Spencer Ball

Position:
Backstroke
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Lawrence Central

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES:
200 IM – 1:52.93
100 Back – 50.80
200 Back – 1:51.37

2019-20: Qualified for the B Final in the 200 Back (1:53.58) and finished 14^th overall at the MAC Championships … placed third in the 100 Back (54.97) at Eastern Illinois … runner up in the 200 Back (1:59.94) versus Wabash.

2018-19: Finished 14th in the 200 IM (1:53.36), 12th in the 100 back (52.20) and 14th in the 200 back (1:54.64) at the MAC Championships ... earned a pair of third place finished in the 100 back (55.00) and 200 back (2:00.78) against Eastern Illinois ... came in third at Grand Valley State in the 200 back (2:01.04) ... claimed second place in the 100 back (54.22) as well as third in the medley relay, third in the 200 back and third in the 200 IM at Evansville ... claimed third in the 200 IM (2:01.09) against Miami.

2017-18: Earned first letter at Ball State… Part of a first place finish in the 200 medley relay against Tiffin… placed second in the 200 IM against Tiffin with a final time of 2:04.76… helped team to second place finish in 400 medley relay against Grand Valley… lead team to first place finish in the 400 freestyle relay against GV… helped team to a fifth place finish in the 400 freestyle relay on day one of the Eastern Michigan Invitational… placed eighth in the 200 backstroke on the first day of the EMU Invite with a final time of 1:54.20 along with a seventh place finish in the 100 backstroke (51.59)… helped team to a fourth place finish in the 400 medley relay at the EMU Invite

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters under head coach Andrew Renie at Lawrence Central High School… named team captain as a junior and senior… sectional champion as a junior in the 500 freestyle… earned 15^th place at State in the 100 backstroke as a senior… conference champion in the 100 backstroke as a senior… holds three school records in the 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle, and 500 freestyle…also earned two letters in cross country

PERSONAL: Son of Jeffery and Holly Ball… one sister and three brothers… brother, Chandler, competed in cross country and track at Marian… aunt, Kate Ball, competed in basketball at Grace College… earned a 3.3 grade-point average in high school… born on Aug. 27, 1998, in Indianapolis, Ind.