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2023-24 Women's Swimming Roster

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Alexa Ploskonka

  • Position Back / Fly
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Unionville
  • Hometown West Chester, PA

Biography

Swim Cloud Top Times

2023-24:
  • Member of the Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for the 2023 Fall semester, awarded with Honors
  • Competed in Backstroke and Butterfly events in the 2023-24 season 
2022-23:
  • One first-place finish in the 2022-23 season
  • Placed first in 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 5:35.72
  • Member of the Chi Alpha Sigma honor society
2021-22:
  • Set two new personal best times in the 100 free and 1000 free at Saint Peter's
  • Set a personal best time of 25.93 in the 50 free at the ECAC Championships
  • Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team

2020-21: 
  • One first-place finish in the 2020-21 season
  • Won the 200 back at the 2021 MAAC Spring Invitational with a personal-best time of 2:10.22

Before Monmouth:
  • Competed in the backstroke and butterfly at Unionville High School for coach Elizabeth Smith
  • Four-year varsity letter winner
  • Competed for the Kennett Area YMCA Sea Dragons and head coach Kelly Burk
  • Career top events and times include 50-yard backstroke (28.99), 100-yard backstroke (59.76), 200-yard backstroke (2:08.52), 100-yard butterfly (1:01.01), 50-yard freestyle (26:35), 100-yard freestyle (57.68) and 200-yard freestyle (2:06.00)
  • Member of the KAY National team since 2018 and competed at YMCA Long Course Nationals in the 400 and 200-meter medley relays and 50 and 100-meter backstroke
  • Placed sixth in the 200-yard backstroke and ninth in the 100-yard backstroke as a sophomore in the 2018 PA YMCA State Championships
  • As a junior, placed 10th in the 200-yard backstroke, 11th in the 100-yard backstroke, 14th in the 100-yard butterfly and swam a 27.12 in the butterfly portion of the 200-yard medley relay to help her team earn a third place finish at the 2019 PA YMCA State Championships
  • Competed in PIAA AAA District 1 Championships in 100-yard backstroke
  • Unionville High School Swim Team Coaches Award as a freshman
  • Helped her team go undefeated in the Ches-Monmouth League American Division all four years of high school
  • Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society
Personal:
  • Daughter of Kimberly and Kenneth Ploskonka
  • Majoring in Nursing

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Back / Fly
    5'6"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Back / Fly
    5'6"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Back / Fly
    5'6"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Back / Fly
    5'6"