Army West Point Athletics
2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Danielle Nuszkowski
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hagerty
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
2016-17: Took second in a tri-meet against Colgate and Lafayette in the 500 free (5:12.63) … placed second in the 200 fly (2:10.95) and fourth in the 500 free (5:12.70) against UMass.
2014-15: Continued to succeed in the distance events … placed 13th in the 1650 free at the Patriot League Championships … touched the wall in 17:29.93 … finished 18th in the 200 free with a time of 1:52.77 … also competed in the 500 free where she finished in 5:09.97 … won the 500 free during the dual-meet with Lehigh (5:08.10) … was second in the 500 free in the dual-meet at UMass … placed second in the 1000 free during the dual-meet against Iona and in the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette.
2013-14: Quickly became one of the top distance swimmers in school history ... crushed Academy and Plebe Records ... set new Academy and Plebe Records in the 500 free (4:54.88) and the 1000 free (10:12.18) at the Army-Navy meet ... clocked a season-best time in the 1650 free (17:01.69) at the Patriot League Championships, a seventh place finish ... placed seventh in the 200 free (1:10.59) at the PL Championships ... member of record-setting 800-free team relay (7:31.13) ... posted first place finishes in the 1000 free over UCONN and Lehigh ... touched the wall first in the 1650 free at the Army-Colgate-Lafayette tri-meet and in the 500 free versus UCONN.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned a fifth place finish at FHSAA 3A State Championship for the 500 free in 2010 … Hagerty High School swim team's most hardworking in 2010 … voted team's Most Valuable Player in 2011 and 2012 … SAC water polo team first team all-conference and SAC first team all-conference from 2011-12 … named Hagerty water polo defensive player of the year in 2011 … had a sixth place finish at the women's 5K OW Nationals in 2012 … swam as a member of the Blue Dolfins club team for head coach Charlie Rose … USA Swimming Scholastic All-American team from for two years in a row (2011-13) … graduated as an AP Scholar and was on high school's honor roll for four years.
PERSONAL: Volunteers for AWANAs and the NYC Rescue Homeless Shelter … member of the Navigators club at the Academy … survived a bad car accident before arriving at West Point … most inspirational grad is Marie Hatch because she taught Danielle a lot about loving West Point and embracing challenges … Company G-3 … majoring in Portuguese and Sociology.
