Colgate University Athletics

Senior Year (2011-12): Finished in seventh-place in the 500 Free with her season-best time of 4:58.32 at the Patriot League Championships…Recorded top-3 finishes in 100, 500 and 1000 Free throughout the season, including a second-place finish in the 500 Free against Binghamton…Swam a career-best in the 200 Fly in 2:16.65 against UCONN...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Junior Year (2010-11): Had two top-12 finishes at the Patriot League Championships ... scored a ninth-place finish in the 1650 free and took 11th in the 200 free with a time of 1:54.34 ... competed in the 200 fly against Lafayette and Army in a tri-meet and took seventh with a career best time of 2:20.77 ... swam to a fifth-place finish in the 200 back in a tri-meet with Vermont and Binghamton with a time of 2:12.34, which was a career best.

Sophomore Year (2009-10): Was named the female recipient of the Excelsior Award, which goes to the swimmer or diver who demonstrates dedication, a strong work ethic, and showed a great deal of improvement ... posted three top 15 performances at the league championships ... swam a season best 1:54.26 en route to finishing 12th in the 200 free ... placed eighth in the 1650 following a 17:15.49 effort, which was a season best as well ... touched with a season best 5:01.60 in the preliminary swim of the 500 free ... finished 11th overall with a 5:02.02 performance in the "B" final.

Freshman Year (2008-09): Posted two top 15 efforts at the Patriot League Championships ... Touched with a personal best 17:22.53 in the 1650 free en route to an eighth-place finish ... Placed 13th in the 500 free after posting a 5:06.87, which ranks 10th on Colgate's all-time performer list ... Her split of 10:31.33 in the opening 1000 of the 1650 at the league championships is sixth on the all-time CU performer list ... Swam a seasonal best 4:46.80 in the 400 IM at the Nike Invitational at Kenyon.

High School: A two-year varsity letterwinner at Visitation Academy ... Captained her team as a senior ... Finished eighth in the 500 free at the Missouri state meet as a senior ... A two-time all-state award winner for the 500 free from the Missouri Interscholastic Swimming Association ... Received the all-state award honorable mention for the 200 free in 2007 and 2008, and the 200 free relay in 2007 from the MISA ... A two-time all-conference first team and all-state second team selection ... Honored as team MVP in 2007 ... Swam for the Rockwood Swim Club for four years ... A three-time selection to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-America team ... A member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Erika Lynn Mortenson was born in Morristown, New Jersey ... Daughter of Timothy and Paula Mortenson ... Has one brother ... Majoring in biology and economics.