Jordan Rantz

Position:
Breaststroke, Individual Medley
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Leesburg, Ind.
High School:
Wawasee

2009-10 (Sr.): Earned his fourth letter at Ball State . . . Academic All-Mid-American Conference . . . logged BSU's second-best time of the season with a career-fast clocking of 58.63 in the 100 breast at the MAC Championships (3/4) . . . added the team's second-best 200 breast with another career-fast clocking, touching the wall in 2:08.25 at the league meet . . . his career-fast time of 1:58.74 in the 200 IM at the MAC meet ranked as BSU's fourth-best individual time of the season.

2008-09 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State . . . Mid-American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Week (12/11) . . . Dave & Sandy Spade Scholarship recipient . . . tallied BSU's fastest 100 breast time of the season with a season-fast 58.83 at the IUPUI House of Champions (12/5) . . . added the team's second-fastest 200 breast (2:11.05) at the meet . . . tallied a season-fast time of 2:02.73 in the 200 IM at the Sun Belt/MAC Championships (2/18).

2007-08 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State . . . ranked second in the team in the 100 breast (59.88), while posting the squad's third-best individual effort in the 200 breast (2:14.47) . . . both clockings came at the Sun Belt/Mid-American Conference Championships (2/28) . . . added a season-best clocking of 2:01.26 in the 200 IM at the league meet, which was also the third-best individual time for the Cardinals . . . swam a career-fast 50 free (23.45) at the Doug Coers Invitational (11/16).

2006-07 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State . . . placed 10th in the 100 breast (59.50) and 14th in the 200 breast (2:13.17) at the MAC Championships . . . his 200 breast prelim clocking of 2:12.01 was a career-best effort . . . both efforts ranked as the second-best individual efforts on the squad . . . also placed 20th in the 200 IM at the league meet with a time of 2:01.62.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Wawasee for Coach Roger Karns . . . all-conference as a freshman and junior . . . received honorable mention as a sophomore and at-large as a senior . . . owns the school record in the 100 breast (58.7) . . . four-year state finalist in 100 breast . . . garnered All-American honors as a freshman in the 200 medley and 200 free relays, and in the 100 breast as a senior . . . helped Wawasee to sectional championships three years . . . posted career-best marks in the 200 IM (2:01.1), 50 free (22.7) and 100 breast (58.7)

PERSONAL: Major is sport administration . . . born Feb. 2, 1988 in Columbia City, Ind., . . . son of Peter and Teressa Rantz . . . has one sister, Jenna.