Hedda Øritsland

FRESHMAN: Posted 15 first-place finishes during her inaugural season as a Lobo… First-place finishes include her performance in the 100 back (57.33) and in the 200 IM (2:08.30) against NMSU, both marking season-best times… Finished second in the 200 back against Pepperdine with a season-best time of 1:50.78… Helped her teams place sixth in the 200-medley relay (1:40.43), seventh in the 400-medley relay (3:41.95), fifth in the 400-free relay (3:22.23) and fifth in the 200-free relay (1:32.36) at the MW Championships… Set a season-best mark in the 50-yard free with a time of 23.11 at the MW Championships… Also registered a pair of season-best times at the Phill Hansel Invitational with a 50.36 in the 100 free and a 54.86 in the 100 fly.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Three time Nordic champion in the 100 SCM freestyle (2017), the 50 SCM butterfly (2017) and the 100 SCM butterfly (2016)…Five-time senior national record holder in relay and a two-time junior national record holder… Member of the Norwegian National Swimming Team, making junior appearances from December 2013 through July of 2014 and senior appearances from December 2016 to July 2017…Earned medals at the Norwegian Canoe Sprint Championships and also competed in the Nordic Canoe Sprint Championships in 2015.