Kerry Rossow
Kerry Rossow

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Beaver Dam, Wis.

High School:
Beaver Dam

Height:
5-9

Event:
Breaststroke

2007-08: Won a league title in the 100 breaststroke and second team all-league honors in the 200 breast at the Horizon League Championships ... swam to career-best times in each event ... also earned second team all-league honors as a member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams, with the 200 medley team setting a new school record ... finished first or second 14 of 16 times on the season in the breaststroke events, including 10 victories ... finished the season with five-straight wins in the 100 breast ... swept the breaststroke events against Valparaiso Dec. 8, setting a new Klotsche Natatorium record in the 100 breast ... first in the 100 breast and second in the 200 breast against UIC/Butler Nov. 10 ... won the 100 breast at the Wheaton Invitational Nov. 30 ... topped the field in the 200 breast in win over Western Illinois Jan. 27.

2006-07: Saved her best for last, winning All-Horizon Second Team honors in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke events at the Horizon League Championships (finishing second to teammate Shannon Berndt in each) ... her time in the preliminaries of the 100 breast established a new UWM freshman record in the event and she also set season-bests in both and in the 200 IM ... finished out of the top five in the breaststroke events just once on the season in 18 tries ... took third in the 200 IM against Valparaiso Nov. 11.

High School: Was a WIAA Division I State finalist in the 100 breaststroke in each of her last three years ... broke the Beaver Dam school record in the 100 breast - a record that had stood for 20 years ... Little Ten Conference 100 breaststroke champion as a sophomore, junior and senior ... was a captain as a senior and junior ... team MVP three times ... lettered four times as a swimmer and also spent three years on the soccer team as a goalie ... Honor Society member.

Personal: Daughter of Mary Rossow ... lists swimming, tennis, racquetball and USA Swim Club as hobbies ... counts qualifying and participating in WIAA State finals as a sophomore with Kristi Parker as most memorable sports experience ... thanks Peggy Broome and her mom for all of their support ... majoring in kinesiolgy at UWM.