Laura Alito

Laura Alito

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
West Caldwell, N.J.

High School:
James Caldwell

Event:
Fly/Back

GU PR's - 50 Freestyle: 24.50; 100 Backstroke: 59.40; 100 Butterfly: 56.38

2006-07 - Set two individual school records (50 freestyle, 100 butterfly) at the BIG EAST Conference Championships as well as participating in two school record-setting relays at the Championship ... Took first-place honors in the 100 butterfly in a double-dual meet against Loyola (Md.) and Seton Hall to qualify for the postseason ... Qualified for the BIG EAST Championship in the 100 backstroke and was part of the first-place 200 freestyle relay in a meet against William & Mary ... Finished sixth in the 100 backstroke at the Patriot Invitational ... Placed second in the 100 butterfly in a conference meet against Villanova ... In a double-dual meet against St. Bonaventure and league opponent West Virginia, she turned in a second-place performance in the 50 freestyle and was a member of two relay teams finishing in the top four ... Was part of the winning squad in the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay and added an individual top honor in the 100 butterfly in a win over American ... Member of the victorious 200 medley relay squad in a meet against Drexel where the Hoyas fell just shy and also took home top honors in the 100 backstroke against the Dragons ...In the 200 medley relay, Alito was part of a 10th-place squad on the first day of the BIG EAST Championship ... Set the school record in the 50 freestyle during the preliminary round of the event and set a record in the 200 freestyle relay at the conference championship ... Broke the school record in the 100 butterfly preliminary round and then re-set the record during the final round, finishing 10th overall in the event on the third day of the BE Championship.

High School - A four-year letterwinner on the swim team at James Caldwell ... All-State in the 100 yard butterfly even from 2004-2006 ... A 2005 All-American honorable mention in the 100 butterfly ... Named the New Jersey Essex County Swimmer of the Year in 2006 ... Recognized as a 2006 new Jersey Essex County Scholar-Athlete ... Holds six school records at James Caldwell (100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 50 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay) ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal - Born Laura Claire Alito on February 18, 1988 in Livingston, New Jersey ... Daughter of Samuel and Martha-Ann Alito ... Has one brother Phillips (21) who attends the University of Virginia.