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2010-11 St. Bonaventure Women's Swimming and Diving

Natalya Ghostlaw

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Newburgh Free Academy
  • Hometown Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Biography

As a Junior (2009-2010)
At the Atlantic-10 Championships she finished seventh in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:17.44…she finished 14th in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:41.70…swam the 200-yard butterfly against Cleveland State with a time of 2:13.0…finished with a season best time of 1:58.4 in the 200-yard freestyle against St. Francis…Finished seventh in the 200-yeard butterfly at the Tri Meet against Duquesne and LaSalle with a time of 2:18.3…finished in third place in the 1000-yard freestyle against Michigan State with a time of 10:46.73.

As A Sophomore (2008-09)
In her second season with the Brown and White, placed 11th with a personal best time of 17.33.73 in the 1650-yard freestyle prelims at the A-10 Championships ... set another personal best with a time of 1:55.11 in the 200-yard freestyle prelims ... claimed 21st (5:08.46) in the 500-yard freestyle prelims ... secured gold over Binghamton in the 500 free ... earned silver against Buffalo in the 1000-yard freestyle ... captured silver in the 1650 free versus Saint Francis ... touched the wall in third in the 1000 free against Pittsburgh.

As A Freshman (2007-08)
Placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championships in the 1650-yard freestyle with a personal and team best time of 17:32.43 ... finished in 10th place in the 500-yard freestyle with a season and personal best of 5:05.04 ... joined Bonaventure's relay squad in the second leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay culminating in a 4th place finish ... also competed in the 200-yard freestyle in the Consolation Finals and placed 14th after touching the wall in 1:55.48 ... grabbed first place over Buffalo in the 200 free ... touched second place versus St. Francis in the 200 free ... claimed third place in the 100-yard freestyle in a Bona victory over La Salle ... joined Taryn Ahern, Taylor Merena and Krista Carlson in the 400-yard medley relay to win silver over Canisius ... secured bronze against Niagara in the 1000-yard freestyle ... finished in second place in the 200 free against Georgetown.

High School
Two-time New York State high school meet qualifier in the 200 and 500 free and Section IX second place finisher in the same events ... holds the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association championship in the 200 free ... helped guide Newburgh Free Academy to a 10-2 record in her final season in the pool ... as a junior, she was named her high school's Most Outstanding swimmer.

Personal
Born on November 4, 1989 ... Daughter of Deadra and David Ghostlaw ... has one brother Stephen and one sister Niki ... her brother swims at Mount St. Mary's College ... computer science major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Junior

    Free
    5'5"
  • 2009-10Junior

    Free
    5'5"
  • 2010-11Senior

    Free
    5'5"