Adam Dale

Position:
Backstroke, Individual Medley, Freestyle
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Brownsburg, Ind.
High School:
Brownsburg

2009-10 (Sr.) Earned his fourth letter for Ball State . . . named Mid-American Conference Swimmer of the Week (12/5) . . . turned in a career-best time of 1:52.04 in the 200 back to place 10th at the MAC Championships (3/4) . . . the time was a season-best effort for the Cardinals . . . added a career-best effort of 52.61 to place 14th in the 100 back at the league meet, which was the second-best individual effort on the squad for the season . . . collected BSU's third-best 1000 free time of the season by clocking in at 10:08.08 at Eastern Michigan (1/23) . . . added BSU's sixth-best 200 IM, with a season-best effort of 1:59.79 at the league meet.

2008-09 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State . . . posted BSU's fastest 200 back time of the season, clocking in with a season-fast time of 1:52.41 at the IUPUI House of Champions (12/5) . . . his season-fast effort of 52.87 in the 100 back at the Sun Belt/Mid-American Conference Championships (2/18) ranked second on the team . . . also posted BSU's third-best 500 freestyle with a career-fast time of 4:40.05 at the league meet . . . scored season-best efforts in the 100 free (49.07), 200 free (1:49.80) and 200 IM (2:08.02) throughout the year.

2007-08 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State . . . swam season-fast times in the 100 back (52.78), 200 back (1:54.56) and 500 free (4:41.18) at the Sun Belt/Mid-American Conference Championships (2/28) . . . his 100 and 200 back times ranked second on the squad . . . turned in a personal-best clocking of 50.76 in the 100 free at the House of Champions (11/30).

2006-07 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State . . . placed 12th in the 200 backstroke at the MAC Championships (2/22) with a time of 1:54.87 . . . placed 17th in the 200 IM (1:59.33) and the 100 back (53.82) at the league meet, while posting a personal-bests in the 200 free (1:47.88) and 100 fly (54.64) . . . swam a career-fast time of 22.60 in the 50 free at the House of Champions (12/1).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Brownsburg for Coach Paul Dennis . . . established school records in the 200 medley relay, 200 IM (2:01.81) and 500 free (4:48.17) . . . as a junior and senior, won sectionals in the 100 back, named county champion in the 500 free and 200 medley relay . . . was also a state qualifier in the 500 free and the 100 back.

PERSONAL: Majoring in computer technology . . . born February 5, 1988 in Minneapolis, Minn. . . . son of Tom and Debbie Dale . . . has one sister, Brianna, and two brothers, Eric and Kevin.