Personal
Majoring in nursing ... parents are John and Julia ... married men's swimmer Ben Pickens.
Before BYU
Two-time team MVP in both cross country and swimming for Arcadia High School ... 1994 and 1995 League Champion in 50 free ... state champion in 50 free in 1995 and 1996 ... made Junior National time in 50 free at 1996 CIF Meet.
Cougar Club Scholar Athlete ... recorded top-five times for BYU in the 50 and 100 free ... finished sixth in 100 fly at junior nationals.
Academic All-WAC ... named Most Inspirational Swimmer ... placed 3rd at WAC Championships in the 200, 400, and 800 free relays, 5th in the 200 medley relay, and 6th in the 100 fly ... competed at national championships in April ... recorded times of 27.31 in 50 free, 59.27 in 100 free, and 1:03.61 in 100 fly at national championships in August .
Had second-fastest time in 50 free...swam on third-place 200 medley relay team at WAC Championships...WAC finalist in 50 free, 100 and 200 fly... Academic All-WAC ... trained with USC Trojan Swim Club during summer, which placed second at Nationals...swam in Janet Evans Invitational and helped team to first place finish ... competes in freestyle sprints and butterfly. BYU Recordholder: 200 free relay (1:33.96).
Tallied seven first-place wins during the season in events such as the 100 butterfly, 200 and 400 medley relay and the 400 free relay ... swam the fastest times for the team in the 50 and 100 freestyle as well as the 100 butterfly ... at the Mountain West Conference Championships she placed second in the 50 free (23.59), third in the 100 free (52.33) and sixth in the 100 fly (57.01).