As a Senior (2006-07): Anchored the first-place 200-yard medley relay team (1:48.53) in the home opener against Johns Hopkins ... placed sixth in the 50 freestyle (25.20), fifth in the 100 free (54.20), and 11th in the 100 backstroke (1:01.70) against Duke and NC State ... swam a 1:01.14 in the 100 back, a 24.93 in the 50 free, a 53.79 in the 100 free, and was a member of the 16th-place 200 free relay team (1:38.30) at the Terrapin Cup ... finished fifth in the 100 free (55.25), was a member of the second-place 400 free relay team (3:39.18), and led the fourth-place 400 medley relay team (4:04.72) at West Virginia ... member the first-place 200 back relay team (1:49.84), the third-place 400 medley relay team (4:08.00) and the third-place 400 free relay team (3:46.57) at the FIU Invitational ... placed ninth in the 100 free (53.54), ninth in the 200 butterfly (2:12.22), and anchored the second-place 200 free relay team (1:34.88) against Pittsburgh, Villanova, and Richmond ... placed sixth in the 50 free (24.93) and sixth in the 100 free (53.69), and was a member of the first-place 400 free relay team (3:30.66) against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech ... took sixth in the 100 free (25.09) at North Carolina ... at the ACC Championships, was a consolation finalist and point scorer for Maryland in the 100 back finishing 12th overall with a career best (57.20) ... bonus consolation finalist at ACCs in the 50 free, finishing 22nd overall (23.95) after setting a season-best time of 23.77 in the prelim ... also was a bonus consolation finalist in the 100 free at ACCs, finishing 20th overall (52.08) after setting a season-best time of 51.78 in the prelim ... contributed to a fourth-place finish in the 400 free relay with an NCAA B-cut time (3:24.23) and to a sixth-place finish in the 200 free relay with an NCAA B-cut time of 1:33.51 at ACCs.
As a Junior (2005-06): Opened the season as part of the 3rd place 200-yard freestyle relay team in the ACC quad meet against Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, and Florida State (1:35.97)...finished 12th in the 100 free in the ACC quad meet (53.78)...finished third in the 100 free against Johns Hopkins and Howard (54.40) and was part of the 1st place 400 free relay team (3:36.97)...took fifth in the 50 free (25.02) and the 100 free (53.91) against Duke and Miami...part of the 400 free relay team that claimed victory over Duke and Miami (3:32.10)...helped the Terps take fifth in the 200 free relay (1:36.78) and third in the 400 free relay (3:29.69) at the Terrapin Cup Invitational...finished 24th overall in the 50 free (25.14) and 17th in the 100 free (53.59) at Terp Cup (25.14)...took sixth in the 100-yard backstroke against Pittsburgh and Villanova (1:01.11) ... anchored the 400-free relay team that took second against Pittsburgh and Villanova (3:32.38)...finished fourth in the 100 free (53.74) and was part of the victorious 200 free relay team (1:35.73) against NC State...finished fourth in the 50 free (24.75) and anchored the winning 200 free relay team (1:34.87) against North Carolina...set a career record in the 200 IM with her seventh place swim of 2:13.05 against Virginia...took 23rd overall in the 50 free at ACC Championships with a 24.01 after setting a career record in the prelims of the event, swimming a 23.76...part of the 4th place 200 free relay team at ACC Championships (1:32.64)...took 17th at ACCs in the 100 back (58.43)...set a personal record with her time in the 100 free at ACCs, good for 17th overall (51.44).
As a Sophomore (2004-05): Opened the season with a fourth place finish in the 50 free (25.05) and fourth place in the 100 free (54.71) against Johns Hopkins and Howard...swam a career best time in the 50 free (24.25) at the ACC Championships...captured 10th place in the 100 back (1:00.46) and was part of the second-place 400 free relay team against NC State, Pittsburgh and Villanova...finished 18th in the 100 free (52.93), 20th in the 100 back (1:00.95) and 20th in the 50-free (24.94) at the Terrapin Cup Invitational...was also a member of the fifth-place 200 free relay team at the Invitational.
As a Freshman (2003-04): Finished fourth in the 200 free (1:58.24) and third in the 400 free relay (3:36.84) at NC State in the first meet of her collegiate career...placed 11th in the 200 free (1:58.66) against Virginia Tech and Clemson...took sixth in the 100 back (1:03.02) against Johns Hopkins and Howard...part of the third-place 400 free relay against Georgia Tech (3:34.44)...part of the fourth-place 400 free relay (3:30.36) at the Terrapin Cup Invitational...also finished 17th in the 100 free (52.46), 20th in the 100 back (1:00.73), 26th in the 200 free (1:57.19), 32nd in the 50 free (24.90)...placed eighth in the 100 back (1:01.10) against Pittsburgh and Villanova...part of the 400 free relay team that finished third against North Carolina (3:28.51).
Before Maryland: 100 free record holder at Shawnee High School...team captain senior year...Burlington County Times Swimmer of the Year in 2002 and 2003...holds the 4x100 free relay state record...finished third in the 100 free at the 2002 New Jersey State Championship.
Personal: Kaleena Faye Laputka...daughter of Katherine and Donald Laputka...has a sister, Adrianne (22)...also recruited by Princeton, Colgate, South Carolina, Columbia and Penn State...chose Maryland for its academics, athletics and team dynamic...hobbies include dancing, college football and men's lacrosse...lists winning the 400 free relay in 2002 and breaking the state record at the New Jersey State Championship as her biggest athletic thrill...member of the National Honor Society, Wind Ensemble and National Foreign Language Honor Society in high school...majoring in government and politics.
Career Bests:
-50 free: 23.76
-100 free: 51.44
-100 back: 57.20 (2006-07)
-200 IM: 2:13.05
2006-07 Season Bests:
-50 free: 23.77 (ACC Championships)
-100 free: 51.78 (ACC Championships)
-200 free: 1:58.91 (vs. Pittsburgh, Villanova, Richmond)
-100 back: 57.20 (ACC Championships)
-100 breast: 1:07.97 (Terrapin Cup)
-200 fly: 2:12.22 (vs. Pittsburgh, Villanova, Richmond)
