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Konoha Shinada - Women's Swimming and Diving - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Konoha Shinada

Position

Sprint Fr/fly

Height

-

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Hokkaido, Japan

SENIOR: Competed in eight meets on the season… Posted 15 top-five finishes… Broke the UNM program record with a time of 53.37 in the 100-yard fly at the Mountain West Championships… Registered season-bests in five events including a 57.22 in the 100 back (2nd) against Nevada, and times of 23.17 in the 50 free and 2:01.71 in the 200 fly at the Mountain West Championships… Earned two season-best times at the Phill Hansel Invitational with a 53.19 in the 100 free and a 54.67 in the 100 fly… Helped her teams place sixth in the 200 medley relay (1:40.43), fifth in the 400-free relay (3:22.23) and fifth in the 200-free relay (1:32.36) at the Mountain West Championships.

JUNIOR: Swam in the 200-yard medley relay that placed second with a final time of 1:46.03, placed second in the 50-yard freestyle with a final time of 23.97 seconds and won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.35 seconds in the tri-meet against USAFA and Omaha…Member of the 400-yard medley relay that won with a final time of 3:48.55, won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.63 seconds, won the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 55.31 seconds and was part of the team that won the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:25.26 versus Wyoming…Helped her team place second in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:45.89, won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.49, won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.44 and was part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that won with a time of 3:27.99 against NAU…Finished fourth in the A Final of the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.40, swam the opening leg (50.22) of the 400-yard freestyle relay that finished fourth with a time of 3:24.23, swam the third leg (23.82) of the 200-yard medley relay that finished fourth with a time of 1:42.16, won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.45, setting a school record and finished 16th overall in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 57.15 at the Phill Hansel Invite…Placed 10th in the 100-yard back with a time of 1:01.89, swam the third leg of the 200-yard medley relay that finished second with an overall time of 1:45.48, tied for third in the 100-yard fly with a time of 57.10 and finished second in 50-yard free with a time of 23.99 at the Mountain West Quad Meet…Swam the third leg (24.75)  of the 200-yard medley relay that won with a time of 1:44.59, won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:04.44, won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.94 and swam the first leg (54.65) of the 400-yard freestyle relay that won with a time of 3:31.33 against NMSU…At the MW Championships, swam the third leg of the 200-yard medley relay that placed eighth with a time of 1:41.05; Finished 10th overall in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.15, swam the third leg of the 400-yard medley relay that placed seventh with a time of 3:41.63, finished sixth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.93 and placed 13th overall in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:03.85… Earned all-conference in the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard freestyle.

SOPHOMORE: Earned All-Mountain West honors in the 100 fly by taking third place at the Mountain West Championships (53.62) … Helped the 200 freestyle relay team take seventh at the Mountain West championships with a season-best time of 1:32.57 … Was part of 200 medley relay team that took fifth at the MW Championships with a season-best time of 1:40.06 … Against in-state foe New Mexico State, took first in the 100 backstroke and 100 free … Helped the Lobos take first in the 400 freestyle relay (3:29.44) at the double dual versus San Diego State and Fresno State on Jan. 14 … Was on 400 free relay team that took third at Phill Hansel Invite in Houston … Finished third in the 100 butterfly (54.75) at the Phill Hansel Invitational in Houston … Won the 50 free (23.86) in a dual against NAU.

FRESHMAN: An All-Mountain West performer in the 100-yard butterfly (54.59), taking seventh at the Mountain West Championships … Helped the 400 freestyle relay team finish in seventh at the Mountain West Championships … Helped the 400 medley relay team finish in eighth at the Mountain West Championships … Named 2015-16 CSCAA Scholar All-American.

PERSONALBorn to Takao and Izumi Shinada in Saitama, Japan … Has two siblings, Shunya and Nonoko …Won Japan junior national championship titles in the 50m butterfly in 2014 and 2015… Liberal arts major.