Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats Welcome Another Freshman to Incoming Class
5/21/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
May 21, 2004
EVANSTON, Ill -- Northwestern head coach Jimmy Tierney has announced the addition of the seventh member to the Wildcats' freshman class for the 2004-05 season.
Carrera Harris (Shafter, Calif./Shafter) has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete at NU. She joins six other swimmers who signed NLI's during the early signing period.
"We are very excited Carrera will be joining the Wildcat family," Tierney said. "She will add more depth to our backstroke and IM events as well as bring a wealth of enthusiasm and charisma to the team that can only make us better."
Carrera Harris
Backstroke/IM
Shafter, Calif./Shafter
High School: 2002 U.S. Open finalist in 100 and 200-yard Backstroke ... Veteran of 3 Junior National's, the 2002 Senior National's and the 2002 5-k Open Water Championships, 2003 Spring and Fall Nationals and the 2004 Spring Nationals ... Two-time 15-16 year-old female Swimmer of the Year for Central California ... Swimming 2002 and 2003 California Central Section High-School Champion in the 100-yard Freestyle and the 100-yard Backstroke ... 2002 and 2003 Kern County California High-School Female Swimmer of the Year ... All American (2003) ... Scholastic All American (2003 ... Holds the Sierra Sequoia Area Record in the 200 IM and the 100 Backstroke ... Holds the Valley record in the 100 Backstroke (2003) ... Lifetime member of the California Scholastic Federation ... Four-time honor roll and five-time honor seal recipient ... Twice earned the Governor's Scholar award.
