Carly Straight
Position
Free
Class
Senior
Hometown
Fort Worth, Texas
High School
Keller Central HS
Top Collegiate Times
Time | Event | Date | Meet |
---|---|---|---|
23.16 | 50 Y Free | 02/28/2019 | Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championship |
50.33 | 100 Y Free | 02/25/2017 | Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championship |
1:49.15 | 200 Y Free | 02/22/2017 | Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championship |
4:57.12 | 500 Y Free | 11/16/2018 | Kansas Classic |
2019-20 (Senior)
- Tied for the fastest team time in the 100-yard freestyle (50.04) and had the second-fastest team time in the 50-yard freestyle (23.02) with both being career-best times
- Claimed first place five times this season in individual events
- Was a member of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that set the new KU school record in the event at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26) with a final time of 1:31.03
- Was a member of the 200-yard medley relay team that broke the Kansas school record with a 1:37.70 final time at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26)
2018-19 (Junior)
- All-Big 12 Second Team member
- Finished as the runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle event at the Kansas Classic (11/16)
- Placed inside the top-three in the 100-yard freestyle three times
- Swam to a personal-best time of 23.16 in the 50-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championship (2/28) which clocked in as the fastest Jayhawk time in the event for the year
- Finished with the second-fastest time in the 100-yard freestyle (50.49) on the team at the Kansas Classic (11/18)
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2017 Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls
- 2018 Spring Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls
- Gained season-best times in both the 50-yard (23.33) and 100-yard (50.73) freestyle events at the Big 12 Championship (2/23)
- Participated in the fourth-place conference finishing the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:23.13), putting down the team’s season-top time
- Recorded a season-best time at the Kansas Classic (11/17-19) in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.51), and a lifetime best in the 500-yard freestyle preliminary event (5:04.95)
- Participated in the 400-yard (3:25.62) and 200-yard (1:33.47) freestyle relays, landing second-place finishes
- Won the 100-yard freestyle (52.77) against Nebraska (11/4)
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Earned Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honors
- Recorded lifetime swims in all of her individual events while earning All-Big 12 Second Team honors at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25)
- Claimed three top-11 finishes at the conference meet, placing fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (50.33), ninth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.15) and tying for 11th in the 50-yard freestyle (23.29)
- Her 100-yard freestyle at the Big 12 meet placed her in KU’s all-time top-five
- Contributed on several relay teams at the conference meet, helping secure three second-place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay (1:40.03), 400-yard medley relay (3:39.66) and 800-yard freestyle relay (7:14.81), a tie for second in the 400-freestyle relay (3:21.90) and third place in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.54)
- Victorious twice in a dual against Iowa State (2/3-4) in the 50-yard (24.11) and 100-yard (53.13) freestyle
- Won the 100-yard freestyle against Arkansas (1/28)
- A member of four winning 400-yard freestyle relay teams, taking part in times of 3:23.60 at the Kansas Classic (11/22-25), 3:31.65 at the San Diego Shootout (1/7), 3:30.25 against Iowa State and 3:28.23 against Arkansas
- Placed second in the 200-meter short course freestyle at William Jewell (1/19) while setting a lifetime record in the event
- Contributed to a Mabee Center record 1:46.14 in the 200-meter short course at William Jewell
High School
- Four-time finalist at the Texas 6A state championship
- Picked up a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles at the state meet
- Finished first in the 50 and 100 free at the Region 2 Championships
- Winter junior national qualifier
- A member of the Mid-Cities Arlington swimming club
Personal
- Born Carly Straight in Wichita, Kansas
- Daughter of Todd and Connie straight
- Has three siblings: Chase, Madison, and Emily
- Older sister Madison also swims for Kansas