2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Put together a strong freshman season, concentrating primarily on the middle-distance freestyle events ... also swam the breaststroke races ... moved into Army's all-time top 10 in three different events ... performed at her best at the end of the season ... authored two personal-best times at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 16) ... placed 12th in the 200 free at Patriots with the fifth-fastest time in school history (1:53.17) ... finished 14th in the 200 breast at the conference meet with the 10th-best clocking in Army annals (2:25.78) ... also placed 11th in the 500 free (5:04.21) at Patriots ... continued strong postseason showing at the ECAC Championships (Feb. 24) ... finished 11th in the 200 free with a clocking of 1:53.72 ... swept the 200 free and 500 free versus Lehigh (Jan. 13) ... also placed fourth in the 100 free opposite the Mountain Hawks ... won the 500 free and finished third in the 200 free against Drexel (Jan. 20) ... was runner-up in the 500 free and third in the 200 free during the quad-meet versus Boston College, Stony Brook and Vermont (Oct. 7) ... took second in the 200 free and third in the 500 free versus Massachusetts (Oct. 22) ... placed runner-up in the 500 free and fourth in the 200 free at C.W. Post (Nov. 18) ... earned a second-place ribbon in the 500 free during the tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 28) ... finished third in both the 200 free and 100 breast, and placed fifth in the 500 free at Marist (Oct. 14) ... authored fourth-place finishes in both the 200 free and 500 free opposite Connecticut (Nov. 5) ... took fourth in the 500 free versus Navy (Dec. 8), touching the wall in a personal-best time of 5:02.24 ... clocking ranks eighth all-time at Army ... also placed fifth in the 200 free against the Mids ... was fourth in the 500 free and fifth in the 200 free versus Bucknell (Jan. 13) ... turned in fifth-place showings in both the 200 free and 500 free during the quad-meet with American, George Mason and Old Domnion (Jan. 21) ... took 14th in the 500 free at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 2) ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after posting a 3.893 grade point average during the spring semester.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned all-state accolades in the 400-yard freestyle relay during her standout career at Arrowhead Union High School ... swam for Lake Country Swim Team under head coach Mark Kohnhorst ... was a National Merit finalist.
PERSONAL: Kristen Barta was born Feb. 27, 1993 in Milwaukee, Wis. ... daughter of David and Barbara Barta ... has one brother, David ... lists playing the piano and snow skiing among her hobbies ... hopes to compete in a triathlon one day ... majoring in Life Science.
