Kirsten Pomerleau
 Kirsten Pomerleau
Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

High School:
Bishop Carroll HS

Height:
6-0

Event:
Backstroke/Sprint Freestyle

Major:
Marketing & Human Resource

Sophomore (2007-08)...
Recorded back-to-back wins in the 100 backstroke ... Posted a time of 58.85 at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational ... Had a win in the 100 freestyle against Vanderbilt with a mark of 52.74 ... Season-best time in the 100 free came at the ACC Championships (51.89) ... Posted five (5) top five times in the event throughout the year ... Served as anchor of the 200 medley relay squad for the Hurricanes ... Best split-time came at the ACC Championships (22.86) ... Team had a season-best mark of 1:43.11 in that same race ... Was a part of five first place teams in the 200 medley relay ... Served on the first place team against Florida Gulf Coast (1:47.33) ... Swam the second leg for the winning team in the 200 free relay against FAU with a time of 1:36.52 ... Had a season-best split-time in that race (23.63) ... Took part in the second, third and anchor leg of the 400 free relay on the year ... Team posted their best time in the Georgia Tech Invite (3:26.79) while she swam anchor (50.93) ... Captured a first place finish against Villanova (3:34.10) ... Helped the `Canes to a win in the 400 medley relay against the Villanova Wildcats (3:52.65) while swimming anchor ... Took four wins in the 50 free ... Secured a tie for first place with 24.30 in a tri-match with FAU and FGCU ... Took first place back-to-back races against FAU and FGCU ... Won the 50 free against Houston, turning in a time of 23.88 ... Registered her best time of the year in the preliminary round at the ACC Championships with 23.77.

Redshirt Freshman (2006-07)...
Posted the top 50-yard freestyle score of the season with 23.51 at the Nike Cup ... Held the top eight UM times in the 50-yard freestyle ... Recorded five first-place finishes in the 50 freestyle (FAU - 23.55, Western Kentucky - 23.94, Houston - 23.99, FIU - 24.06 and FAU - 24.56) ... Posted the top 100-yard freestyle score of the season with a mark of 50.79 at the ACC Championships ... Held the top nine UM times in the 100-yard freestyle ... Came in first in the 100-yard freestyle against FSU, clocking in at 51.56 ... Lead the 200-yard freestyle relay team to the top time of the season with a time of 1:35.94 at the ACC Championships ... Led the 400-yard freestyle relay team to a season's best of 3:27.74.

Freshman (2005-06)...
Kirsten Pomerleau redshirted in her first season at the University of Miami.

High School/Prep...
Holds provincial records in 500-yard freestyle and both the 100- and 50-yard backstroke ... Holds Canadian national records in 4x100 freestyle relay and 4x100 IM relay.

Personal...
Daughter of Dan and Wendy Pomerleau ... Born on December 3, 1987 in Calgary, Alberta (Canada) ... Has three siblings in Kari (22), Kelly (20) and Krissy (18) ... Majoring in Marketing & Human Resource.

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