Catia Weickgenant, a senior swimmer, is first up in February's Get To Know Your Mean Green Student-Athlete. Click on the video to meet Catia.

Catia and the North Texas swimming and diving team host their final dual meet of the season when the Mean Green swims against Texas A&M on Friday, Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. The Mean Green hosts the Sun Belt Conference Championships Feb. 27 - March 3 in Rockwall, Texas.

So far this season, Catia has broken her previous school record in the 200 freestyle and was a part of the 400 free relay which set a new school record. She is a team co-captain and holds a spot in the all-time top 10 performer list in 10 events. She set or helped set six school records in her career.

Bio

North Texas
Named Team Co-Captain for the 2012-13 season ... Holds a spot at an all-time top 10 performer list in 10 events ... Set or help set six school records: 200 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle, 200 Butterfly, 400 and 800 Freestyle relays, and 400 Medley relay ... Garnered five all-conference honors and five NCAA 'B' cuts at the Sun Belt Championships ... Awarded SBC Swimmer of the Week ... Named the Most Valuable Veteran.2011-12
200 FREESTYLE: Claimed silver at the Sun Belt Championships in a school record 1:48.45 finish ... Broke her own school record four times throughout the season ... 500 FREESTYLE: Took home gold after an NCAA 'B' cut 4:47.01 finals run at the SBC Championships, a school record ... Set the SBC and SBC Championships meet record with that time ... Broke the Sun Belt Conference record at the Mizzou Invite (12/1) in 4:48.89 ... 200 BUTTERFLY: Tapped out in a program best 1:59.65 at the SBC Championships, earning silver and a NCAA 'B' cut ... RELAYS: Claimed silver at the SBC Championships in the 400 Freestyle relay, clocking a school record and NCAA 'B' cut in 3:24.47 in the process ... Posted a school record and NCAA 'B' cut in the 800 Freestyle relay in 7:19.00 (2/22) ... Set the school record and earned an NCAA 'B' cut in the 400 Medley relay with a first-place time of 3:41.25, winning the program's first ever medal at the SBC Championships ... ACADEMICS: Named to the CSCAA Honorable Mention Academic All-American List and Dean's List.

2010-11
Received four all-conference honors for her performance at the Sun Belt Championships ... 200 FREESTYLE: Set a school record and received all-conference honors with a 1:49.46 time and a third place finish at the Sun Belt Conference meet ... 500 FREESTYLE: Won the Sun Belt Conference with a 4:50.51 time in the finals ... Set a school record and earned an NCAA 'B' cut with that mark ... 200 BUTTERFLY: Set a school record and received All-Sun Belt honors with a 2:01.72 at the Sun Belt Championship, good for third place ... RELAYS: Led off the 800 yard freestyle relay, which finished second (7:25.34) at the Sun Belt Championships, and set the 200 freestyle school record, which she later broke in the meet ... ACADEMICS: Named to the President's List and the Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List.

2009-10
Named one of the team's Most Valuable Rookies ... Recorded six top-five finishes and seven all-time top 10 times ... Placed in the top 5 at three different events at the SBC Championships ... 100 BUTTERFLY: Posted a season-best time of 58.01 at the Texas Invitational ... Swam a 58.95 against Rice to finish third ... 200 FREESTYLE: Took fourth at the SBC Championships with a time of 1:49.98 (No. 3 in North Texas record book) ... Her prelim time of 1:49.87 is the second-best time in NT history ... 200 BUTTERFLY: Came in fifth at the SBC Championships with a 2:03.43 (the third-best time in NT history) ... Recorded the second-best mark in school history in the prelims with a 2:02.73 ... Earned a win against Rice with a 2:06.14 ... 200 IM: Recorded a career-best time of 2:09.92 against Texas A&M ... Posted a 2:11.77 against Rice to take third ... 500 FREESTYLE: Placed second at the SBC Championships with a mark of 4:53.92, the sixth-best time in Mean Green history ... Also swam the No. 5 mark in North Texas history in the prelims with a 4:53.87 ... ACADEMICS: Named to the Dean's List and the Sun Belt Commissioners List.

High School
Attended Lake Highlands High School for sophomore year and qualified for 5A State in 200 Free ... Received hardest worker and newcomer of the year awards.

Dallas Mustangs Area Swim Team
Received the Golden Mustang Award ... Racked up top times of 50.93 in the 100 Freestyle, 1:51.42 in the 200 Freestyle, 5:07.22 in the 500 Freestyle, 57.85 in the 100 Butterfly, and 2:05.24 in the 200 Butterfly ... Was a Junior National qualifier at the age of 15 and club team won the Junior National meet in 2007 ... Also recruited by Rice and Miami (OH).