Katie Andrist

Events:
Free
Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lehi, UT
High School:
Skyridge

Top Times:
500 Free: 4:50.47 (Mountain West Championships, Feb. 15, 2023)
1000 Free: 9:58.04 (Mountain West Championships, Feb. 17, 2023)
1650 Free: 16:36.99 (Mountain West Championships, Feb. 21, 2024)

Junior | 2024-25: Competed in 14 meets on the season…Placed eighth in the 1650 free at the MW Championships at 16:41.82 (CSCAA B Standard)…Mountain West All-Conference…Swam Air Force’s top season times in the 500 free (4:52.03), 1000 free (10:04.84), and 1650 free (16:41.82)…Notched 13 top-five finishes on the season…Took first in three dual meet events…Recorded five second place finishes in dual meets…Named to the Commandant’s and Athletic Director’s list…Will serve as the A1 Division Chief during her senior year…Went on Operation at Fairchild AFB where she completed SERE survival mock training and partnered with the Civil Engineering Squad…Served as a Flight NCO, training officer, and confidence Course cadre during Basic Cadet Training.

Sophomore | 2023-24: Placed fifth in the 1650 free at the MW Championships, time was third fastest in program history (13:36.99)…Mountain West All-Conference…Four first-place finishes in dual swim meet action…Totaled fourth-most points on the team (731.25)…Set the Richards Building Pool (BYU) record with a 17:27.12 in the 1650 Freestyle.

Freshman | 2022-23: Two-time All-Conference qualifier in debut season…Scored 52 team points at conference meet...Concluded conference meet with two top-five finishes in 500 Free and 1650 Free…Finished third in 1650 Free at Mountain West Championships, posting personal best time of 16:37.14…Her time of 16:37.14 stands as third-best time in the event in program history…Placed fifth in 500 Free Finals race…Produced third-best time in 1000 Free in program history (9:58.04)…Managed just third sub 10-minute 1000 Free swim in program history.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 23…Major is behavioral science…She hopes to become an Intelligence Officer…