Gavin McNeeley

Position:
Breaststroke
Weight:
null
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
North Manchester, Ind.
High School:
Manchester

IN THE BSU RECORD BOOKS: Holds the third-fastest time in program history in the 100 breaststroke (57.36) - MAC Championships (Mar. 4, 2010) … holds the third-fastest time in program history in the 200 breaststroke (2:05.80) - MAC Championships (Mar. 4, 2010)

2010-11 (JR): Earned his third letter at Ball State … honored with the 2010-11 Douglas A. Coers Memorial Scholarship … finished 10th for the second year in a row in the 100 breast with a career best time of 57.50 at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Mar. 3) … turned in the third-fastest time (2:05.44) in school history in the 200 breast finishing eighth at the MAC Championships … member of the school-record 400 medley relay with a time of 3:22.05 at the MAC Championships … also a member of the sixth-place 200 medley relay that turned in a time of 1:32.75 at the MAC Championships.

2009-10 (SO): Earned his second letter at Ball State … BSU's Most Improved Award winner … placed 10th in the 100 breast at the MAC Championships (Mar. 4) with the third-fastest individual time in program history at 57.67 … also clocked the third-fastest 200 breast in program history at 2:05.80 to place 14th in the event at the MAC Championships … both efforts led the squad and were career-fast swims … added BSU's second-best time of the year in the 200 IM (1:57.92) at the league meet … member of the sixth-place 200 and 400 medley relays which posted times of 1:32.95 and 3:27.89, respectively.

2008-09 (FR): Earned first letter at Ball State … placed 24th in the 100 breast at the Sun Belt/MAC Championships with a time of 59.00 … his prelim time of 58.87 was BSU's second-best individual effort of the season … posted BSU's best individual time in the 200 breast with a 2:10.00 at the league meet … member of the 200 medley (1:33.64) and 400 medley (3:26.32) relays that posted BSU season-best efforts at the MAC Championships … also tallied times in the 50 free (22.31) and 100 free (50.30) during the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Kyle Wieland at Manchester … four-year letterwinner … collected school records in the 100 breast (1:01.40), 200 medley relay (1:42.22) and 200 free relay (1:30.84) … state qualifier in the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay as a senior … placed second at sectionals in the 100 free and 100 breast … four-time team MVP … owns a career-best time of 50.09 in the 100 free … also earned three letters in tennis and three letters in track & field.

PERSONAL: Son of Bill and Tammie McNeeley … has one sister, Leah, and two brothers, Kegan and Colin … born April 23, 1990, in Ft. Wayne, Ind. … majoring in history education.