SEATTLE — Seattle U women's swimming head coach Craig Nisgor announced the addition of four incoming freshmen for the 2021-22 season. Among the quartet of fledging Redhawks is Washington native Kalie Bui, as well as Sammy Mosier and Lydia Genson from Colorado, and Oregon-product Anna Edwards.
"I'm really excited for this incoming group," said Nisgor. "It's a little smaller class than usual, but I believe that help us cover every event. Each of them have done some really good things in high school and with their club teams. During the recruiting process, all four of them knew what they wanted and Seattle U was at the top of their list for so long. They are a motivated, talented bunch of go-getters, and I can't wait for them to get on campus and in the pool. I think we're going to see some great things from this group."
Kalie Bui – Breast | 5-5 | Seattle, Wash.
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Franklin HS … ranked by College Swimming as the 25th-best Girls HS swimmer from Washington for the Class of 2021 … was a three-time team MVP … was a member of Cascade Swim Club … placed seventh in the 200-yard breast (2:21.29) at the 2019 Husky Invite ... swam a personal-best in the 100-yard breast (1:04.13) at the 2019 WIAA 3A State Championships … plans to major in nursing.
CN: Kalie is a talented swimmer that will give us a 1-2 punch in the breaststroke events. Although she was a late addition to this class, she'll come to campus with times in the 100 breast that could put her in the top eight at our conference meet.
Sammy Mosier – Free/Fly/IM | 5-9 | Lafayette, Colo.
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Fairview HS … ranked by College Swimming as the 40th-best Girls HS swimmer from Colorado for the Class of 2021 … helped the Knights to three-straight championship appearances … two-time CHSAA 5A State Champion … 2020 All-American Athlete Award … lead Fairview in points as a sophomore … two-time team captain … swam for the Boulder Swim Team … swam a personal-best in the 100-yard fly (57.05) at the 2020 Colorado FAST Showcase … swam a personal-best in the 100-yard free (52.26) at the 2021 Speedo Sectionals in St. George, Utah … plans to major in kinesiology.
CN: Sammy is a versatile competitor and already has swims that are among our all-time Top 10 list, with most of those coming since last December.
Lydia Genson – Free/Back | 5-7 | Fort Collins, Colo.
Four-time varsity letterwinner at Fort Collins HS … ranked by College Swimming as the 56th-best Girls HS swimmer from Colorado for the Class of 2021 … three-time qualifier in the CHSAA 5A State Championships …qualified in the CHSAA 4A state meet as a freshman in 2018 … club team was Fort Collins Area Swim Team … swam a personal-bests in the 200-yard free (1:54.28) and 500-yard free (5:14.71) at the 2021 CHSAA 5A State Meet … posted a time of 1:00.14 in the 100-yard back at the in Feburary 2021 … plans to major in psychology.
CN: Lydia has grown as a swimmer at a relatively quick pace. She was originally a freestyler, but now is also a backstroker and has put herself in more events. Something that's also stood out to me is that most of her best times coming within the six months, so that development piece has also been really exciting to see.
Anna Edwards – Free/Breast | 5-9 | Corvallis, Ore.
A varsity letterwinner at Corvallis HS … ranked by College Swimming as the 17th-best Girls HS swimmer from Oregon for the Class of 2021 … as freshman placed third in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.93) in the Oregon 5A State Championships … earned a sixth-place finish in 50 freestyle (25.63) in 2018 … swam club for Corvallis Aquatic Team … holds the club long-course record for the 100 freestyle (1:01.27) … swam 52.96 in the 100-yard free at the 2019 Speedo Champions Series at Federal Way … finished eighth in the 200-yard breast (2:27.97) at the 2019 Oregon Senior Open … in HS, served as Zonta Club President and was a member of the National Honors Society and Green Club … plans to major in biochemistry.
CN: Anna will be a great fit here and excited to join the team. Her dad is a Seattle U alum, so that's a pretty nice tie to have as well. She wasn't able to compete much this year due to pandemic restrictions in Oregon, but she recently competed in a meet without much training and was very close to some of her best times, so I'm pretty excited to see what she can do with a full year of training under her belt.