Meghan Patterson

Position:
Freestyle, Individual Medley
Class:
Senior
High School:
Neuqua Valley
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.

2007-08 (Jr.): Ranked second on the squad in both the 1000 free (10:34.51) and the 1650 free (17:30.60) . . . placed 17th in the 1650 free at the Mid-American Conference Championships (2/20) with a time of 17:33.84.

2006-07 (So.): Academic All-MAC selection . . . collected Ball State’s fastest times in the 1000 free (10:33.08) and the 1650 free (17:31.57), while ranking third in the 500 free (5:13.21).

2005-06 (Fr.): Recorded the best week of her collegiate career in mid-January, posting the third-fastest individual times in BSU history in the 1650 free (17:15.88) at Eastern Michigan (1/21) and the 1000 free (10:23.66) versus Toledo (1/27) . . . placed eighth at the MAC Championships (2/23) in the 1650 free (17:34.19) . . . also placed 15th in both the 400 IM (4:39.20) and the 500 free (5:06.49) . . . her 500 free prelim time of 5:05.75 was BSU’s fastest clocking of the season . . . tallied career-fast times in the 100 back (1:03.39) and the 200 back (2:14.91) at the Doug Coers Invitational (11/18).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters for Coach Len Penkala at Neuqua Valley . . . three-time state qualifier . . . holds school record in the 400 free relay . . . all-conference selection . . . helped guide team to conference and sectional championships in 2003 . . . team finished third in the state meet in 2003 . . . set personal-best times of 1:56 in the 200 free, 5:10 in the 500 free and 53.0 in the 100 free . . . member of the all-conference team as a senior . . . also earned three letters in water polo at Neuqua Valley.

PERSONAL: Majoring in marketing . . . born March 5, 1987 in Hinsdale, Ill. . . . daughter of Brian and Karen Patterson . . . has one brother, Kevin, and three sisters, Kelly, Shannon, and Kathleen.