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2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Northeastern University/Kierstin Chu
Greg Caparell
Jim Pierce
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Delaney Lanker

  • Position Butterfly
  • Height 5-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Aurora, Colo.
  • Highschool Regis Jesuit

Biography

Career highlights:
-Record holder, 100 IM, Husky Open (Conn.)

Awards/Honors:
-2016-17 Team Captain
-2015-16 Team Captain
-CAA Women's Swimmer of the Week: Feb. 9, 2016
-Corvias ECAC Women's Swimmer of the Week: Feb. 10, 2016

2016-17: Earned a fourth place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:50.41), a second place finish in the 200 butterfly (2:07.82) and a third place finish in the 100 butterfly (58.99) at Boston University (Oct. 1)… Won the 200 butterfly (2:05.91) and took third in the 100 butterfly (58.13) vs. James Madison and New Hampshire (Oct. 22)… Placed second in the 100 butterfly (57.37) and 200 butterfly (2:05.48) at George Mason with Towson (Nov. 5)… Took fifth in the 200 butterfly with a season best 2:04.56 at the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 18-20)… Won the 200 butterfly (2:07.72) and 100 butterfly (58.90) on senior day against Vermont (Jan. 14)… Grabbed first place in the 200 butterfly (2:07.95) and second in the 100 butterfly (59.13) at Central Connecticut State (Jan. 21)… Swam to sixth place in the 100 backstroke (1:01.28) at LIU Brooklyn with Wagner (Jan. 28)… Placed seventh in the 200 butterfly (2:04.35), eighth in the 100 butterfly (56.17) and 31st in the 50 freestyle (24.54) at the 2017 CAA Championships (Feb. 22-25)

2015-16: Co-captain alongside Sophie Browne ... Took first place in the 200 butterfly (2:08.18) against Wagner (Sept. 26) ... Snagged first place int the 400 medley relay (3:58.84) vs. Harvard (Oct. 17) ... Finished second in the 200 butterfly (2:08.75) against New Hampshire (Oct. 24) ...Placed second in the 100 fly (58.26) and the 200 fly (2:04.80) at the George Mason Quad Meet (Oct. 31) ...Won the 200 butterfly (2:07.59) vs. MIT (Nov. 6) ... Finished seventh in the 200 butterfly (2:04.55) at the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 22) ... Won the 100 butterfly (57.21) and the 200 butterfly (2:04.49) at the Delaware Tri-Meet (Jan.9) ... Set a new pool record and took first place in the 200 medley relay (1:45.46), won the 200 butterfly (2:08.00), and took thrid place in the 400 freestyle relay (1:40.31) vs. Vermont (Jan. 18) ... Set a new pool and meet record in the 400 medley relay (3:52.35) at the Dartmouth Invitational (Jan. 22) ... Set a new meet record in the 200 medley relay (1:46.51) and won the 200 fly (2:05.01) at the Dartmouth Invitational (Jan. 23) ... Took first place in the 100 butterfly (57.43) vs. LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 30) ... Set a new school record in the 100 individual relay (59.39) against Connecticut (Feb. 6) ... Named the final ECAC Women's Swimmer of the Week of the season (Feb.10) ... Took seventh place with a leg in the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.74) at the 2016 CAA Championships (Feb. 25) ... Placed seventh in the 100 fly (56.03) at the 2016 CAA Championships (Feb. 26) ... Finished second in the 200 fly with a new career best of 2:01.38 at the 2016 CAA Championships (Feb. 27).

2014-15: Finished third in the 200 butterfly (2:09.14) against George Mason (Nov. 1) ... Placed second in the 200 butterfly (2:07.84) and fifth in the 100 butterfly (1:00.08) against Drexel (Jan. 10) ... Won the 200 butterfly (2:07.09) vs. Vermont (Jan. 17) ... Took fourth place in the 100 butterfly (59.20) and third place in the 200 butterfly (2:08.07) at the Dartmouth Invitational (Jan. 23).

2013-14: CAA Championships (Feb. 26 - Mar. 1) Earned a ninth-place finish in the 200 fly with a time of 2:03.97 ... Placed 16th overall in the 100 fly with a time of 57.54 ... Connecticut Open (Feb. 8) Earned a fourth-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:15.29 ... Dartmouth Invitational (Jan. 24-25) Placed fifth in a field of 51 in the 100 butterfly by timing in at 58.80 ... Finished second in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:07.02 ... Vermont Dual (Jan. 18) Member of the 200 medley relay team that finished second with a time of 1:51.23 ... Won the 200 butterfly by touching the wall in 2:09.07 ... Part of the 200 freestyle relay team that placed third by finishing in 1:41.01 ... Drexel Tri-meet (Jan. 11) Earned a fourth-place finish in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:09.24 ... Finished fifth in the 100 backstroke after timing in at 1:00.43 ... Member of the 200 medley relay team that placed fifth with a time of 1:48.72 ... Brown Invitational (Nov. 9) Finished fourth in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:05.82 ... New Hampshire Dual (Oct. 19)  Claimed third place in the 100 fly with a time of 57.72 ... Helped the 400 freestyle relay team notch second place after finishing with a time of 3:39.61 ... Member of the 200 medley relay team that placed fourth with a time of 1:49.78  ... Boston College Dual (Oct. 6) Made her collegiate debut by placing second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.71 ... Finished third in the 100 butterfly with a time of 58.37.

Before NU: Helped lead Regis Jesuit High School to state titles in 2011 and 2013 ... Three-time Scholastic All-American ... Academic All-State Firs Team 2013.

Personal: From Aurora, Colo. ... National Honor Society ... Journalism major ... Class of 2018 ... Co-op at New Balance Athletic Shoe.
 
Progression Chart
Event Time before NU Time at NU
200 Butterfly 2:03.49 2:01.38
100 Butterfly 56.52 55.29
100 Backstroke 59.10 58.57

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Butterfly/Backstroke
    5'0"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Butterfly/Backstroke
    5'0"
  • C

    2015-16Junior

    Butterfly/Backstroke
    5'0"
    C
  • C

    2016-17Senior

    Butterfly
    5'0"
    C