2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Angus, Sophie
Sophie Angus
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Weston
- Hometown:
- Weston, Conn.
Bio
2021-22: Placed fourth in the 100 breast against Indiana (10/16) ... Took home silver in the 100 breast versus Illinois and UIC (10/23) ... Secured NCAA 'B' cut times in the 100 breast (59.40) and 200 breast (2:10.59) at the Purdue Invitational (11/20).
2020-21: Took gold in the 100 breast and bronze in the 200 breast against Michigan and Indiana (1/16) ... Took gold in the 100 breast with a new personal best of 58.92 and placed second in the 200 breast against Iowa and Penn State in 1-2-3-4 Northwestern sweeps of both events (1/23) ... Took gold in the 200 breast with a season-best and NCAA 'B' cut time of 2:10.47 against Illinois and Wisconsin (2/6) ... Secured the silver medal in the 100 breast and placed fifth in the 200 breast at the Big Ten Championships (2/23-2/27) ... Also at B1Gs, swam the breast leg of the school record-setting 200 medley relay team and the silver-medalist 400 medley relay team (2/23-2/27) ... Second team All-Big Ten ... All-American in the 100 breast ... Second team All-American in the 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay ... Finished eighth in the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships while also qualifying in the 200 breast (3/18-3/20) ... Also at NCAAs, swam the breast leg of the 200 and 400 medley relays which placed 11th and 12th respectively (3/18-3/20).
2019-20: Set a school record in the 100 breast (58.96) in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships ... Part of the school record setting 200 medley relay team that took bronze at the Big Ten Championship (1:36.37) ... Also at the Big Ten Championships, finished eighth in the 200 breast with an NCAA 'B' cut of 2:08.90 ... Finished first in the 100 and 200 breast against UIC and Illinois (10/12) ... Placed second in the 100 and 200 breast in win over Oakland (11/1) ... Finished third in the 100 breast with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:00.58 and second in the 200 breast with a 'B' cut of 2:12.55 at the TYR Invitational (11/24) ... Placed second in the 200 breast against Notre Dame (1/17) ... Finished second in both the 100 and 200 breast versus Iowa (1/18).
2018-19: Second fastest Wildcat in 100 breast (1:00.11) ... Helped break an 18-year school record with a 400 medley relay win on the first day of TYR ... Followed it up the second night with another new school and pool record in the 200 medley relay ... Took first in both the 100 and 200 breast in quad-dual against UIC/Chicago/Illinois (10/26) ... Earned an NCAA 'B' Cut time in the 100 breast preliminary with a season-best second place finish at TYR ... Took second in both the 50 and 200 breast, with a season-best time in the 200, at the TYR Invitational (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: With her breast stroke swim in the 200 medley relay, helped to set a school record and fifth place finish at the Big Ten Championships ... Took seventh place in the 200 breast at the Big Tens ... Also at the Big Ten Championships, set a career high in the 200 IM, finished first in the B-final in the 100 breast, and contributed to a sixth place finish for the 200 free relay team ... Started off her collegiate career with back-to-back wins in the 100 breast, against No. 4 Georgia (10/20) and Georgia Tech (10/21) ... Posted another win in the 100 breast, and a second place finish in the 200 breast, versus Illinois/Rutgers (10/27) ... Grabbed fourth 100 breast win in match-up with Wisconsin (11/11) ... Set two pool records with the 200 and 400 medley relay teams at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19) ... Took first in the 50 breast, and qualified with an NCAA 'B' Cut time in the 100 breast (11/17-19) ... Also finished sixth in the 200 breast, eighth in the 100 IM and 17th in the 200 IM ... Claimed her sixth first-place finish in the 100 breast against Iowa, setting a collegiate career high (1/20) ... Also won the 200 breast against Iowa ... Took home fifth in the 200 breast in triple dual against Purdue and No. 18 Minnesota (1/27).
High School: Rated as the No. 3 graduating senior in Connecticut and No. 35 overall by CollegeSwimming.com ... Connecticut resident record holder in the 100 and 200 breaststroke ... Qualified for the finalists at the 2017 Canadian Trials and 2016 Junior Nationals ... Was also a finalist at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials ... Competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials as a junior ... Finalist at the 2015 Junior Nationals ... Qualified to compete at the 2014 Senior Nationals as just a sophomore ... Member of the National Honors Society and a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student ... Named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2015 and 2016 ... Awarded the Columbia Book Award in 2016 and Weston High School Biology Award ... Serves as the Class of 2017 Treasurer and School Executive Treasurer
Personal: Father Bruce played soccer at Duke and was later an assistant coach for the Blue Devils before playing professionally in Canada ... Both her father and mother earned master's of business administration from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Business.
2020-21: Took gold in the 100 breast and bronze in the 200 breast against Michigan and Indiana (1/16) ... Took gold in the 100 breast with a new personal best of 58.92 and placed second in the 200 breast against Iowa and Penn State in 1-2-3-4 Northwestern sweeps of both events (1/23) ... Took gold in the 200 breast with a season-best and NCAA 'B' cut time of 2:10.47 against Illinois and Wisconsin (2/6) ... Secured the silver medal in the 100 breast and placed fifth in the 200 breast at the Big Ten Championships (2/23-2/27) ... Also at B1Gs, swam the breast leg of the school record-setting 200 medley relay team and the silver-medalist 400 medley relay team (2/23-2/27) ... Second team All-Big Ten ... All-American in the 100 breast ... Second team All-American in the 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay ... Finished eighth in the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships while also qualifying in the 200 breast (3/18-3/20) ... Also at NCAAs, swam the breast leg of the 200 and 400 medley relays which placed 11th and 12th respectively (3/18-3/20).
2019-20: Set a school record in the 100 breast (58.96) in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships ... Part of the school record setting 200 medley relay team that took bronze at the Big Ten Championship (1:36.37) ... Also at the Big Ten Championships, finished eighth in the 200 breast with an NCAA 'B' cut of 2:08.90 ... Finished first in the 100 and 200 breast against UIC and Illinois (10/12) ... Placed second in the 100 and 200 breast in win over Oakland (11/1) ... Finished third in the 100 breast with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:00.58 and second in the 200 breast with a 'B' cut of 2:12.55 at the TYR Invitational (11/24) ... Placed second in the 200 breast against Notre Dame (1/17) ... Finished second in both the 100 and 200 breast versus Iowa (1/18).
2018-19: Second fastest Wildcat in 100 breast (1:00.11) ... Helped break an 18-year school record with a 400 medley relay win on the first day of TYR ... Followed it up the second night with another new school and pool record in the 200 medley relay ... Took first in both the 100 and 200 breast in quad-dual against UIC/Chicago/Illinois (10/26) ... Earned an NCAA 'B' Cut time in the 100 breast preliminary with a season-best second place finish at TYR ... Took second in both the 50 and 200 breast, with a season-best time in the 200, at the TYR Invitational (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: With her breast stroke swim in the 200 medley relay, helped to set a school record and fifth place finish at the Big Ten Championships ... Took seventh place in the 200 breast at the Big Tens ... Also at the Big Ten Championships, set a career high in the 200 IM, finished first in the B-final in the 100 breast, and contributed to a sixth place finish for the 200 free relay team ... Started off her collegiate career with back-to-back wins in the 100 breast, against No. 4 Georgia (10/20) and Georgia Tech (10/21) ... Posted another win in the 100 breast, and a second place finish in the 200 breast, versus Illinois/Rutgers (10/27) ... Grabbed fourth 100 breast win in match-up with Wisconsin (11/11) ... Set two pool records with the 200 and 400 medley relay teams at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19) ... Took first in the 50 breast, and qualified with an NCAA 'B' Cut time in the 100 breast (11/17-19) ... Also finished sixth in the 200 breast, eighth in the 100 IM and 17th in the 200 IM ... Claimed her sixth first-place finish in the 100 breast against Iowa, setting a collegiate career high (1/20) ... Also won the 200 breast against Iowa ... Took home fifth in the 200 breast in triple dual against Purdue and No. 18 Minnesota (1/27).
High School: Rated as the No. 3 graduating senior in Connecticut and No. 35 overall by CollegeSwimming.com ... Connecticut resident record holder in the 100 and 200 breaststroke ... Qualified for the finalists at the 2017 Canadian Trials and 2016 Junior Nationals ... Was also a finalist at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials ... Competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials as a junior ... Finalist at the 2015 Junior Nationals ... Qualified to compete at the 2014 Senior Nationals as just a sophomore ... Member of the National Honors Society and a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student ... Named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2015 and 2016 ... Awarded the Columbia Book Award in 2016 and Weston High School Biology Award ... Serves as the Class of 2017 Treasurer and School Executive Treasurer
Personal: Father Bruce played soccer at Duke and was later an assistant coach for the Blue Devils before playing professionally in Canada ... Both her father and mother earned master's of business administration from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Business.
ANGUS' CAREER BESTS:
| Event | Career Best |
| 50 breast | 27.80 |
| 100 breast | 58.96 |
| 200 breast | 2:08.90 |
| 50 free | 24.03 |
| 100 free | 54.64 |
| 50 fly | 26.34 |
| 100 IM | 59.60 |
| 200 IM | 2:04.30 |
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