2018-19 Swimming and Diving Roster

Rick Yeatts
Rick Yeatts
Kelsey Opiela

Kelsey Opiela

  • Height
    5-10
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Kingwood, TX
  • Highschool
    Kingwood HS

Biography

2018-19:
  • Member of the school record setting 200 Freestyle Relay team who swam a 1:31.88 on February 28, 2019.

2017-18:
Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s List Honor Roll...Finished 15th in the 50 freestyle, 16th in the 100 butterfly and 23rd in the 100 freestyle at the C-USA Championship

50 Freestyle: Took seventh in the B final at the conference championship and Kansas Classic...Completed a 1-2-3 sweep against Rice
100 Freestyle: Clocked a 52.77 to take seventh in the C final at the C-USA Championship...Finished eighth in the B final at the Kansas Classic with a season-best time of 52.27
100 Butterfly: Took eighth in the B final at the C-USA Championship after swimming a season-best time of 56.54 in the preliminaries...Placed second in a dual meet against Little Rock
200 Freestyle Relay: Anchored North Texas to a sixth-place finish at the Kansas Classic and a third-place finish against SMU
400 Freestyle Relay: Helped the Mean Green to a seventh-place finish at the Kansas Classic...Swam anchor for a pair of top-three finishes against Little Rock and Incarnate Word
200 Medley Relay: Anchored the B relay to an eighth place finish at the C-USA Championship and a seventh-place finish at the Kansas Classic

2016-17
Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s List Honor Roll...Placed 15th in the 100 butterfly and 16th in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle at the C-USA Championships

50 Freestyle: Set a career-best time of 23.66 in the preliminaries of the C-USA Championships.
100 Freestyle: Swam a career-best time of 51.80 at the C-USA Championships.
100 Butterfly: Finished 15th at the C-USA Championship with a time of 55.76... Finished third in dual meets against Rice (58.84), No. 7 Texas A&M (1:00.00) and TCU (58.15).
200 Butterfly: Clocked a time of 2:21.42 in a dual meet against No. 7 Texas A&M
200 Freestyle Relay: Swam the opening leg, helping her team to a second-place showing with a time of 1:40.55.
400 Freestyle Relay: Helped her team to a time of 3:35.62 and a third-place finish in a dual meet against TCU on Jan. 27.
200 Medley Relay: Swam the third leg of the race at the Phill Hansel Invite, helping her team to a time of 1:42.24, the seventh-fastest in North Texas history... Was part of the relay team that clocked a time of 1:45.33 to defeat Rice in a dual meet.
400 Medley Relay: Swam the third leg of the race, helping her team to a first-place finish with a time of 3:50.80.

2015-16
Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s List Honor Roll...Placed 13th in the 100 butterfly, 18th in the 50 freestyle and 20th in the 100 freestyle at the C-USA Championship

50 Freestyle: Finished 18th at the Conference USA Championships with a season-best time of 23.92.
100 Freestyle: Finished 20th at the Conference USA Championships, clocking a season-best time of 52.37 in the preliminaries and 52.54 in the final.
100 Butterfly: Finished 13th at the Conference USA Championships, clocking a season-best time of 55.92 in the preliminaries and 56.63 in the final... Placed second at Texas A&M (58.66)... Finished fourth at Rice (58.40)... Placed third at Houston with a season-best time of 58.07.
200 Medley Relay: Was part of a relay team that won first place at Houston with a time of 1:45.74... During the time trials at the Conference USA Championships, clocked a time of 1:42.02, the fourth-fastest time in school history.
400 Medley Relay: Was part of a relay team that finished fourth at the Conference USA Championships with a season-best time of 3:46.02, the eighth-fastest time in school history.

High School
Named a NISCA/Speedo Girls High School All-American in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays... Was a finalist at the NASA Junior National Championship Cup in the 100 and 50 butterfly in 2015... Was a NCSA Junior National qualifier in 2013, 2014 and 2015... Named a two-time all-state selection and won the state title in the 200 freestyle relay in 2013 and 2015... Set the regional record in the 200 freestyle relay in 2013... Swam for the Blue Tide Aquatics Swim Club under coach Charlie Fry.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Free/Fly
    5'10"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Free/Fly
    5'10"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Free/Fly
    5'10"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Free/Fly
    5'10"