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2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

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  • Class Junior
  • Events Breaststroke/Individual Medley
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Goshen, Ind.
  • High School Concord
  • Major Kinesiology

Biography

2024-25
Event Meet (Date) Result Place
50 Breaststroke IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.22) 31.24 X
100 Breaststroke Wisconsin Showcase (Oct.19) 1:10.52 10th
Wheaton (Ill.) (Nov.2) 1:09.66 3rd
IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.22) 1:07.67 X
Wisconsin First Chance Meet (Feb. 7) 1:07.26 3rd
200 Breaststroke Wisconsin Showcase (Oct.19) 2:34.86 8th
IU Indy (Oct.26) 2:32.64 5th
IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.23) 2:30.06 X
Green Bay (Jan. 25) 2:31.57 3rd
Wisconsin First Chance Meet (Feb. 7) 2:28.15 3rd
100 Butterfly Wheaton (Ill.) (Nov.2) 1:01.99 X
200 IM Wisconsin Showcase (Oct.19) 2:16.77 11th
IU Indy (Oct.26) 2:17.73 5th
IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.21) 2:13.24 X
Green Bay (Jan. 25) 2:16.87 4th
Wisconsin First Chance Meet (Feb. 7) 2:09.82 4th

2024-25 (Sophomore)
Finished the season at the Wisconsin First Chance Meet, taking third in the 100 breast (1:07.26) and 200 breast (2:28.15), and fourth in the 200 IM (2:09.82), all season bests... opened the year at the Wisconsin Showcase October 19, finished eighth in the 200 breast, 10th in the 100 breast, and 11th in the 200 IM... placed third in the 200 breast and fourth in the 200 IM against Green Bay January 25... took third in the 100 breast against Wheaton (Ill.).

2023-24 (Freshman)
Opened her season October 13 against Indiana State with a sixth-place finish in the 100 breast (1:10.12) and a seventh-place showing in the 200 IM (2:18.06)... qualified for a final heat in the 200 breast at the IUPUI House of Champions Meet, finishing 21st (2:26.07)... had one of her best showings February 2 against St. Thomas, taking second place in both the 100 breast (1:06.69) and the 200 IM (2:10.75), setting season-best times in both events... closed her season the next day against Stevens Point by winning the 200 breast in 2:24.89, another season best.

High School
Competed in four seasons of varsity swimming for the Minutemen... member of the sectional championship teams from 2021-2023 and conference championship teams from 2022-23... named most improved in 2022... named honorary captain in 2023... also competed in 3 years of golf... earned MVP award in 2021.

Personal
Daughter of Jared and Courtney... has two sisters - Gabby and Gia... mother Courtney was a two sport athlete at Manchester College, playing three seasons of tennis and two seasons of golf... chose Milwaukee because the campus was very appealing and the perfect distance from home... career aspiration is to be a physical therapist... born September 3, 2004.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
    5'9"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
    5'9"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
    5'9"