2011 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
Background: Four-year letter winner for Coach Meghan Jones ... served as team captain ... earned second team All-Shore honors ... placed sixth in 200-meter freestyle relay at state championships ... qualified for state championships as an individual three times ... good student who earned Honor Roll notice.
Personal: Career goal is to work in occupational therapy ... lists her sister and mother as the people she admires the most ... enjoys sculpture and reading ... avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan ... lists Olympic swimmers Ryan Lochte and Natalie Coughlin as her favorite athletes ... favorite video game is “Mario Kart” ... likes to watch TV shows “The Office” and “30 Rock” ... favorite actor is Matt Damon ... likes to listen to music by John Legend, Nikki Minaj and 311 ... cousin, Christine LaPenta, played on women’s lacrosse team at University of North Carolina ... one of three children in family ... parents attended William Paterson University ... father works in sales ... mother is a nurse ... daughter of Thomas and Linda Russo ... born on August 1, 1993 in Red Bank, N.J. ... has yet to declare a major.
