Cailin Merck

Position:
Breaststroke, Individual Medley
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lincoln-Way East
Hometown:
Mokena, Ill.

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES:
200 IM – 2:11.22
100 Breast – 1:05.37
200 Breast – 2:23.53

2019-20: Recorded a time of 1:05.61 in the 100 Breast and 2:25.51 in the 200 Breast at the MAC Championships … finished third in the 200 Breast (2:28.62) at Youngstown State … runner up in the 50 Breast (31.58) at Eastern Illinois … placed third in the 100 Breast (1:08.03) and 200 Breast (2:28.28) against Eastern Michigan … third place finish in the 100 Breast (1:07.83) versus Grand Valley State … runner up in the 200 Breast (2:26.35) to help Ball State defeat Toledo for its first MAC win since 2016 … placed second in the 200 Breast (2:26.52) against Indiana State … named to the Academic All-MAC Team.

2018-19: Earned second letter at Ball State … assisted the team in third place at the Bowling Green meet in the 200 medley relay (1:51.04) … earned fourth placed in both the 50 breaststroke (31.77) and 100 breaststroke (1:10.17) against Akron … named to the Academic All-MAC Team.

2017-18: Earned first letter at Ball State… earned a third place spot against Oakland with her season best time of 2:29.18 in the 200 breaststroke

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters under head coach Kate Gabey at Lincoln-Way East High School… all-conference as a sophomore, junior and senior… all-state as a junior… all-sectional as a sophomore, junior and senior… holds the school record in the 100 breaststroke and 200 medley relay… earned the Coaches Award in 2016… named team MVP as a junior… helped team to conference championships in 2014 and 2016… part of a team sectional championship in 2014, 2015, and 2016… state qualifier in 2014, 2015, and 2016

PERSONAL: Daughter of Sean and Lisa Merck… one sister and one brother… sister, Makenna, swam at Carroll University… graduated Cum Laude with a 4.070 grade-point average…member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta… born on Nov. 30, 1998, in Palos Park, Ill… majoring in biology with a minor in public health.