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High School - Four-year letterwinner at Parkway West High School ... Earned first- and second-team all-metro honors in her first two years of high school ... Named team captain as a senior ... Co-winner of the Army Strong Award for outstanding athletes at her school ... Claimed state titles in the 200 free relay as a sophomore and 400 free relay as a senior ... Helped her team finish first in the state championships as a senior ... Placed second in the 200 free and fourth in the 100 back in the state championships as a senior ... Swam for the Clayton Park Tideriders ... Earned the Lois F. Glaser Merit Award for dedication and Tiderider Spirit Award with her club team.
Personal - Born Jan. 15, 1993 ... Parents are Richard and Becky Howard ... Majoring in general engineering ... Has two sisters, Katie and Emily ... Sister, Katie played soccer at Texas Christian University ... Majoring in general engineering ... National Honor Society member ... Member of Beta Chi Pi (science honor society) and Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society) ... Achieved honor roll status for achieving three outstanding citizenship grades each semester ... Achieved academic role status for posting a 3.5 or higher GPA (three years) and a 4.0 or higher (one year) ... Lists the people who have most influenced her athletic career as her sisters.
