CBU Athletics

2020-21
Tied for 13th in the 50 freestyle (24.00) and took 17th in the 100 freestyle (52.01) at the WAC Championships... Member of the four fastest relay teams this season in the 200 free (1:34.76), 400 free (3:27.91), 200 medley (1:44.58), and 400 medley (3:53.27) relay races... individually swam the fastest 50 (23.82) and 100 (52.01) freestyle races of the season... Qualified for WAC All-Academic Team.

2019-20
Set CBU records in 200 (1:31.26) and 400-yard freestyle (3:21.36) relays at the WAC Championships... Won conference title in 200-free relay and finished runner-up in 400-free relay at WAC Meet... Recorded second-fastest 50-free time in CBU history (23.21)... Finished seventh in 200-medley relay (1:42.79), eighth in 50 free (23.31), 12th in 100 free (51.46) and 21st in 200 free (1:54.14) at WAC Championships... Won the 400-free relay against Incarnate Word (3:34.35) and UC San Diego (3:24.67) and the 100 free versus Grand Canyon (52.32)... Earned WAC All-Academic honors.

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CBU sets a new program record in the final event of the @WACsports Championships, the 400-yard freestyle relay. Rebeca Oviedo, McKenzie Kelly, Rita Smirnova and Hannah Houlton take second place in 3:21.36, besting the previous record of 3:22.20.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/6XG01XgUNo

— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) February 29, 2020

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CBU starts day three of the @WACsports Championships with a win in the 200-free relay. Hannah Houlton, Rita Smirnova, Mackenzie Degn and Isabella Rhodes win in 1:31.26, which is a new program record by 1.63 seconds (1:32.89)!#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/l20g8Q5YAb

— CBU Swimming & Diving (@CBUswim) February 28, 2020

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Ironwood High in Tucson, Ariz., where she graduated in 2019... Named MVP as a junior and senior... Set school records in the 50 and 100 freestyles, the 200 and 400-free relays and 200 medley relay... Swam with Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics Club... Served as class president, vice president and treasurer.

PERSONAL
Born in Albuquerque, N.M. but raised in Tucson, Ariz... Daughter of Robin and Lynne Houlton... Has six older siblings: Ashleigh, Kyle, Molly, Nolan, Claire and Christian... Four of her siblings were also college athletes -- Ashleigh played volleyball at Pacific Lutheran, Kyle played baseball at The Master's and Nolan and Claire swam at Asbury... Enjoys sports, reading and traveling... Health sciences major... Plans to go into nursing after graduation... 1 Corinthians 10:31 is her favorite Bible verse.