University of Arizona Athletics

Honors and Awards

• 2021-22 CSCAA Scholar All-American

2020-21: Held third fastest Wildcat time in the 50 free with 22.94…

2019-20: Swam Personal best in 50 free with a time of 22.36 at the Pac-12 Championships, marked as fastest Wildcat time and an NCAA B cut…On the 200 and 800 free relay teams that earned NCAA B cuts at Pac-12 Championships…

2018-19: Held the fifth fastest Wildcat time in the 50 free with 22.60 which was fast enough to qualify for an NCAA B cut... Finished in the top-5 of the 50 free two times. 

High School: Earned four letters at Sunset High School for swimming…Captain of the team senior year…Named All-Metro-League First Team in four events each of the four years…Named Oregon Sports and Athletics Association First Team sixteen times…MVP sophomore and senior year, and most inspirational senior year…Top Female Student Athlete of Sunset High School…Holds the school records in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, and 200 medley relay…Oregon State Champion in 2017 and 2018…Finished 10^th in the 50 free at USA Swimming Summer Junior Nationals.

Personal: Born Alayna Elizabeth Connor in December of 1999 to Daren and Kathy Connor in Mountain View, Calif…Has a sister, Caitlyn…Plans to earn a degree in Nutritional Sciences to pursue a nursing career…Her mom, Kathy, swam at Stanford…Enjoys outside activities with friends, reading, and baking in her free time…Chose Arizona over UCLA, USC, Louisville, Tennessee, and Texas because of “the team culture and emphasis on being the best person and student, in addition to swimming fast.”