Erika Paul

Position:
Freestyle, Butterfly, Backstroke, Individual Medley
Class:
Senior
High School:
Hamilton Southeastern
Hometown:
McCordsville, Ind.

2007-08 (Jr.): Placed 21st at the Mid-American Conference Championships (2/20) with a career-fast time of 2:08.06 in the 200 back, which was the fastest time for a BSU swimmer during the season . . . also scored BSU’s fastest time of the season in the 100 back (59.45) at Miami (2/9) . . . placed 19th in the 100 back (59.62) and 27th in the 100 fly (59.31) at the league meet . . . her 100 fly time ranked fourth on the squad, as did her 200 fly clocking of 2:10.59 versus Bowling Green . . . also ranked fourth on the team in the 400 IM (4:40.79), fifth in the 200 IM (2:12.88) and sixth in the 200 free (1:58.92).

2006-07 (So.): Posted career-best clockings in the 500 free (5:26.84) at Miami (11/3) and the 200 free (1:57.05) at Bowling Green (11/11) . . . placed 19th in the 200 Fly (2:11.32) at the MAC Championships (2/14) . . . her 29th-place time of 2:11.11 in the 200 IM at the league meet was a career-fast effort.

2005-06 (Fr.): Placed 11th at the MAC Championships (2/23) with a career-fast time of 57.71 in the 100 fly . . . the effort was the second-best individual performance on the squad during the season . . . also placed 16th in the 200 fly (2:11.21) and 20th in the 100 back (1:00.12) at the league meet . . . ranked third on the squad in the 200 fly with a career-fast clocking of 2:07.48 at Eastern Michigan (1/21).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Hamilton Southeastern under the guidance of Coach Andy Pedersen . . . state qualifier as a senior . . . holds school records in the 100 fly (56.36), 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay . . . holds a state record in the 200 medley relay . . . placed third at state in the 100 fly as a senior . . . helped the team to sectional and conference championships all four years . . . team placed second at state her senior season . . . set personal-best times of 2:06.78 in the 200 fly, 1:57.89 in the 200 free, 2:11.13 in the 200 IM, 59.73 in the 100 back and 2:10.0 in the 200 back . . . team Most Valuable Player as a senior and Most Improved as a sophomore . . . Athlete of the Week as a senior.

PERSONAL: Majoring in accounting and elementary education . . . born April 26, 1987 in Kansas City, Mo. . . . daughter of Hal and Nancy Paul . . . father played football at Davidson College . . . has one brother, Derek.