2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Sophie Bader
- Position:
- Butterfly, Individual Medley, Freestyle
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Jay County
- Hometown:
- Portland, Ind.
BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES:
200 IM – 2:04.73
100 Fly – 56.02
200 Fly – 2:03.93
2019-20: Finished 15th in the 200 IM at the MAC Championships (2:04.73) … claimed 14th in the 200 Fly at the championships (2:04.49) … won the 100 Fly against Youngstown State (58.68) … finished second in the 200 IM at Buffalo (2:09.77) … won the 100 Fly against Eastern Illinois (59.59) … finished third in both the 200 Free and 200 IM versus Eastern Michigan … earned third in the 200 Fly against Grand Valley State (2:11.36) … placed second in the 200 Free and third in the 200 IM to help Ball State defeat Toledo for its first MAC win since 2016 … won the 200 IM against Indiana State (2:10.62) … named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
2018-19: Helped Ball State take seventh in the 800 Free Relay at the MAC Championships and placed 16th in the 200 fly (2:04.72) ... won the 200 Free against Eastern Illinois with a time of 1:58.19... took second in the 200 medley relay at the same meet... took second place in the 200 Fly at Bowling Green with a time of 2:08... finished second in the 200 IM against Indiana State and Southern Illinois... swam in the 400 Free Relay that took second against Akron... named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
2017-18: Earned second letter at Ball State… against Ohio, she placed second in the 200 butterfly (2:09.25), fourth in the 100 butterfly (58.97) and fourth in the 200 IM (2:12.90)… finished first with a time of 2:12.32 in the 200 IM at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet… recorded a time of 2:08.59 in the 200 butterfly to earn fourth overall against Toledo/Oakland… also marked a season high in that meet in the 100 butterfly (58.17)… earned the top spot in the 200 butterfly (2:08.94) and in the 200 IM (2:13.79) against Grand Valley State
2016-17: Earned first letter at Ball State…MAC Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 10)… led the team in the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.18, earning a seventh place finish in school history…led the Ball State squad in the 200 freestyle after earning a career high time of 1:53.72 at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25)...part of a second place finish in the 200 medley relay at the Indiana Intercollegiate meet to start off her college career… earned second place in the 100 butterfly at Indiana Intercollegiate with a time of 57.84… earned two second place finishes against Indiana State and Eastern Illinois in the 200 freestyle (1:57.18) and in the 200 IM (2:12.75)… marked two first place finishes against Bowling Green in the 200 butterfly (2:05.25) and 100 butterfly (56.87)…part of a ninth place finish at Miami Invitational in the 400 medley relay (3:49.08)… part of a seventh place finish in the 800 freestyle relay with a time of 7:38.60 at the Miami Invitational… tied for fifth at the Miami Invitational with a time of 2:04.98 in the 200 butterfly
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Jay County under head coach Matt Slavik… helped team to a 12-1 overall record and 8-0 in the ACAC as a senior… ACAC conference champion, sectional champion and state medalist in 100 fly as a senior… four top 16 finishes in state relays… holds school records in 200 medley relay (1:47.35), 200 freestyle relay (1:37.21), 400 freestyle relay (3:36.79), 200 freestyle (1:55.31), 500 freestyle (5:14.57), 200 IM (2:05.77) and 100 fly (56.05)… academic all-state as a senior… helped team to first sectional championship in the 40 year school history in 2015 and then again in 2016…also earned three letters in soccer
PERSONAL: Daughter of Christian and Missy Bader… three sisters… father, Christian, played soccer at St. Bonaventure… cousin, Cori Vormohr, competed in swimming at Ball State… born on Nov. 28, 1997, in Portland, Ind… majoring in nursing… full name Sophia Grace Bader
