2022-23 Swimming and Diving Roster

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Makenna Carpinella

  • Position Back/IM
  • Class Second Year
  • Highschool Spanish Springs High School
  • Hometown Sparks, Nevada

Biography

2021-2022 Season
Competed in the 2022 Pacific Collegiate Swim Meet in the 50 Free, setting a college best time of 26.83; also competed in the 100 Free and 200 Free setting two more personal college best times of 58.82 and 2:07.38, respectively… also competed in the 50 Back (28.82), the 100 Back (1:00.60), and the 200 Back (2:16.49) at the 2022 Pacific Collegiate Swim Meet setting three more college best times… Carpinella also competed at the 2021 Bulldog Pentathlon in the 100 Breaststroke, setting a time of 1:21.17;  in the 100 Fly, finishing with another college best time of 1:07.81; and competing in the 100 IM with a personal college best finish of 1:08.21… also swam in The Wyatt Balman Invitational 2021 producing a college best time of 2:25.03…served as Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at SUA…also was as a member of the Pre-Law Club.
 
High School
Graduated from Spanish Springs High School…competed four years for varsity swim for the Cougars…Carpinella received the award of Honors Graduate…volunteered and assisted the special need’s children at RAVE.
 
Personal
Born and raised in Sparks, Nevada…parents; Heather and Eddie…one sibling; Caden…competed at the Reno Aquatic Club…also considered attending the University of Nevada, Reno before committing to Soka University of America…concentrating in Social and Behavioral Sciences and studying Spanish at SUA…when not competing, hobbies include political activism.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Back/IM
  • 2022-23Second Year

    Back/IM