2007-08: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: Earned three Honorable Mention All-America awards ... finished 13th in the 1000 free (10:32.21) and 15th in the 1650 free (17:58.44) ... swam the final 200 of the ninth-place and school record-setting 800 freestyle relay (7:41.26) ... anchored the preliminary 200 free relay, which placed 21st (1:40.22) ... came in 17th in the preliminary 500 free (5:09.36) and 33rd in the 200 free (1:57.47). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIP: Finished second in the 1000 free (10:28.84), third in the 200 free (1:55.44) and fourth in the 500 free (5:06.34) ... swam the third leg of the second-place 800 free relay (7:49.59) and the second portion of the third-place 400 free relay (3:35.59). SEASON: Swam the second 200 of the school record-setting 800 free relay (7:41.35) Dec. 1 at the Eastern Michigan Invitational.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Flint Southwestern Academy ... earned four varsity letters for the Knights ... earned all-city and all-conference as well as the MVP award as a senior ... finished 14th in the 200 freestyle at the state meet ... set varsity records in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.47), 200 free (1:58.16), and 500 free (5:22.07) in 2006 ... was part of a record-setting 200 free relay (along with her sister Laura) in 2005 (1:45.27) ... graduated with a 4.00 GPA as valedictorian of her class ... was one of only six Flint students honored as a Saginaw Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2007.

Personal: Full name--Catherine L. Leix ... born June 14, 1989, in Flint ... daughter of William and Carol Leix ... has a brother, Matt, and a sister, Laura, both members of the WSU swimming team ... is a secondary education major with a biology minor... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007 (4.00).