota State, swimming a 2:06.44 and 5.35.46 respectively
High School: State Qualifier in 2014 and 2015...Team Captain 2016….A-Honor Roll 2013-15 and 2016-17….Four varsity letters in swimming….One letter in soccer
Personal: Born on March 9, 1999 in Waterloo, Iowa….Daughter of Jeremy and Sarah Barkema….Three siblings: KJ, Tiegan and Moses….Cousin of Austin Pehl (UNI Men’s Basketball) and Jordan Limbaugh (UNI Football)....Majoring in Marketing….Hobbies include: being outside, being with family and friends and working at IRBC
Get to know Khya:
Favorite Movie: The Prestige
Favorite Book: The Hunger Games
Favorite Song: Jump Around by House of Pain
Favorite Sports Memory: Any time drop after weeks of hard practices and the bus rides home from meets
Best Life Lesson: “Work hard, do what you love, don’t quit and glorify God”
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