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Katie Varda HOF18

Katie Varda

  • Class
    1999
  • Induction
    2018
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Track and Field, Women's Swimming and Diving
Katie Varda earned ten career North Coast Athletic Conference event titles and eight NCAA titles in the sports of swimming and track and field.

In the pool, Varda, a 19-time All-American, was a relay specialist who was a part of three straight NCAA title-winning swims in both the 200-yard medley and the 200-yard freestyle events. She also claimed NCAA titles in the 400-yard freestyle relay during both her junior and senior seasons.

With Kenyon's track and field team, Varda set program records in the high jump (5' 6 1/4") and the heptathlon (4,364 points). Both of those records still stand today.

As a junior, she won the conference title in the heptathlon and was selected team Most Valuable Player. The following year, as a senior, she won the NCAC title in the high jump.
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