PRONUNCIATION: DEEL
2013-14 Capped a remarkable career with a phenomenal showing at her final meet, winning the 200 freestyle, taking fourth in the 100 free and 10th in the 50 free at the Horizon League Championships ... also claimed league crowns in the 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 800 free relay, helping clock school and league records in the 800 free relay and both medley relays ... came in second in the 100 free and fourth in the 50 free in a season-opening win over Grand Valley State Oct. 19 ... won the 200 IM at Valpo Oct. 25 ... one day later, won the 50 free in a win at Wright State ... touched the wall runner-up in both the 200 free and 100 fly in a big win at UIC Nov. 2 ... came in 11th in the 100 free at the big Iowa Hawkeye Invitational ... won the 100 free and the 200 free against IUPUI Jan. 17 ... won the 50 free and the 100 fly one day later in a win at Chicago ... won the 200 free, 100 fly and 800 free relay, setting a new Klotsche record in the relay, in a big, senior-day win over Green Bay Feb. 1 ... came in second in the 100 fly against Wisconsin Feb. 7 ... given team's Jeremy Waldhart Award (Coach's Award).
2012-13: Finished fourth in the 100 and 200 freestyle and in the 200 IM at the Horizon League Championships ... helped the 200 and 400 free relays to league titles and the 200 medley and 800 free relays to second-place showings at the league meet ... all three freestyle relays also broke the UWM record at the league championships ... third in 100 free and fourth in the 200 free in season opener at Wisconsin Oct. 12 ... won the 200 free and 100 fly in a team win over Wright State Oct. 26 ... won the 50 free Nov. 2 against Wheaton ... one day later, won both the 100 and 200 free over UIC ... also helped break the Klotsche Natatorium record in the 200 free relay against the Flames ... named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week Feb. 5 after winning the 100 and 200 freestyle in a win over Green Bay ... in all, won nine races on the season ... served as team captain.
2011-12: Was a key contributor in Milwaukee's championship run, taking fourth in the 200 IM & 100 fly and fifth in the 200 fly at the league meet ... posted season-best times in all three events en route to UWM's Horizon League title ... also a key member of numerous relay teams, earning first-team all-league honors and setting the league record in both the 200 and 400 medley relays at the league championships ... helped break the school record in the 400 free relay at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational Dec. 4 ... also helped top the Klotsche pool record in the 200 medley relay Oct. 15 against Grand Valley State ... came in second in the 100 fly and third in the 200 IM at the season-opening meet at Wisconsin Oct. 7 ... touched the wall first in the 200 IM Oct. 15 against Grand Valley State ... won the 200 free in her only time competing in the event at Ball State Oct. 28 ... one day later, claimed a victory in the 100 fly and took second in the 200 fly in a win over Wright State ... took first in the 200 fly at Carthage College Jan. 14 ... one week later, repeated in the event and also won the 100 fly in a win over Chicago ... came in second in the 200 fly and 200 IM in Milwaukee's win over Green Bay Feb. 4.
2010-11: Capped an impressive freshman campaign with a title in the 100 butterfly at the Horizon League Championships, winning with a school-record time ... just missed a second individual title, placing second in the 200 IM by .08 with an NCAA 'B'-cut time to earn second-team all-league honors ... member of the Horizon League champion 400 medley relay team that broke the conference record ... also took eighth in the 100 freestyle, setting a new UWM freshmen record in the preliminaries ... overall, broke a total of seven individual school records 11 different times ... also earned second-team honors at the championship meet as part of Milwaukee's school-record 400 freestyle and 200 medley relay teams ... helped UWM establish school records in the 200 free relay as well ... won 18 different races and placed second six other times over the course of the season ... broke the freshmen record in the 100 free (once), 100 fly (four times), and 200 IM (once), while also setting new Klotsche Natatorium marks in the 100 fly, 100 back and 200 IM ... earned CollegeSwimming.com Division I Mid-Major Honorable Mention All-America honors ... earned Horizon League Swimmer of the Week honors on two occasions ... first time was after winning the 100 fly, 100 back and 200 IM at the Stevens Point Border Battle Nov. 12-13 ... second time was after claiming wins in the 100 free, 100 back and 200 IM against Western Illinois Jan. 29 ... claimed the 100 free and the 200 IM against Wright State Oct. 29 ... won the 50 free and the 200 fly against Wheaton Nov. 5 ... won the 100 free and 100 fly in UWM's victory over Carthage Jan. 16 ...
High School: Was home-schooled and did not compete with a high school team ... swam for the Oconomowoc YMCA at Pabst Farms Club Team ... placed in the top eight at YMCA Nationals in 2007 in the 100 butterfly and took 25th place at Long Course Junior Championships 2008 in the 200 IM ... also a 2009 SCY State Champion in the 200 IM and 100 fly.
Personal: Daughter of Jim and Diane Diel ... follows in brother Jordan's footsteps to compete at UWM ... chose UWM because of the atmosphere academically and athletically ... career goal is to be influential in the lives of children ... most memorable sports experience is swimming with her brother ... lists hobbies as piano and spending time with family ... born Aug. 8, 1991.
