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Mikayda Mills Season 2010-11

Position
Sprint Freestyle/backstroke
Height
5'7
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School
Palo Verde HS

2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

JUNIOR SEASON (2012-13)
Excelled in the classroom and graduated a year early from college …. Named to the SEC Academic Honor … Competed in every dual meet … Finished 12th in the 100 free (54.29) and 13th in the 50 free (24.87) in her final meet against Houston, Rice and Tulane … Took seventh in the 50 free (25.29) in a dual win over Kentucky … Took seventh in a dual win over Vanderbilt … Earner her second varsity letter.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011-12)
Improved during her second year at LSU … Competed in every dual meet and the Tennessee Invitational … Raced to 10th in the 50 free (24.80) and 13th in the 100 free (53.85) in a victory over Houston, Rice and Tulane … Eighth in the 100 free (55.44) in a victory over Alabama … Grabbed fifth in the 50 free with a season best mark of 24.49 in a victory over Tulane … Earned her first varsity letter.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2010-11)
Added quality depth to the sprint freestyle and butterfly corps … Competed in every dual meet, Cougar Classic Invitational and SEC Championships … Took fourth in the 50 free in a win over Incarnate Word … Swam to fifth in the 50 free in a road victory over Tulane … Recorded a season-best, lead-off split of 24.43 in the 50 free to help her 200 free relay squad earn second in a quadruple meet against Houston, Rice and Tulane … Also posted a season best of 53.21 in the 100 free at that meet.

PRIOR TO LSU
A five-time individual Nevada state champion and a member of the 2009 state championship team and four regional champion squads … Also a Scholastic All-American, school Salutatorian and AP Scholar with distinction … Boasts a lifetime best of 23.65 in the 50 freestyle … Coached by Mike Polk.

PERSONAL
Full name is Mikayda Ann Mills … Born April 17, 1992, in San Diego, Calif. … Parents are Mark and Kelly Mills … Plans to major in political science or economics.

MIKAYDA’S TOP TIMES
50 freestyle , 24.43, 2011 vs. Houston, Rice & Tulane
100 freestyle, 53.21, 2011 vs. Houston, Rice & Tulane

MIKAYDA’S TOP 2012-13 TIMES
50 freestyle , 24.87, 2013 vs. Houston, Rice & Tulane
100 freestyle, 54.29, 2013 vs. Houston, Rice & Tulane

 

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