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#999 Alice Hardesty Season 2023-24

Position
Not Available
Class
Senior
Hometown
Evansville, Ind.
High School
Memorial HS

2004 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2003 SEC Academic Honor Roll

JUNIOR SEASON (2003-04)
Participated in every event of the season, including the SEC Championships for the second time in her career … Best finish at SEC’s was 25th in the 1650 freestyle (18:08.81) … Also saw action in the 500 free at SEC’s, placing 33rd … Swam the 1650 free at the Nike Cup Invitational and finished 26th with a time of 17:33.52 … Awarded to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year … Earned her third varsity letter.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2002-03)
Swam in every dual meet of the season, as well as the Texas Bevo and Nike Cup Invitationals … Placed 28th in the 1650 freestyle finals (17:44.84) at the Nike Cup Invitational … Finished second in the 500 free versus Delta State with a time of 5:13.58 … On Nov. 22, swam to a fourth-place finish in the 1000 free (10:35.29) in a dual meet against Tennessee … The time of 10:35.29 was the third-fastest time of the season by any Lady Tiger … Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and LSU Director’s Cup … Earned her second varsity letter.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2001-02)
Competed in eight meets as well as the SEC Championships for the Lady Tigers … Swam in four different freestyle events and both the 200 and 400 IM … Competed in three different freestyle events at the SEC Championships … Best finish was a 22nd-place finish in the 1650 free (17:31.08) … Also finished 34th in the 500 free and 39th in the 200 free … Swam the 500 free in a time of 5:05.15 at the Nike Cup Invitational … Also swam the 1000 free in a time of 10:21.92 at the Nike Cup, the second-best time in that event all season by a Lady Tiger … Earned her first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU
Helped lead her Indiana Senior State LCM team to a championship in 1999 … Finished third her senior season of high school in the 1650 freestyle and took fifth in the 1000 free as a senior … Finished sixth in the 1650 free at sectionals that same year … National Honor Society nominee … Graduated fifth in a class of 183.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 6, 1982 … Parents are William and Jeanine Hardesty… Majoring in dietietics.

ALICE’S TOP TIMES
500 freestyle 5:05.15 2001 Nike Cup Invitational
1000 freestyle 10:21.92 2001 Nike Cup Invitational
1650 freestyle 17:14.02 2001 Nike Cup Invitational
200 individual medley 2:22.33 2001 Wright State
400 individual medley 4:55.57 2002 Texas Invitational

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