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- Year:
- Jr.
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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 swimmers earn Academic All-District honors
Five total student-athletes on the men and women’s swimming and diving teams earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports...
February 28, 2023
Minette breaks school record as Storm wraps up season
Headlined by Kate Minette tying for second in a school-record time in the 100 yard freestyle, the Simpson men and women’s swimming and...
February 18, 2023
Minette leads Storm through day two of A-R-C Championships
Both of the Simpson men and women’s swimming and diving teams have wrapped up two of three days of competition at the American Rivers...
February 17, 2023
Storm continues season by competing at Grinnell
The Simpson College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed at the Russell K. Osgood Pool for the second time this season...
January 21, 2023
Minette grabs second weekly conference honor
Kate Minette of the Simpson women’s swimming and diving team continued her terrific campaign by being named American Rivers Conference...
January 16, 2023
Swimming opens up 2023 at home
Both Simpson swimming and diving teams made their debut in 2023 with a home dual meet against Saint Mary’s (Kan.) on Saturday, at the...
January 14, 2023
Minette earns A-R-C weekly honor
Kate Minette of the Simpson College women’s swimming and diving team earned the American Rivers Conference Performer of the Week award after...
December 5, 2022
Ceperley, Minette lead Storm in strong field at Grinnell
The Simpson swimming and diving teams participated in the competitive Pioneer Classic, Friday and Saturday, with Kate Minette breaking two school...
December 3, 2022
Storm do battle with Loras in home opener
Both the Storm men and women’s swimming and diving team faced off against Loris in each’s home opener, with the women claiming...
October 30, 2022
Storm make season debut in Kansas
The Simpson College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams each opened the season with a third place finish at the Spire Relays.
October 15, 2022