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Shippensburg University Athletics

2019-20 Women's Swimming Roster

Gracee Tothero

  • Position Breast/IM
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown State College, Pa.
  • Major Biology (Pre-Med)
  • Highschool State College Area

Biography

2019 PSAC Champion Scholar
2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-District 2 At-Large
 
PSAC Individual Competition:
11-Time PSAC Place-Winner
2017 – 200 Breast (16th), 100 Breast (19th), 400 IM (19th)
2018 – 200 Breast (10th), 400 IM (12th), 200 IM (18th), 100 Breast (22nd)
2019 – 200 Breast (10th), 400 IM (12th), 200 IM (15th), 100 Breast (16th)

School Rankings:
5th in SU history in 200 breaststroke (2:23.17)
6th in SU history in 400 IM (4:38.06)
8th in SU history in 100 breaststroke (1:07.13)
10th in SU history in 200 IM (2:10.47)
 
2018-19 (Junior): Named the PSAC Champion Scholar and to the Google Cloud Academic All-District At-Large squad as part of a banner third season in the pool…achieved four individual scoring performances at the PSAC Championships for the second consecutive year…finished 10th in the 200-yard breaststroke, 12th in the 400-yard IM, 15th in the 200-yard IM and 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke...achieved a season best in the 200-yard IM (2:10.47) at the conference championships that ranks 10th all-time in school history…served as the team’s pacesetter in both individual medley events and ranked second on the team in both breaststroke events.
 
2017-18 (Sophomore): Posted a career-high four individual scoring performances at the PSAC Championships in a strong sophomore season with the Raiders…finished 10th in the 200-yard breaststroke with a personal best time of 1:07.13 to rank eighth in school history for the event…finished 12th in the 400-yard individual medley, 18th in the 200-yard individual medley and 22nd in the 100-yard breaststroke at the PSAC Championships…set career-bests in the 400-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke at the conference meet…achieved a personal record in the 100-yard freestyle at the Bomber Invitational…achieved a Top 5 swim in SU history in both the 100-yard individual medley and the 200-yard breaststroke.
 
2016-17 (Freshman): Posted three individual scoring performances at the PSAC Championships in an impressive debut season with the Raiders…reached the ‘B’ final of the 200-yard breaststroke at the PSAC Championships, finishing 16th…qualified for the ‘C’ finals of the 100-yard breaststroke and the 400-yard IM, finishing 19th in each event…also competed individually in the 200-yard IM at the PSAC Championships…set her collegiate best in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Bomber Invitational, an effort that ranks eighth all-time in school history…established her collegiate best in the 200-yard breaststroke at the Bomber Invitational, an effort that ranks seventh all-time in school history…recorded her collegiate best in the 200-yard IM at the Bomber Invitational and in the 400-yard IM at the PSAC Championships.
 
State College Area High School: Amassed four varsity letters with the Little Lions under head coach Ryan Sprang…qualified in consecutive years for the PIAA State Championships…placed seventh on her school’s 200-yard medley relay as a senior…contributed to a second-place team finish at the Mid-Penn Conference Championships…coached at the club level by Steve Power…was on the High Honor Roll for 16 consecutive marking periods.
 
About Tothero: Full name is Grace Katherine Tothero…is the son of Greg and Jennifer Tothero…majoring in biology, concentrating in pre-med…has a sister, Sarah.