Alex Bader

Position:
Breaststroke
Class:
Senior
High School:
Jay County
Hometown:
Portland, Ind.

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES
50 Free: 23.73
100 Breast: 1:01.69
200 Breast: 2:15.35

Highlights
6 Individual Event Wins (2021-22 Season)
4 Relay Wins (2021-22 Season)
9 Appearances in Top 10 Times in Ball State S&D History
Holds the program record in 200 Medley Relay (1:40.01)
Holds the Lewellen Pool record in the 100 Breaststroke (1:01.92)

2021-22: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team…swam the breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay (1:40.01) that finished fifth overall at the MAC Championship meet and broke the program record…qualified for the A Final at the MAC Championships in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.69) placing fourth overall…also swam in the B Final for the 200 breaststroke (2:16.17) and finished ninth overall…also placed 27th overall in the 50 freestyle (23.75)…captured the win in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.65) against Ohio…also finished first in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.20) against Toledo.

2020-21: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team…collected MAC Swimmer of the Week on Feb. 17…qualified for the A Final at the MAC Championships in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.74) finishing third overall…qualified for the B Final at the MAC Championships in the 200 breaststroke (2:16.77) finishing 10th overall…placed 25th overall at the MAC Championships in the 50 freestyle (23.96)…member of the 200 freestyle relay (1:34.46) which placed seventh overall at the MAC Championships …swam the breaststroke leg of the 400 medley relay (3:45.18) that finished eighth overall at the MAC Championships … swam the breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay (1:41.25) that placed third overall at the MAC Championships and now ranks fourth in program history… captured the win in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.92) versus Xavier and set the Lewellen Pool record.

2019-20: Finished fifth in the 100 breast at the MAC Championships (1:02.69) and claimed 11^th in the 200 breast (2:18.89) ... swam the third leg for the 200 free relay which established a program-record time of 1:32.88 at the MAC Championships … turned in the third-fastest time in program history in both the 100 breaststroke (1:02.66) and 200 breaststroke (2:18.08) at the Miami Invitational ... came in third in the 100 breast at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet (1:04.53) … won the 100 breast against Youngstown State (1:04.37) … won the 100 breast at Buffalo (1:03.98) … won the 50 free against Eastern Illinois (25.18) … claimed first in the 100 breast against Eastern Michigan (1:05.20) … placed first in the 100 breast (1:05.98) and won the 200 breast (2:26.93) versus Grand Valley State … swept the 100 breast (1:04.83) and 200 breast (2:24.91) in Ball State’s first MAC win since 2016 against Toledo … earned wins in the 100 breast (1:04.93) and 200 breast (2:23.06) versus Indiana State … earned a victory in the 100 breast against Ohio (1:04.53) … named to the Academic All-MAC Team.

2018-19: Earned wins in the 100 and 200 breast against Indiana State and Southern Illinois with times of 1:06.78 and 2:26.13... placed second in the 100 breast against Miami with a time of 1:06.95... finished 14th in the 100 breast at the MAC Championships ... also turned in the 10th-best individual effort in program history in the 100 fly with a time of 55.94 in a time trial at the league meet ... won the 50 free and 200 breast against Eastern Illinois... had two third-place finishes against Akron and four at Bowling Green.

High School: Attended Jay County High School… earned four letters in high school career… All-Conference First Team all four years… served as a team captain her senior year… named rookie of the year as a freshman and team MVP as a junior and senior… recorded a personal best of 1:02.80 in the 100-meter breaststroke for a fifth-place finish... finished seventh in the state meet with a time of 1:03.94... received the IHSAA Mental Attitude award.

Personal: Full name is Alexandra Rae Bader… majoring in nursing… parents are Melissa and Christian Bader… sister Sophie and cousin Anne are also on the Ball State swim team.