Lauren Fecher

Position:
Backstroke, Freestyle
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
William Henry Harrison
Hometown:
West Lafayette, Ind.

Career Honors
-1x Academic All-MAC (2026)
Two Appearances in the Top 10 Times in Ball State S&D History
- No. 4 in program history the 200 medley relay (1:40.00)
- No. 9 in program history in the 100 backstroke (55.21)

2025-26: Sophomore
- 2026 Academic All-MAC
- Captured two relay wins.
- Claimed the ninth-fastest time in Ball State history in the 100 backstroke (55.21) during prelims at the MAC Championships (Feb. 27), qualifying for the B Final.
- Swam leadoff for the 200 medley relay team that earned the fourth-fastest time in program history (1:40.00) at House of Champions (Nov. 21), placing first.
- Earned her personal-best time in the 200 backstroke (2:03.77) during prelims at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28).
- Captured her personal-best time in the 100 freestyle (52.40) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28).
- Claimed her personal-best time in the 50 freestyle (24.03) during prelims at the MAC Championships (Feb. 26).

2024-25: Freshman
- Earned her season-best time in the 100 backstroke (56.13) during prelims at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28).
- Swam her season-best time in the 200 backstroke (2:05.94) at the Miami Invitational (Dec. 7).
- Captured her season-best time in the 50 freestyle (24.86) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 27).
- Earned her season-best time in the 100 freestyle (54.15) as she led off her 400 relay team at the Miami Invitational (Dec. 7).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at William Henry Harrison High School … swam for coach Kristen Trella … first-team all-conference all four years … named team captain her senior year … named Team MVP all four years … placed fifth at the Indiana Senior State in the 100 backstroke (56.57) … placed 20th at the CSC Winter Invitational her junior year in the 200 backstroke (2:07.16) … placed 25th at Indiana Senior State in the 100 freestyle (53.19) … placed fourth at the IHSAA Sectionals her junior year in the 200 freestyle (1:55.156).

PERSONAL: Favorite athletes are Caleb Dressel and Reagan Smith … majoring in elementary education.