The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Tasija Karosas
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- St. Andrew's (Fla.)
- Hometown:
- Stowe, Vt.
- 10-time Honorable mention All-American
- 13-time Big 12 champion
- Two-time semifinalist (100m & 200m back) at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials
- 2015, 2016 and 2017 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
- 2013-14 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014)
- School and Big 12 record holder, 100 backstroke (50.86) and 200 backstroke (1:50.49)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
100 back: 50.86/1:00.59
200 back: 1:50.49/2:10.41
200 IM: 1:58.67/2:19.82
200 free: 1:46.00/2:01.73
AS A JUNIOR (2015-2016)
• Won the 200 backstroke consolation final (1:50.89) for ninth place overall at the NCAA Championships
• Teamed with Madisyn Cox, Quinn Carrozza and Nora McCullagh to place 10th overall in the 800 freestyle relay (7:00.21/1:44.00 anchor) at the NCAA Championships
Teamed with Jordan Surhoff, Mimi Schneider and Rebecca Millard to place 15th overall in the 200 medley relay (1:37.72/25.01 leadoff) at the NCAA Championships
• Joined Madisyn Cox, Mimi Schneider and Rebecca Millard to place 15th overall in the 400 medley relay (3:34.54/53.32 leadoff) at the NCAA Championships
• Set school, Big 12 and Big 12 meet records en route to victory in the 100 backstroke (51.40) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 200 backstroke in a meet record of 1:51.21 at the Big 12 Championships
• Joined Jordan Surhoff, Mimi Schneider and Rebecca Millard to set a school record in the 200 medley relay (1:36.32) en route to victory at the Big 12 Championships
• Joined Madisyn Cox, Quinn Carrozza and Rebecca Millard to win the 800 freestyle relay (7:00.41/1:44.78 anchor) at the Big 12 Championships
• Teamed with Madisyn Cox, Mimi Schneider, and Rebecca Millard to win the 400 medley relay (3:30.46/51.88) at the Big 12 Championships
• Teamed with Mimi Schneider, Rebecca Millard, and Brooke Hansen to win the 400 freestyle relay (3:16.93/49.17) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 200 freestyle (1:49.41) and the 100 backstroke (54.09) against TCU
• Won the 100 backstroke (53.93) and the 200 backstroke (1:56.82) at Arizona
• Won the 100 backstroke (53.14) and placed second in the 200 backstroke (1:55.44) against Georgia
• Won the 100 backstroke (53.61) and the 200 backstroke (1:55.86) against Auburn
• Won the 200 backstroke (1:50.49/1:53.63p), tied for sixth in the 100 backstroke (53.08/52.80p), placed 15th in the 500 freestyle B-final (4:49.69/4:48.74p): also placed 13th in the 200 freestyle prelim (1:48.56) and 56th in the 100 freestyle prelim (52.63) at the Texas Invitational
• Placed second in the 100 backstroke (53.61) and in the 200 backstroke (1:56.36) at North Carolina State
• Placed second in the 100 backstroke (54.21) and in the 200 backstroke (1:56.23) at North Carolina
• Won the 100 backstroke (53.74) and took second in the 200 backstroke (1:55.36) at Texas A&M
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
• Placed 10th in the 100 backstroke (51.76/52.21p), 12th in the 200 backstroke (1:52.87) at the NCAA Championships
• Joined Madisyn Cox, Kelsey LeNeave and Rebecca Millard to place 13th in the 800 freestyle relay (7:06.10/1:46.67 split) at the NCAA Championships
• Joined Gretchen Jaques, Mimi Schneider and Kelsey LeNeave to place 10th in the 400 freestyle relay (3:15.50/48.92 split) at the NCAA Championships
• Teamed with Gretchen Jaques, Brynne Wong and Rebecca Millard to win the 200 medley relay (1:37.42/24.99 leadoff) at the Big 12 Championships
• Joined Madisyn Cox, Kelsey LeNeave and Rebecca Millard to win the 800 freestyle relay (7:07.04/1:47.73 split) at the Big 12 Championships
• Teamed with Gretchen Jaques, Kelsey LeNeave and Rebecca Millard to win the 400 medley relay (3:33.87/53.60 leadoff) at the Big 12 Championships
• Joined Rebecca Millard, Mimi Schneider and Gretchen Jaques to win the 400 freestyle relay at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 100 backstroke (52.49) and 200 backstroke (1:52.74/1:54.88p) and placed third in the 200 IM (2:00.42/1:59.70p) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 100 backstroke (53.48) and took fourth in the 200 backstroke (2:10.94) against TCU
• Won the 100 backstroke (53.18) and took second in the 200 IM (2:04.99) against Arizona and SMU
• Placed second in the 100 backstroke (53.79) and fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:57.22) at Georgia
• Won the 100 backstroke (54.28) and 200 backstroke (1:56.29) at Auburn
• Took fifth in the 100 backstroke (53.28), sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:56.35), seventh in the 200 IM (2:03.60/2:01.94p) and won the 500 freestyle consolation final (4:48.45) at the Texas Invitational
• Placed second in the 200 backstroke (1:54.97) and third in the 100 backstroke (54.70) against Texas A&M
• Took second in the 200 backstroke (1:58.97), third in the 100 backstroke (55.43) and fourth in the 200 IM (2:04.67) at California
• Placed second in the 100 backstroke (53.86) at Stanford
• Took third in the 100 backstroke (53.97), third in the 200 backstroke (1:56.02) and fifth in the 00 butterfly (2:00.15) at Indiana, Michigan and Louisville
AS A FRESHMAN (2013-14)
• Joined Alex Hooper, Kelsey LeNeave and Samantha Tucker to place ninth in the 800 freestyle relay (7:04.13) at the NCAA Championships
• Placed 25th in the 200 backstroke (1:54.82), 28th in the 200 freestyle (1:46.12) and 38th in the 200 IM (1:58.67) at the NCAA Championships
• Won the 200 backstroke (1:53.49) and placed fourth in the 200 IM (1:59.60) and the 200 freestyle (1:46.00) at the Big 12 Championships
• Placed second in the 200 backstroke (2:00.14) and third in the 100 backstroke (55.78) at Arizona
• Won the 200 backstroke (1:55.84) and took second in the 100 backstroke (54.37) against Georgia
• Took second in the 200 backstroke (1:58.15) and third in the 100 backstroke (55.10) against Auburn
• Placed second in the 100 backstroke (55.17) and the 200 backstroke (1:58.21) against Stanford
• Placed third in the 200 backstroke championship final (1:54.32) and eighth in the 200 individual medley championship final (1:59.93/1:59.22p) at the Texas Invitational
• Placed fourth in the 100 backstroke consolation final (54.18) and fifth in the 200 freestyle consolation final (1:46.88) at the Texas Invitational
• Took second in the 200 backstroke (1:56.40), third in the 100 backstroke (54.81) and fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:49.22) at Virginia, Penn State and West Virginia
• Won the 200 backstroke (1:56.74) and placed second in the 100 backstroke (54.46) at Indiana and Michigan
• Won the 200 backstroke (1:57.36) and took second in the 100 backstroke (54.28) at Texas A&M
• Won the 100 backstroke (54.87) and the 200 backstroke (1:57.64) against North Carolina
• Took second in the 100 backstroke (54.91) and the 200 backstroke (1:58.82) against Rice
BEFORE TEXAS
· Placed ninth in the 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke at the 2013 USA Swimming National Championships
· Placed second in the 100 backstroke and seventh in the 200 backstroke at the 2011 USA Swimming Winter Junior National Championships
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 11, 1995 in Boston, Mass. … daughter of Al and Alison Karosas … mother played volleyball at Northeastern University … has two sisters: Aleksandra (22) and Maya (16) … major is health promotion.
