Patricia Van Law

Class:
Senior
High School:
Thunder Ridge HS
Hometown:
Highlands Ranch, Colo.

PRONUNCIATION

2020-21 Senior Season: Competed in the 100 back (56.28) at the Iowa/Nebraska tri-dual · Big Ten Distinguished Scholar · Academic All-Big Ten.

2019-20 Junior Season: Earned a spot in finals in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships, placing 13^th with an NCAA ‘B’ cut time of 4:14.13 · also placed 31^st in the 200 back (1:58.83) and 34^th in the 200 fly (2:02.24) at the Big Ten Championships · finished third in the 400 IM (4:24.48) at the Big Ten triple dual versus Purdue and Northwestern · touched second in the 200 back (2:01.76) and fifth in both the 200 fly (2:04.56) and 200 IM (2:05.49) at USC · notched a third place finish in the 400 IM (4:25.41) and a fourth in the 200 back (2:04.98) versus Hawaii · finished second in both the 200 fly (2:04.45) and 200 back (2:01.49) versus Iowa · placed fourth in the 200 back (2:03.74), fifth in the 400 IM (4:27.85) and sixth in the 200 fly (2:04.22) against Florida State · finished fifth in both the 200 IM (2:07.01) and 200 back (2:01.89), as well as sixth in the 100 back (57.01) against Florida · Academic All-Big Ten · Second Team CSCAA Scholar All-American.

2018-19 Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten • Finished fifth in the 200 back (2:05.07) against USC and Oregon State. • Took sixth in the 100 back (1:00.53) and fifth in the 200 back (2:07.01) at the Hawaii Dual. • Placed third in the 400 IM (4:19.89) at the Iowa Invitational. • Finished third in the 200 fly (2:06.10), fourth in the 200 back (2:03.48), and second in the 400 IM (4:27.04) against Iowa and South Dakota. • Finished sixth in the 100 back (57.60) and fourth in the 200 back (2:02.04) at the Wisconsin Dual.

2017-18 Freshman Season: Placed twenty-second in the 200-yard back (1:58.38) at the Big Ten Championships. • finished sixth in the 400 IM (4:27.59) and fourth in the 200-yard back (2:03.13) at the Triple Dual vs Northwestern and Purdue. • Took third in the 200-yard back (2:05.97) and seventh in the 400 IM (4:33.14) vs. Denver. • Finished third in the 400 IM (4:20.12) and fourth in the 200-yard back (1:59.84) at the Minnesota Invitational. • Placed eighth in the 100-yard back (59.27) and fourth in the 200-yard back (2:06.68) vs. Iowa. • Finished fifth in the 100-yard back (58.69) and sixth in the 200-yard back (2:04.74) vs. Florida State.

High School: 2017 graduate of Thunder Ridge High School• high school coaches included Beth Radefeld, Samantha Williams, heather Carnes and Jenny Odiorne • letterwinner in swimming • 2014 Continental League First-team All-Conference • 2015 NISCA and Speedo All-American in 100 back and 200 medley relay • 2017 Continental League Swimmer of the Year • 2017 DCSD Women and Girls in Sports Day honoree • CHSAA Academic First-Team All-State • 2016 and 2017 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American • graduated as valedictorian of her class • 2016 and 2017 AP Scholar with Distinction • state finishes senior year: third place in 500 free and fifth place in 100 back • state finishes junior year: sixth place in 100 fly and fifth place in 100 back • state finishes sophomore year: third place in 200 medley relay, fifth place in 200 free, second place in 100 back and fifth in 100 fly • holds records at Thunder Ridge High School in 200 medley relay, 200 free, 100 back and 500 free • member of Highlands Ranch Aquatics • 2017 Speedo Futures champion in 200 LCM back • 2017 Speedo Four Corners Sectionals Women's team champion.

Personal: Daughter of Heidi and Phillip Van Law • has three siblings: Heather, Shannon and Trevor • uncle Robert Nasser was an All-American swimmer at University of Denver • enjoys being active, hiking, skiing and writing cards/calligraphy • ran cross country and track in middle school, as well as played soccer for six years • plans to major in neuroscience with a minor in mathematics.