Athletics Hall of Fame

Blaise Wittenauer-Lee, ’17

Women’s Swimming, College of Arts and Sciences

Blaise Wittenauer-Lee is one of the newest inductees into the Athletics Hall of Fame for her groundbreaking career on the women’s swim team.

A five-time Western Athletic Conference (WAC) champion, Wittenauer-Lee holds five individual SU records, including the 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM and 400 IM and two relay records, including the 800 freestyle and the 400 medley. All told, she ranks in SU’s top-eight in 13 of 20 possible events.

In 2016, Wittenauer-Lee became the second Redhawk swimmer to qualify for the Olympic trials. She was also recognized with an Academic All-WAC award and received an honorable mention as a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar All-American.

The following year Wittenauer-Lee was named WAC Female Swimmer of the Year, Seattle University Female Athlete of the Year and a nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year. She became the first Redhawk women’s swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Division I Championships and set a conference record for the 200 breaststroke at the WAC Championships.