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Chelsea Hoff

  • Class
    2010
  • Induction
    2022
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Swimming & Diving
Hoff earned three letters as a member of the swimming & diving team.  Named a finalist for the 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year, Hoff finished with 18 career NCAA Division III All-America honors, including six in 2010. She garnered seven career individual All-America awards, finishing second in the 100 backstroke and fifth in the 50 and 100 freestyle in 2010.  Hoff was second in the 100 backstroke and ninth in the 50 freestyle at the 2008 NCAA III Championships and placed fifth in the 50 freestyle and sixth in the 100 backstroke in 2009.  She also earned 11 All-America honors in relay events. 

Hoff holds individual school records in the 50 (23.10) and 100 (50.98) freestyle and 100 backstroke (55.56).  She is a member of four school record relays, including 200 (1:33.47) and 400 (3:26.80) freestyle and 200 (1:43.43) and 400 (3:48.97) medley. 

Selected to the WIAC All-Time Team, Hoff won nine individual and 11 relays titles at the league championships.  She won three crowns in the 50 freestyle (2008-10), the only three-time winner in WIAC history.  Hoff became the first swimmer in conference history to win three titles in the 100 backstroke (2008-10).  She captured two titles in the 200 backstroke (2009-10) and one championship in the 100 freestyle (2008). 

Hoff was named the WIAC Swimmer of the Meet at three league championships (2007-08; 2008-09; 2009-10), setting conference records in the 50 freestyle (23.10 in 2009) and 100 backstroke (55.56 in 2010).  She was also a member of the conference record 200 freestyle relay (1:33.47 in 2009), 400 freestyle relay (3:26.80 in 2009) and 200 medley relay (1:43.43 in 2009).  Hoff was selected the WIAC Swimmer of the Week five times in her career. 

Voted the 2009-10 WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete in women's swimming & diving, Hoff was a two-time (2008-09, 2009-10) CoSIDA Academic All-America® First Team selection.  She was named the 2009-10 CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year for College Division Women's At-Large Team and a recipient of the NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship.  Hoff was a 10-time member of UWL's Dean's List and named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll three years. 

UWL finished in the top-13 at three NCAA Division III Championships with Hoff, including seventh in 2000, eighth in 2009 and 13th in 2008.  The Eagles won a pair (2008, 2009) of WIAC Championships while placing second once (2010).

Hoff earned her bachelor's degree (2010) in exercise sport science and Doctorate of Physical Therapy (2013) from UWL. 
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