2025-26 Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
SOUTH CAROLINA (2022-2024): SEC Freshman of the Week in February 2023 ... Expanded her list of competitive events to include distance swimming, adding the 1000 free and 1650 free to her list of disciplines ... At the Gamecock Invitational she placed T-17th in the 200 free, 13th in the 500 free, 6th in the 1650 free, and 8th in the 200 fly ... Represented the program at the Cavalier Invitational where she placed 10th in the 200 free, 5th in the 500 free, 2nd in the 1650 free, and 7th in the 200 fly.
PREP: Four year letterwinner at Hilton head Preparatory School under coach Mechelle Burd ... 2018-2021 All-State member ... 2019-2020 NCSA Qualifier ... 2021-2022 NCSA Finals Qualifier ... 2018-2021 State Champion in the 200 and 500 Free ... 2021 South Carolina YSSC Short Course Senior State Champion in the 1,000 Freestyle ... Swam club for Hilton Head Aquatics under coach Mike Lane. Four-time first-team All-State, four-time first-team All-Conference, four-time first-team all-region, three-time first-team All-County, three-time first team All-Area.
PERSONAL: Born Sterling Mia Burd on April 6th, 2004 in Marietta, Ga. ... Is the daughter of Stephen and Mechelle Burd ... Has three brothers, Steele, Slaide and Stone ... Brother, Steele, plays baseball at Clemson ... Great Great Grandfather, Howie Morenz, is in the NHL Hall of Fame ... Great Grandfather, Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, is also in the NHL Hall of Fame and is widely credited with inventing the slapshot ... Uncles Shane and Joey Monahan both were multi-time Collegiate All-Americans and both played in the MLB.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies
