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2017-18 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Sara Bentley

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Ames
  • Hometown Ames, Iowa

Biography

Collegiate Honors
- 2018 Horizon League Champion - 200 Individual Medley
- 2017 Horizon League Champion - 100 Backstroke
- 2017 Horizon League Champion - 200 Medley Relay
- 2016 Horizon League Champion - 100 Backstroke
- Horizon League Runner-Up (2018 100 backstroke, 2018 200 backstroke, 2018 200 free relay, 2017 200 free relay, 2016 200 free relay)
- 7x Horizon League Swimmer of the Week (10/31/18, 1/31/17, 1/24/17, 11/15/16, 10/25/16, 10/24/15, 10/17/15)

2017-18 (Senior)
Capped her incredible four-year Panther career on top, bringing home another league title - this time in the 200 IM with an NCAA B-cut time of 2:01.33 ... also finished as league runner-up in both the 100 back (54.22) and 200 back (1:58.91), posting NCAA B-cut times in both events ... time in the 100 back is also a new Milwaukee school record ... also helped the 200 free relay to a runner-up finish at the Horizon League Championships to go with a third-place showing in the 200 medley relay and fourth-place finishes in both the 400 free and 400 medley relays ... started the season with a win in the 200 back against GVSU Oct. 14 ... one week later, won the 100 fly, 100 back and 200 IM at the All Wisconsin Showcase ... was named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week for the seventh time in her career Oct. 31 after helping her MKE to road wins at Valpo and Wright State, winning the 50 free, 100 back and 200 back and taking second in the 200 IM ... had a big showing at the Miami Invitational, taking first with a new school record in the 100 back with an NCAA B-cut time of 54.64 ... also won the 100 fly in 55.20, came in second in the 200 IM in 2:02.35, third in 200 back in 2:00.23 and 12th in the 50 free in 23.89 ... set a new pool record in a senior-day win over Green Bay with a winning time of 55.89 in the 100 back Jan. 27 ... also competed in the unique 100 IM, 100 free and 200 free once each on the year ... in all, won an incredible 23 of her total 36 individual swims on the year, finishing outside the top-three just once in a non-prelim swim.


2016-17 (Junior)
Continued her impressive career by repeating as league champion in the 100 backstroke with a winning time of 55.10 ... also finished third in both the 200 back and 200 IM at the Horizon League Championships ... kicked off the conference meet helping the 200 medley relay win a title with a championship-meet and school-record time of 1:39.52 ... also came in second in the 200 free relay and third in the 400 medley relay ... kicked off her third year in the pool winning the 200 back and taking second in the 200 IM against GVSU Oct. 14 ... one week later, was named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week after sweeping the 100 back, 200 back and 100 fly at the All Wisconsin Showcase ... touched the wall first in both the 100 fly and 200 IM against Wright State Nov. 6 ... again named league swimmer of the week Nov. 15 after winning both backstrokes and the 200 IM in a team win over UIC ... time of 56.22 in the 100 back is a new Klotsche Natatorium record ... put together an impressive showing at the mid-season Miami Invitational Dec. 1-3, taking second in the 100 back, sixth in the 200 back and the 200 IM ... posted NCAA B-cut times in both prelims and finals of the 100 back at Miami, topping out with a finals time 54.88 ... also helped reset the school record in the 200 free relay to 1:32.40 at Miami ... returned from training trip to win both backstrokes against Chicago Jan. 14 ... was named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week Jan. 24 after taking first in the 100 back and the 100 fly, second in the 200 IM and third in the 200 back at the UIC Flames Invite ... repeated as league swimmer of the week Jan. 31 after a big win over Green Bay, sweeping her three primary events ... in all, won 19 individual competitions and posted 28 top-three finishes on the year  ... named to the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.


2015-16 (Sophomore)
Continued her rise to the top of the league as a sophomore, winning a league title in the 100 backstroke … broke the school record with an NCAA B-cut time of 54.79 in the 100 back prelims … also took fourth in the 200 back and fifth in the 200 IM at the league meet … also swam in three relays at the league championships, taking second in the 200 free relay, third in the 200 medley relay and third in the 400 medley relay … started the season being named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week after winning both backstroke events against GVSU Oct. 17 … followed that up by repeating as league swimmer of the week with wins in the 100 fly, 200 IM and both backstrokes at the All Wisconsin Invite Oct. 24 … won all three individual events in a big dual win at Wright State Oct. 30 … came in sixth in the 200 back, seventh in the 100 back and 14th in the 200 IM at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational Dec. 4-6 … again touched the wall first in the 100 back in a team win over Green Bay Jan. 30 … in all, won 15 individual races on the season ... named to the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.


2014-15 (Freshman) 
Made a big impact as a freshman ... finished fourth in the 100 backstroke, fifth in the 200 back and fifth in the 200 IM at the Horizon League Championships ... time of 2:02.19 in the 200 back final at the league championships is a new UWM freshman record ... also helped the 200 medley relay team to a fourth-place finish at the league meet ... made her collegiate debut Oct. 10 vs. Oakland, taking third in the 200 back, fourth in the 100 back and fifth in the 200 IM ... one week later, won the 100 fly at Grand Valley State ... won the 100 fly and 200 IM and was second in the 200 back at the All Wisconsin Invite Oct. 25 ... finished second in both the 100 back and 100 fly against Wright State Oct. 31 ... runner-up in the 100 back and third in the 200 IM one week later in a win over UIC ... placed 12th in the 100 back and 200 back and 18th in the 100 fly and 200 IM at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational ... time of 56.47 in the 100 back at Iowa broke the freshman record ... came in third in the 200 back and fourth in the 200 IM against Northwestern Jan. 16 ... one day later, won three events in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM against Chicago ... touched the wall first in the 100 back against Ball State/IUPUI Jan. 23 ... won the 100 back for the third-straight meet and was also first in the 200 back and 200 IM against Green Bay Jan. 31 ... finished runner-up in the 200 back against Wisconsin Feb. 6 ... in all, broke each backstroke freshman record once and posted 20 top-three finishes on the year, including 10 wins.

High School
Four-year letterwinner at Ames High School ... earned Academic All-American honors all four years ... helped team to first ever state title as a freshman ... named District Swimmer of the Year in 2013 ... won back-to-back state titles in the 100 back junior and senior seasons ... also finished fourth in the 200 IM both years ... undefeated in the 100 back as a senior ... graduated as the Iowa state record holder in the 200 medley relay ... also holds school records in 100 back, 200 IM and 100 fly ... finished in the top-16 in the state an impressive 13 times during her high school career ... also won multiple club state championships with Ames Cyclone Aquatics ... earned USA Swimming scholastic All-American honors as a junior as senior ... high honor roll member all four years.

Personal
Daughter of Neal and Lora Bentley ... born Aug. 8, 1996 in Columbia City, Ind.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'5"
  • 2017-18Senior

    5'5"