Sarah Kay
Sarah Kay
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Cape Town, South Africa

High School:
Reddam House Constantia

Height:
5-3

Event:
Fly, IM

04/11/2013

Student-Athletes' Academics Recognized by C-USA

166 Marshall student-athletes were named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

02/23/2013

Herd Wraps Up Final Day of Competition at C-USA Swimming/Diving Championships

Rone takes sixth on platform

02/23/2013

Ross Breaks School Record in Saturday Morning Session

Herd freshman excels in 100 Free

02/22/2013

Preun, Rone, 100 Breast Contingent Advance to Finals

Herd readies for evening session

02/21/2013

Herd's Ross Ties School Record at C-USA Swimming/Diving Championships

MU has finalists in 50 free, 500 free and 3-meter diving competitions

11/05/2012

Marshall Hosts West Virginia State Games

Herd Swimming and Diving hosts the second annual WV State Games.

11/05/2012

Marshall Swimming & Diving Hosts Radford

Radford visits the Fitch Natatorium for a meet on Nov. 3.

Career Best Times

100 yard Butterfly: 57.00 (at C-USA Championships 2/15-18)

200 yard Butterfly: 2:02.20 (Western Kentucky/Fairmont State 12/3/11)

200 yard Individual Medley: 2:08.78 (at C-USA Championships 2/15-18)

2011-12 (Sophomore): Had an outstanding sophomore campaign which included 15 individual wins...was a perfect 9-for-9 in the 200 butterfly during the regular season, which included setting her new career high (2:02.20) during a home meet against Western Kentucky and Fairmont State...swept all three events (100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM) against Xavier...at the Conference USA Championships qualified for all three championship finals that she participated in during the prelim stage...swam the sixth fastest time in school history for the 200 fly (2:02.20) against WKU and FSU while also placing five other times in the all-time top 20 list for the 200 fly during the season...set new career highs for the 100 fly (57.00) and 200 IM (2:08.78) while at the C-USA championship...earned recognition on the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and was named to the 2011-12 Swimming and Diving C-USA All-Academic team.

2010-11 (Freshman):Recorded 11 total victories in individual events, inlcuding four each in the 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly. Posted all-time top performers in 100 butterfly (57.33) and 200 butterfly (2:02.94). Her time in the 200 butterfly is currently the 12th fastest time in Marshall history....named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll and awarded the Commissioner's Academic Medal.

High School:Attended Reddam House Constantia where she was a team captain under coach Norma Schooling...selected to the South African National Team for the summer of 2010...was a member of the Western cape Provincial Swimming Team for eight years and captain at the South African Interschool Competition in 2008-09...in 2008, was a finalist in the 200 butterfly in the Olympic Trials, a fourth-place finisher at FINA World Cup Short Course Championships in the 200 butterfly and a third-place medalist at the South African Short course Swimming Championships...took first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 butterfly at the CANA Zone 4 Competition, was a silver medalist in 200 butterfly at Commonwealth Trials and South African Nationals Swimming Meet while finishing sixth in the 100 butterfly.

Personal:Daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Kay ... majoring in business.