Carissa Henderson
Carissa Henderson
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Menomonie, WI
  • High School:
    Menomonie
  • Events:
    Sprint Free/Back/Breaststroke

Bio

2020-2021: Junior year at the GMAC/MEC championships, Henderson finished twelfth in the 50 freestyle, sixteenth in the 100 backstroke, fifteenth in the 200 backstroke, and twenty-first in the 100 freestyle. 

2019-2020: Henderson transferred from UW-Green Bay. At the Phoenix Fall Classic, Henderson placed fourth in the 200 freestyle A-relay, eleventh in the 400 freestyle B-relay, twelfth in the 200 medley B-relay, eighteenth in the 100 freestyle, twenty-first in the 50 freestyle, and twentieth in the 400 medley D-relay. At the GMAC/MEC Championships, the Chargers won their first conference title. Henderson placed in the top 16 in every event. Eleventh in the 100 backstroke, thirteenth in the 50 freestyle, fifteenth in the 100 breaststroke, and thirteenth in the 100 freestyle. 

High School: Holds the Menomonie High School records in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke…First Team All-Conference in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke…Four time division II WIAA state qualifier….Received the 2018 WIAA Scholar Athlete Award…Enjoys horseback riding and soccer…Born February 7, 2000…Parents Kevin and Catherine, sister Kenya Henderson 

Top Times 

50 freestyle: 24.41 

100 freestyle: 53.13 

100 backstroke: 59.13 

200 backstroke: 2:13.45 

100 breaststroke: 1:10.00