2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Kutch, Alexa
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Alexa Kutch
- Position:
- Back/Fly
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Easton, Pa.
- High School:
- Easton Area
Bio
Career Best Times:
2019-20 / Senior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…named Drexel’s Female CAA Scholar Athlete of the Year…named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Swimming Team…nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award…a CSCAA Scholar All-America honorable mention…co-winner the Mary Semanik Award, given annually to Drexel’s top female senior student-athlete…two-time CAA Swimmer of the Week, receiving the honor on Oct. 29 and Jan. 21…named a Drexel School of Education Athlete of the week three times…helped win the gold medal in the 200 medley relay (1:45.62) and also won the 100 back (56.59) and the 200 back (2:03.67) against La Salle…won the 100 back (56.21), 200 back (2:03.62) and helped win the 200 medley relay (1:46.70) and the 200 free relay (1:37.36) against Seton Hall…helped win the 200 medley relay (1:44.01), took second place in the 100 back (56.82) and was top-10 in the 100 fly (58.34) in the Thomas Murphy Invitational…helped take second in the 200 free relay (1:33.44), helped win the 400 medley relay (3:44.30) and the 200 medley relay (1:41.23) and took first place in the 100 back (53.34) and the 200 back (1:56.91) at the Patriot Invitational…helped win the gold medal in the 200 medley relay (1:45.06) and won the 100 back (56.68), 200 back (2:04.30) and the 100 fly (58.12) against Northeastern and Delaware…helped the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay win gold medals and won the 100 back (56.11) and the 200 back (2:03.83) against Towson…helped the 200 medley team win gold (1:44.17), won the 100 back (56.58) and the 200 back (2:04.86) and took third in the 100 fly (59.23) against Georgetown…made history at the CAA Championships by winning both the 100 back (53.20) and 200 back (1:55.85) four-straight years…also helped the 200 medley relay team win gold and set a CAA-meet record (1:39.26) and the 400 medley relay win a gold medal (3:38.42) at the championships…placed 38th in the 100 meter back (1:03.29) and placed 33rd in the 200 meter back (2:17.41) at the U.S. Open Championships.
2018-19 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area honoree…posted a 2020 Olympic Trail cut time of 1:02.36 in the 100-meter back preliminaries at the AT&T Winter National Championships…went on the an eighth-place finish in the A finals of the event…helped set a Drexel pool record in the 400 medley relay (3:52.59)…swept the backstroke events at the CAA Championships for the third-straight year, becoming just the second CAA swimmer to accomplish that feat…won four gold medals at the conference championships, leading the team with four All-CAA selections…won the 100 back with a time of 54.11 in the finals and hit the NCAA B-qualifying mark with a time of 53.64 in the prelims…took first in the 200 back with a B-cut time of 1:55.43, over four seconds faster than the second-place swimmer…also led the 200 medley relay (1:40.39) and 400 medley relay (3:41.22) teams to victory…named to the 2018-19 CSCAA Scholar All-American Team as an honorable mention...Two-time CAA Swimmer of the Week, receiving the honor on Nov. 20 and Dec. 4…named a Drexel School of Education Athlete of the Week twice…swept all four of her events (200 medley relay, 100 back, 200 back and 400 free relay) against La Salle…earned four more victories in the 400 medley relay, 100 back, 200 back and 200 free relay against Seton Hall…won the 100 back at the Thomas Murphy Invitational with a time of 55.96 and racked up top-10 finishes in the 200 medley relay (second), 400 free relay (second), 200 free relay (second), 200 back (third), 400 medley relay (third) and 50 free (10th)…won the A final of the 200 back at the Patriot Invitational with a B cut time of 1:56.65…took home first in the 200 medley relay and 100 back against Delaware/Northeastern…claimed four first-place finishes in the 200 medley relay, 100 back, 200 back and 400 free relay against Towson…won both the 200 medley relay and 100 back against Georgetown.
2017-18 / Sophomore
Led the team as four-time All-CAA in 100 back, 200 back, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay…at the 2018 CAA Championships won gold in the 100 back with a time of 52.99, set a meet record in the prelims with a qualifying time of 52.95, a program record…won gold in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.23, a CAA meet record time and an NCAA-B qualifying time…won silver in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.98…won silver in 400 medley relay with a time of 3:42.35… Drexel women finished 5th of 7 at the 2018 CAA Championships with a score of 443… broke pool records at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in the 100 back with a time of 55.01, which broke her previous record of 56.75, and the 200 back with a time of 2:00.68 against Towson/Seton Hall…at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational, set pool records in the 100 and 200 back with times of 55.44 and 1:59.71 times respectively…finished first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:45.17…placed second in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:34.04…placed third in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:52.90…Drexel Women finished third at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational with a score of 754… at the 2017 Patriot Invitational earned first place in the 100 back and 200 back with times of 53.16 and 1:55.87…placed first in the 400 medley relay with a time of 2:44.19…placed first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:42.40…placed second in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:25.96…Drexel Women finished second at the 2017 Patriot Invitational with a score of 850…at the 2017 AT&T Winter Nationals finished first in the 100-yard backstroke B Final with a time of 53:18…finished fourth in the A Final of the 200 back with a time of 1:54.56, a school and CAA record…at the last-chance meet to qualify for the NCAA Championships swam a 52.95 in the 100 back, which broke her own program record, to qualify as the No. 46 seed…at the last-chance meet to qualify for the NCAA Championships swam a 1:53.46 in the 200 back, which broke her own program record, to qualify as the No. 34 seed…at the 2018 NCAA Championships finished 22nd in the nation in the 100 back, and set a program and CAA record with a time of 52.48…finished 39th in the nation in the 200 back with a prelim swim of 1:55.54…was a Drexel School of Education Athlete of the Week for the week ending Nov. 6 and for the week ending March 19…was named CAA Women’s Swimmer of the Week on Dec. 6…was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team… a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2016-17 / Freshman
Named the 2016-17 CAA Women’s Rookie Swimmer of the Year in her freshman campaign…finished second on the squad as six-time All-CAA in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay…became the first freshman woman to win a CAA gold medal at the conference championships, grabbing four of the total six…individually, won gold in the 100 and 200 backstrokes with times of 53.25 and 1:55.12…also took gold in the 200 and 400 medley relays with times of 1:39.61 and 3:40.03 as she swam the backstroke…earned a silver medal in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:32.91…grabbed bronze in the 400 free relay at 3:24.79…set new Drexel, CAA all-time and CAA Championships records in the 100 back prelims at 53.22 and the 200 back finals at 1:55.12…helped set new relay records at the conference championships in the 200 free relay (1:32.91, Drexel), 400 free relay (3:24.79, Drexel), 200 medley relay (1:39.61, Drexel, CAA All-Time, CAA Championships) and the 400 medley relay (3:40.03, Drexel)…Drexel women finished 4th of 7 at the 2017 CAA Championship with a score of 443…named the CAA Women’s Swimmer of the Week twice on November 22 and December 6…competed at the 2016 AT&T Winter National Championships in Atlanta in the 100 and 200 backstrokes…won the ‘B’ finals of the 200 back with a time of 1:56.00 after a 1:56.86 prelim time…placed third in the ‘B’ finals of the 100 back with a time of 53.76 after a 54.31 prelim time…had season bests of 23.76 in the 50 free finals, 53.22 in the 100 back prelims and 1:55.12 in the 200 back finals at the 2017 CAA Championships…also had season bests of 52.58 in the 100 free and 57.81 in the 100 fly at the 2016 Patriot Invitational and 2:01.34 in the 200 free against Howard/St. Peter’s.
Background
A four-year member of the swim team at Easton Area High School in Easton, Pa…holds seven records at Easton…holds the District 11 record in the 100 back at 55.27…an 11-time District 11 medalist…a four-time district champion in the 100 back, 100 fly and two relays…EPC First Team in the 100 back both her junior and senior years…finished fourth place at state both her junior and senior campaigns…achieved All-American status her senior year…All-State status as a junior and senior…inducted into the Easton Area High School Wall of Fame…received the High Point Award on the Easton swim team her senior year…USA Swimming Scholar Athlete.
Personal
Daughter of Frank and Lynn…majoring in teacher education.
| 50 Back – 24.52 | 100 Free – 51.65 |
| 50 Free – 23.28 | 100 Fly – 56.38 |
| 75 Back – 58.06 | 200 Back – 1:53.46 |
| 100 Back – 52.85 |
2019-20 / Senior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…named Drexel’s Female CAA Scholar Athlete of the Year…named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Swimming Team…nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award…a CSCAA Scholar All-America honorable mention…co-winner the Mary Semanik Award, given annually to Drexel’s top female senior student-athlete…two-time CAA Swimmer of the Week, receiving the honor on Oct. 29 and Jan. 21…named a Drexel School of Education Athlete of the week three times…helped win the gold medal in the 200 medley relay (1:45.62) and also won the 100 back (56.59) and the 200 back (2:03.67) against La Salle…won the 100 back (56.21), 200 back (2:03.62) and helped win the 200 medley relay (1:46.70) and the 200 free relay (1:37.36) against Seton Hall…helped win the 200 medley relay (1:44.01), took second place in the 100 back (56.82) and was top-10 in the 100 fly (58.34) in the Thomas Murphy Invitational…helped take second in the 200 free relay (1:33.44), helped win the 400 medley relay (3:44.30) and the 200 medley relay (1:41.23) and took first place in the 100 back (53.34) and the 200 back (1:56.91) at the Patriot Invitational…helped win the gold medal in the 200 medley relay (1:45.06) and won the 100 back (56.68), 200 back (2:04.30) and the 100 fly (58.12) against Northeastern and Delaware…helped the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay win gold medals and won the 100 back (56.11) and the 200 back (2:03.83) against Towson…helped the 200 medley team win gold (1:44.17), won the 100 back (56.58) and the 200 back (2:04.86) and took third in the 100 fly (59.23) against Georgetown…made history at the CAA Championships by winning both the 100 back (53.20) and 200 back (1:55.85) four-straight years…also helped the 200 medley relay team win gold and set a CAA-meet record (1:39.26) and the 400 medley relay win a gold medal (3:38.42) at the championships…placed 38th in the 100 meter back (1:03.29) and placed 33rd in the 200 meter back (2:17.41) at the U.S. Open Championships.
2018-19 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area honoree…posted a 2020 Olympic Trail cut time of 1:02.36 in the 100-meter back preliminaries at the AT&T Winter National Championships…went on the an eighth-place finish in the A finals of the event…helped set a Drexel pool record in the 400 medley relay (3:52.59)…swept the backstroke events at the CAA Championships for the third-straight year, becoming just the second CAA swimmer to accomplish that feat…won four gold medals at the conference championships, leading the team with four All-CAA selections…won the 100 back with a time of 54.11 in the finals and hit the NCAA B-qualifying mark with a time of 53.64 in the prelims…took first in the 200 back with a B-cut time of 1:55.43, over four seconds faster than the second-place swimmer…also led the 200 medley relay (1:40.39) and 400 medley relay (3:41.22) teams to victory…named to the 2018-19 CSCAA Scholar All-American Team as an honorable mention...Two-time CAA Swimmer of the Week, receiving the honor on Nov. 20 and Dec. 4…named a Drexel School of Education Athlete of the Week twice…swept all four of her events (200 medley relay, 100 back, 200 back and 400 free relay) against La Salle…earned four more victories in the 400 medley relay, 100 back, 200 back and 200 free relay against Seton Hall…won the 100 back at the Thomas Murphy Invitational with a time of 55.96 and racked up top-10 finishes in the 200 medley relay (second), 400 free relay (second), 200 free relay (second), 200 back (third), 400 medley relay (third) and 50 free (10th)…won the A final of the 200 back at the Patriot Invitational with a B cut time of 1:56.65…took home first in the 200 medley relay and 100 back against Delaware/Northeastern…claimed four first-place finishes in the 200 medley relay, 100 back, 200 back and 400 free relay against Towson…won both the 200 medley relay and 100 back against Georgetown.
2017-18 / Sophomore
Led the team as four-time All-CAA in 100 back, 200 back, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay…at the 2018 CAA Championships won gold in the 100 back with a time of 52.99, set a meet record in the prelims with a qualifying time of 52.95, a program record…won gold in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.23, a CAA meet record time and an NCAA-B qualifying time…won silver in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.98…won silver in 400 medley relay with a time of 3:42.35… Drexel women finished 5th of 7 at the 2018 CAA Championships with a score of 443… broke pool records at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in the 100 back with a time of 55.01, which broke her previous record of 56.75, and the 200 back with a time of 2:00.68 against Towson/Seton Hall…at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational, set pool records in the 100 and 200 back with times of 55.44 and 1:59.71 times respectively…finished first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:45.17…placed second in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:34.04…placed third in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:52.90…Drexel Women finished third at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational with a score of 754… at the 2017 Patriot Invitational earned first place in the 100 back and 200 back with times of 53.16 and 1:55.87…placed first in the 400 medley relay with a time of 2:44.19…placed first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:42.40…placed second in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:25.96…Drexel Women finished second at the 2017 Patriot Invitational with a score of 850…at the 2017 AT&T Winter Nationals finished first in the 100-yard backstroke B Final with a time of 53:18…finished fourth in the A Final of the 200 back with a time of 1:54.56, a school and CAA record…at the last-chance meet to qualify for the NCAA Championships swam a 52.95 in the 100 back, which broke her own program record, to qualify as the No. 46 seed…at the last-chance meet to qualify for the NCAA Championships swam a 1:53.46 in the 200 back, which broke her own program record, to qualify as the No. 34 seed…at the 2018 NCAA Championships finished 22nd in the nation in the 100 back, and set a program and CAA record with a time of 52.48…finished 39th in the nation in the 200 back with a prelim swim of 1:55.54…was a Drexel School of Education Athlete of the Week for the week ending Nov. 6 and for the week ending March 19…was named CAA Women’s Swimmer of the Week on Dec. 6…was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team… a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2016-17 / Freshman
Named the 2016-17 CAA Women’s Rookie Swimmer of the Year in her freshman campaign…finished second on the squad as six-time All-CAA in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay…became the first freshman woman to win a CAA gold medal at the conference championships, grabbing four of the total six…individually, won gold in the 100 and 200 backstrokes with times of 53.25 and 1:55.12…also took gold in the 200 and 400 medley relays with times of 1:39.61 and 3:40.03 as she swam the backstroke…earned a silver medal in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:32.91…grabbed bronze in the 400 free relay at 3:24.79…set new Drexel, CAA all-time and CAA Championships records in the 100 back prelims at 53.22 and the 200 back finals at 1:55.12…helped set new relay records at the conference championships in the 200 free relay (1:32.91, Drexel), 400 free relay (3:24.79, Drexel), 200 medley relay (1:39.61, Drexel, CAA All-Time, CAA Championships) and the 400 medley relay (3:40.03, Drexel)…Drexel women finished 4th of 7 at the 2017 CAA Championship with a score of 443…named the CAA Women’s Swimmer of the Week twice on November 22 and December 6…competed at the 2016 AT&T Winter National Championships in Atlanta in the 100 and 200 backstrokes…won the ‘B’ finals of the 200 back with a time of 1:56.00 after a 1:56.86 prelim time…placed third in the ‘B’ finals of the 100 back with a time of 53.76 after a 54.31 prelim time…had season bests of 23.76 in the 50 free finals, 53.22 in the 100 back prelims and 1:55.12 in the 200 back finals at the 2017 CAA Championships…also had season bests of 52.58 in the 100 free and 57.81 in the 100 fly at the 2016 Patriot Invitational and 2:01.34 in the 200 free against Howard/St. Peter’s.
Background
A four-year member of the swim team at Easton Area High School in Easton, Pa…holds seven records at Easton…holds the District 11 record in the 100 back at 55.27…an 11-time District 11 medalist…a four-time district champion in the 100 back, 100 fly and two relays…EPC First Team in the 100 back both her junior and senior years…finished fourth place at state both her junior and senior campaigns…achieved All-American status her senior year…All-State status as a junior and senior…inducted into the Easton Area High School Wall of Fame…received the High Point Award on the Easton swim team her senior year…USA Swimming Scholar Athlete.
Personal
Daughter of Frank and Lynn…majoring in teacher education.
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