Erin Dawson

Position:
Freestyle, Butterfly, IM
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Sparks, Nev.
High School:
Reed
Major:
Neuroscience-Behavioral and Cognitive Concentration

CSU Individual Rankings
1 | 200 Free | 1:47.26 | 2024
1 | 500 Free | 4:43.76 | 2024
2 | 400 IM | 4:11.13 | 2024
6 | 200 IM | 2:02.34 | 2023

Career Mountain West Placings
2025
1. 400 IM
6. 500 Free
14, 200 Free
2024
1. 500 freestyle
1. 400 IM
3. 200 freestyle
2023
3. 400 IM
14. 200 IM
21. 200 butterfly

Collegiate Best Times
400 IM | 4:11.13 | Mountain West Championships -- 2/23/24
200 FR | 1:47.36 | Mountain West Championships -- 2/23/24
500 FR | 4:43 76 | Mountain West Championships -- 2/22/24
200 IM | 2:02.34 | Mountain West Championships -- 2/16/23

2024-25 (R-JUNIOR): Another sensational campaign, cultivating in her earning a pair of All-Mountain West honors and winning the 400-yard individual medley at the Mountain West Championships a second consecutive year. … Helped set school records in both the 400 free and 400 medley relays. … Was also part of the conference 200 and 800 free relays. … Led the team with 21 race victories, covering give different events. … Notched an NCAA B cut in the 400 IM, winning the race with a 4:13.48. … A team captain. … Additionally placed sixth in the 500 free and 14^th in the 200 free. … Led the team with 371 points.

2023-24 (R-SOPHOMORE): Had a phenomenal season, including a pair of school records, two individual titles at the Mountain West Championships, where she was named Most Outstanding Swimmer. … All-Mountain West in the 200- and 500-yard freestyles, as well as the 400 IM. … Became the first swimmer in the conference to win the 500 free and 400 IM titles. … First CSU swimmer to win multiple conference championships since Haley Rowley in 2018. … Set the school record in the 200 free at 1:47.36, the 500 free mark at 4:43.36; her 400 IM time of 4:11.13 ranks second at the school. … Hit NCAA ‘B’ cuts in both the 500 free and 400 IM … Her 2:02.34 in the 200 IM ranks fifth. … Led the team by scoring 349 points on the season … Not only led the team with 16 individual race wins but won races in six different events ... Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors.

2022-23 (R-FRESHMAN): Had an outstanding comeback season, posting four personal bests and cracking the top 10 in two events while earning All-Mountain West honors. … Placed third in the 400 IM with a time of 4:17.81, which ranks third in program history. … Placed 14^th in the 200 IM in a time of 2:02.34, a time which ranks fourth. … Placed 21^st in the 200 fly. … Posted PRs in both butterfly and IM events. … Ranked third on the team with 270 points scored this season. … Won eight individual races.

2021-22 (FRESHMAN): Missed the back half of the season due to injury; redshirtted. … Showed her versatility early in the year, competing in the backstroke, butterfly and individual medley events.

High School: A product of the Sparks Piranhas Swim Team, Dawson was a two-event state placer in 2019, taking third in both the 200 individual medley and the 500 freestyle. With no state meet her senior year, she placed second in the 100 freestyle and third in the 200 IM at regionals. … A NCSA Junior Nationals and Futures Championships qualifier, she was named her club MVP two years in a row and the most improved swimmer three times. … She has posted a personal best of 2:05.82 in the 200 IM, 4:28.45 in the 400 IM, 53.56 in the 100 free and a 2:04.88 in the 200 butterfly.

Personal: Born September 13, 2003. … Parents are Brett and Katherine Dawson. … Has an older sister (Andee) and a younger brother (Hunter). … Intends to major in psychology. … Plays the piano, some guitar and the flute.