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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Des Moines, Iowa
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- High School:
- Homeschool
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- Experience:
- Sprints/Diving
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Three-time School Record Holder: Three-meter, six dive event, 200 yard freestyle relay, and the 200 yard medley relay
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022-23)
- A-R-C All-Academic Team (2022-23)
- Three-time letterwinner (2020-23)
2022-23 | junior
- Swam the opening leg in the 200 yard freestyle relay at the A-R-C Championships, as the team set a new school record with a time of 1:42.93
- Set a school record in the three meter platform height of six dives with a total score of 175.75 at the Loras dual
- Placed sixth in the 50 yard freestyle at the A-R-C Championships, swimming a career-best 25.70 in the prelims, tying for fifth all-time
2021-22 | sophomore
- A member of three Storm relay teams that swam season-leading teams, including the team the broke the school record in the 400 yard freestyle relay
- Swam personal bests in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyles
- Was the only member of the Storm team to participate in diving, taking part in the one meter, 11 dive competition
2020-21 | freshman
- Placed second in the 100-yardbutterfly (1:06.58) at the Liberal Arts Championships
High School
- Was homeschooled and competed at Des Moines North High School
- First Diver in almost 25 years for North
- Earned runner-up most improved in 2016 and 2017
- Received the Work Horse Award for dedication and hard work in swimming twice
- 2019 runner-up high point scorer for the team for the season
- Finished top-three all-time in the 50 butterfly, top-10 all-time in 100 butterfly and top-10 all-time in 50 freestyle
- Named 2019 team captain
Personal
- Daughter of Matt and Heather Oosterhuis
- Has three siblings, Jared, Alec and Ethan
- Majoring in accounting with a minor in data analytics
News Mentions
Five student-athletes named to Academic All-District teams
Five student-athletes part of the Simpson College swimming and diving teams were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic...
April 2, 2024
Minette, 400 yard freestyle relay earn all-conference honors
The Simpson College women’s swimming and diving team saw two all-conference performances on the final day of the American Rivers Conference...
February 24, 2024
200 medley relay team breaks school record
The Simpson College women’s swimming and diving team saw another relay record go down at the American Rivers Conference Championships, with...
February 23, 2024
Minette, relay teams lead Storm on first day of A-R-C Championships
The Simpson College women’s swimming and diving team got off to a successful start on the first day of the American Rivers Conference...
February 22, 2024
Simpson faces off with Coe on Senior Day
The Simpson women’s swimming and diving team faced off with Coe on the team’s Senior Day.
February 11, 2024
Storm complete weekend at Grinnell
The Simpson College women’s swimming and diving team completed its weekend on the second day of the Grinnell Invite.
January 20, 2024
Storm women wrap up day 1 at Grinnell
The Simpson College women’s swimming and diving team wrapped up the first day of competition at the Grinnell Invite on Friday evening.
January 19, 2024
Minette, 400 relay team set two more school records
The Simpson College women’s swimming and diving team saw two more school records in the 100 yard freestyle by Kate Minette and the 400 yard...
December 2, 2023
Minette breaks own school record in 50 yard freestyle
Kate Minette of the Simpson College women’s swimming and diving team lowered her own record in the 50 yard freestyle at the Pioneer Classic.
December 1, 2023
Oosterhuis paces Storm against Prairie Wolves
The Simpson College women’s swimming and diving team returned to the pool against Nebraska Wesleyan, highlighted by Katie Oosterhuis’s...
November 10, 2023
Storm drop dual meet to Loras
The Simpson College swimming and diving teams dropped dual meet decisions to Loras on Saturday afternoon.
October 29, 2023
Swimming opens season in Kansas
Both of the Simpson College swimming and diving teams opened their season at the Spire Relays on Saturday.
October 15, 2023
Both Storm swimming and diving teams selected fourth in preseason polls
Both Simpson swimming and diving teams were selected fourth in their respective American Rivers Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
October 12, 2023