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MEET THE BLUE DEVILS
2011-12 DUKE SWIMMING & DIVING
Katherine Plevka
Freshman • Breast/IM
Charlotte, N.C.
(Weddington)
Sarah Soltis
Sophomore • Back/Free
Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz)
Prep: North Carolina 3A State Champion in the 200 IM and the 100 breast
her final year … SCC All Conference MVP … named Girls Swimmer of the
Year by the Union County Weekly … took second in the 100 breast at the
state meet as a junior… Junior Nationals qualifier … Scholastic All-America
… member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Katherine Gray Plevka on Apr. 29, 1993 in Charlotte, N.C. …
daughter of Steve and Sarah Jane Plevka … has one brother, Alexander …
grandfather Lee Smith (‘50) and grandmother Ella Ann Smith (‘49) graduated
from Duke.
Honors: ACC Academic Honor Roll (2011)
2010-11: Did not compete during the 2010-11 season ... named to the ACC
Academic Honor Roll.
Prep: Academic All-America swimmer ... member of the 3A State Championship
team ... member of the National Honor Society ... National Merit
Scholar ... member of the Mu Alpha Theta (Math) Honor Society ... member
of the Spanish Honor Society ... AP Scholar.
Personal: Born Sarah Joan Soltis on Dec. 9, 1991 in Pullman, Wash. ... daughter
of Douglas and Pamela Solstis ... has one sister, Katie, who is a senior at
Duke ... father Douglas and mother Pamela played tennis at collegiate level.
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