Drury University Athletics

PARENTS
Daughter of Oleg and SveHana Rudenko

AT DRURY
JUNIOR
Rudenko was on the National record setting 200 Medley Relay team (1:38.78) and also helped Drury claim national titles in the 200 Free Relay (1:31.03) and the 400 Free Relay (3:20.03)…Was on the runner-up 400 Medley Relay team at Nationals…Had a pair of top 10 finishes at the national meet, with a runner-up finish in the 100 Back and a eighth place finish in the 50 Free…Named PNC Women’s Swimmer of the Week by the Great Lakes Valley Conference for the week of October 25, claiming wins in the 100 and 200 Back in the Panthers trip to Alaska Fairbanks.

SOPHOMORE
Continues to be a major contributor for the Panthers at the National meet. . .  Rudenko was on the National record setting 200  Medley Relay team at Nationals with a new record time of 1:40.09. . . She claimed three individual national titles coming in the 50 Free (23.25), the 100 Back (52.75) and the 200 Back (1:55.71). . . Helped the 400 Free and the 400 Medley Relay teams to national runner-up finishes . . . Was on the Drury and Breech Pool record setting 200 Medley Relay team (1:40.60). . . . Rudenko played a huge role in the Panthers winning the 2015 GLVC title with a first place in all five events she swam in. . . Was on three GLVC champion relay teams those being the 200 Medley, 200 Free and 400 Medley teams. . . Took first at the GLVC meet in both the 100 and 200 Back.

FRESHMAN
Talented freshman who was on two National record breaking relay teams at Nationals, the 200 Medley Relay (1:40.45) and the 400 Medley Relay (3:39.29) . . . Broke the school record in both the 100 and 200 Back with a 53.57 in the 100 and a 1:55.69 in the 200 . . . Also on school record breaking 200 Free Relay team that finished with a 1:31.80 for second place . . . Was on the National champion 400 Free Relay team (3:21.52) and placed 13th in the 50 Free (23.44). . . Was the GLVC champion in the 200 Back (1:57.13) breaking a pool record and won the 100 Back also setting a new pool record of 54.35.

HIGH SCHOOL
Yekaterina was a participant in the 2008 Olympics in the 100 Back Long Course Meters . . . In 2009 she participated in the World Championships in Rome and swam the 50 and 100 Back in the Long Course Meters . . . 2011 she swam in the Shanghai World Championships, in 2012 swam in the London Olympics in the 100 Back and in 2013 Swam the 50 and 100 Back at the Barcelona World Championships.

YEKATERINA'S FAVORITES
Favorite Class at Drury: Yoga
Hobbies: Traveling
Favorite website or app: Instagram
Athlete you most admire: Katinka Hosszu
Person that most inspires you: My boyfriend
Best moment you've had as an athlete: Watching my teammate winning Olympic Gold Medal

2017 NCAA-II NATIONALS
500 Free…..2^nd (53.83)
50 Free.....8th (23.29)
200 Back…..17^th (2:00.57)
200 Medley Relay…..1^st (1:38.78)
200 Free Relay…..1^st (1:31.03)
400 Free Relay….1^st (3:20.03)
400 Medley Relay…..2^nd (3:38.95)

2015 NCAA-II NATIONALS
50 Free....1st (23.25)
100 Back....1st (52.75)
200 Back....1st (1:55.71)
200 Medley Relay....1st (1:40.09)
400 Free Relay....2nd (3:19.24)
400 Medley Relay....2nd (3:41.03)

2014 NCAA-II NATIONALS
200 Medley Relay.....1st (1:40.45)
400 Medley Relay.....1st (3:39.29)
400 Free Relay......1st (3:21.52)
200 Free Relay.....2nd (1:31.80)
100 Back........2nd (53.57)
200 Back......2nd (1:55.69)
50 Free.....13th (23.44)