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Kaley (Wittrock) Refenes of Lansing, Kan., a four-year MVP of the Big Blue swim team, set three school records – two of which still stand today, the 500-yard freestyle (5:08.58) and the 200-yard butterfly (2.07.77). Wittrock Refenes also was a four-time CCIW Academic All-Conference and three-time CCIW Swimmer of the Week. Among her notable CCIW championship performances, Kaley excelled in the Freestyle and Butterfly, and set five school records at the meets. A 2013 Lindsay Medallion recipient, she would also help coach local Special Olympic swimmers and the Decatur Swim Club while a student.
Since graduating from Millikin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Mathematics, Refenes earned her master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Emporia State and has worked at USD District 453 in Kansas for 11 years, taught math at Richard Warren Middle School, where she was named 2018 Building Teacher of the Year, and coached club and high school swimming for six years. She was also a 2015 Horizon Award nominee for her first year as a Kansas teacher. Kaley is married to James Refenes and has one step-daughter, Maclee.
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