Saint Michael's College

High School: Competed in four years of varsity swimming & diving and three years of varsity lacrosse at Cumberland High School ... swimming & diving: earned both Top Point Scorer Dual Swim Meet Award and Top Point Scorer Championship Meet Award all four years ... earned Rhode Island All-Division Swim Award in 500 freestyle as sophomore ... won Bruce Calvert Swim Award for sportsmanship, leadership and overcoming adversity as junior ... top three in all of her events at Division I state championship as senior ... top eight in all of her events at open state championship as senior ... lacrosse: named Most Improved as freshman ... named Most Promising as sophomore ... academics: earned either honors and high honors throughout high school.

Personal: Kaitlyn Samek ... daughter of Joseph and Lauren Samek ... criminology major, emergency medical services minor ... mother was swimmer at SUNY Potsdam ... brother Jason played lacrosse at VTSU Castleton ... cousin Amy Forrest plays soccer at University of New England.