Alanna Bader

Position:
Backstroke, Butterfly
Class:
Senior
High School:
Monroe
Hometown:
Monroe, Wis.

2009-10 (Jr.) Earned her third letter for Ball State . . . posted BSU's second-best individual time of the season in the 100 back with a season-fast time of 59.79 at the Mid-American Conference Championships (2/24) . . . turned in a career-fast times in the 100 fly (57.91) and 200 fly (2:07.56) at the league meet to rank third on the squad in both events . . . also tallied BSU's third-best time of the year in the 200 back (2:11.65) at Illinois State (1/16).

2008-09 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State . . . turned in BSU's third-best 100 fly time of the season with a season-fast clocking of 57.95 at the Mid-American Conference Championships (2/25) . . . also posted season-best times in the 100 back (59.43) and 200 back (2:08.54) at the MAC meet, ranking her second on the squad in both events . . . swam a career-fast 50 free (25.62) in time trials at the MAC Championships.

2007-08 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State . . . posted season-fast times in the 100 fly (59.27), 100 back (1:00.74) and 200 back (2:10.75) at the Mid-American Conference Championships . . . her 200 back effort ranked second on the squad, while her 100 fly and 100 back times ranked third . . . swam for a career-fast time 58.82 in the 100 free at Eastern Illinois (10/12), while adding a season-best 50 free (27.04) versus Michigan State (12/8).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Monroe for Coach Linda Moser . . . set records in 100 fly and 100 back . . . qualified for state all four years in 100 fly and 100 back . . . was a YMCA state champion several times in 100 back, 100 fly and 200 fly . . . earned one letter in soccer and two in track and field.

PERSONAL: Majoring in dietetics . . . born Nov. 10, 1988 in Monroe, Wis. . . . daughter of Ed and Laura Bader . . . has one brother, Clinton.