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2020-21 Women's Swimming Roster

Tess Ruona

  • Position Free/Back
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Medford, N.J.
  • High School Shawnee

Biography

Event Time Date
500 Free 5:00.93 H.S.
100 Back 58.59 H.S.
200 Back 2:04.46 H.S.
 
2019-20
Finished her season at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Took sixth in the 100 back and ninth in the 200 back ... Also finished 18th in the 50 free ... At the West Virginia Invitational, took 30th in the 200 back and 31st in the 100 back ... Totaled 28 points on the year with a pair of podium finishes ... Took third in both backstrokes against VMI.

2018-19
Finished the year at the Janis Hape Dowd Nike Invitational ... Finished fourth overall in the 200 back and eighth in the 100 back ... Also finished ninth overall in the 500 free ... Competed in three events at the TYR Invitational in November ... Totaled 51.0 points on the year ... CAA Academic Honor Roll for having a GPA over 3.0.

2017-18
Finished the year at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Finished 10th overall in the 200 back and 13th in the 100 back ... Also finished 17th in the 500 free ... During the regular season, earned runner-up honors against VMI in both the 1,000 free and the 200 back.

Prep
Junior Nationals qualifier ... Finalist at the New Jersey State Meet of Championships ... Earned All-South Jersey honors each of the last three years ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Volunteer at the local children's hospital.

Personal
Daughter of Mary and Eric Ruona ... Mother swam at Harvard ... Father ran cross country at Portland ... Grandfather played basketball at St. Mary's ... Had an aunt run cross country at St. Mary's ... Enjoys cooking, reading, and art.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Free/Back
    5'6"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Free/Back
    5'6"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Free/Back
    5'6"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Free/Back
    5'6"