Rebekah Gingerich

Position:
Breaststroke, Individual Medley
Class:
Senior
High School:
Northridge
Hometown:
Goshen, Ind.

2007-08 (Jr.): Turned in BSU’s fourth-best individual time in the 200 breast (2:28.60) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (2/20) . . . also ranked fifth on the squad in the 400 IM (4:41.46) and sixth in the 200 IM (2:13.28).

2006-07 (So.): Recorded BSU’s second-best individual time in the 200 breast, touching the wall at 2:26.09 at the MAC Championship (2/14) . . . ranked third on the squad in the 100 breast with a time of 1:09.01 versus Bowling Green (11/11).

2005-06 (Fr.): Ranked second on the squad in the 200 breast, with a career-fast clocking of 2:25.47 versus Toledo (1/27) . . . her career-best clocking of 1:08.18 in the 100 breast also came versus the Rockets, and was BSU’s third-best individual clocking of the year . . . added a personal-fast 4:40.60 in the 400 IM against Eastern Michigan (1/21).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Northridge for Coach Joe Keller . . . holds school records in the 400 relay and the 200 relay . . . four year state qualifier in the 200 and 400 relays . . . helped guide Northridge to school’s first women’s sectional championship as a freshman . . . three-time all-North Lakes Conference honoree . . . posted personal-best times of 1:08 in the 100 breaststroke and 2:13 in the 200 IM . . . Courage and Ambition Award recipient as a freshman . . . Mental Attitude Award winner as a junior and senior . . . team captain junior and senior seasons.

PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science . . . born Jan. 29, 1986 in Goshen, Ind. . . . daughter of Gene and Kim Gingerich . . . has one sister, Rachel, who competed on the swimming & diving team for Ball State from 2000-03 and one brother, David.