James Aksamit

Position:
Butterfly, Individual Medley
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Rochester, Minn.
High School:
Lourdes

2009-10 (Fr.): Earned his first letter for Ball State . . . Placed 16th at the Mid-American Conference Championships (3/4) in the 200 fly with a career-best time of 1:58.40 . . . turned in BSU's third-fastest time in the 100 fly with a clocking of 52.75 at the MAC Championships . . . his career-best 200 IM time of 1:58.71 set at the league meet also ranked third on the squad . . . tallied a personal-best 100 back time of 57.29 at Eastern Michigan, to rank sixth on the squad in the event.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters at Lourdes for coach Paul Bachman . . . all-Big Nine Conference and all-state selection . . . placed eighth in the 100 fly at state championships his senior season . . . qualified for state in four events as a senior and three as a junior . . . owns personal-best times of 51.7 in the 100 fly, 47.7 in the 100 free and 55.0 in the 100 back . . . qualified for the Junior Nationals in the 100 fly, bonus in the 100 free and 50 fly . . . also earned four letters in tennis, two in football and two in junior varsity hockey at Lourdes.

PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science . . . full name is James Allen Aksamit . . . born July 19, 1991 in Iowa City, Iowa . . . son of Timothy and Maureen Aksamit . . . has one sister, Claire, and one brother, Will.