2016-17 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Amanda Kedzierski
- Position:
- Breaststroke, Freestyle, Individual Medley
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Hempfield Area
- Hometown:
- Irwin, Penn.
In the Ball State Record Books: Holds the second best time in the 100 breast (1:02.94) and sixth best time in the 200 breast (2:20.01) on the Ball State All-Time Top Ten list.
2017-18: Earned fourth letter at Ball State… earned first place in the 100 breaststroke after posting a time of 1:04.96 against Ohio… also a third place finisher against Ohio in the 100 freestyle after touching the wall at 54.11…helped team to a first place finish in the 200 medley relay at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet… also earned a second place spot at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.71… set a season high in the100 freestyle (53.97) against Toledo/Oakland… helped team to a first place finish in the 200 medley relay against Illinois State… posted a time of 1:06.33 in the 100 breaststroke and a time of 53.91 in the 100 freestyle to earn those top spots against Grand Valley State
2016-17: Earned third letter at Ball State… Academic All-MAC… finished the season 10th in the MAC, first on the team and earned a second place finish in school history in the 100 breaststroke with a final time of 1:02.94… also first on the team in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:22.23, earning her sixth place in the Ball State record books… other season bests include a time of 24.34 in the 50 freestyle and 1:56.48 in the 200 freestyle...Part of a second place finish in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.11 at the Indiana Intercollegiate meet… earned a third place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.16) at Indiana Intercollegiate… earned two individual first place finishes in the meet against Indiana State and Eastern Illinois, 100 breaststroke (1:04.86) and 200 breaststroke (2:25.89)…part of two first place finishes in the 200 freestyle relay (1:38.22) and 200 medley relay (1:45.96) in the meet with ISU and EIU...two individual first place finishes against Bowling Green in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.04) and in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.23)… marked a team time of 3:49.08 to earn ninth place in the 400 medley relay at Miami Invitational… part of sixth place finish with a team time of 1:43.45 in the 200 medley relay at Miami Invitational… marked a time of 1:04.27 at Miami Invitational to earn 10th in the 100 breaststroke… part of an eighth place finish at MAC Championships with a team time of 3:29.59 in the 400 freestyle relay
2015-16: Earned second letter at Ball State ... named Academic All-MAC ... topped the Cardinals season bests with a 1:03.67 time in the 100 breaststroke, ultimately finishing 10th overall at the 2016 Mid-American Conference Championships ... also finished eighth in the 200 free relay (1:35.71), eighth in the 200 medley relay (1:42.55), sixth in the 400 medley relay (3:46.52) and in the 400 free relay (3:32.95) at the MAC Championships, all of which were new season bests for the team ... posted career best times in the 50 free (24.17), 100 free (52.96) and the 200 free (1:58.20) ... also earned season bests in the 200 breast (2:26.96) against Akron and Toledo, as well as in the 200 IM (2:10.19) at the Miami Invitational.
2014-15: Earned first letter at Ball State ... posted team best times in both the 100 breast (1:04.00) and 200 breast (2:20.01), both set at the Eastern Michigan Invitational ... the two times sit at fifth and sixth, respectively on the Ball State all-time records list ... swam on the team best relay times of the season in both the 200 medley relay (1:43.77) and 400 medley relay (3:51.05) ... other season bests include the 50 free (25.11), 500 free (5:25.41), and 200 IM (2:09.28) ... earned a first place finish in the 100 breast (1:04.44) and fifth place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:48.57) in the season opener at the Indiana Intercollegiate ... posted double first place finishes in individual events against Akron, including the 100 breast (1:05.48) and 200 breast (2:24.25), in addition to a second place time in the 200 IM (2;11.16) ... in the victory over Eastern Illinois, Kedzierski helped Ball State sweep the 500 freestyle event with her second place finish, and earned a first place slot in the 200 free relay ... earned four first place finishes at the 11th annual Douglas A. Coers Invitational, including the 200 breast (2:25.71), 100 breast (1:06.28), 200 medley relay (1:49.45), and 400 medley relay (3:56.90), as well as a third place finish in the 400 free relay ... tallied a third place finish overall in the 100 breast (1:04.00) at the Eastern Michigan Invitational ... earned two first place finishes in the 100 breast (1:05.50) and 200 breast (2:25.56), as well as a second place finish in the 200 free relay (1:48.39) in the victory over IUPUI and Xavier ... earned first place finishes in the 400 medley relay (3:56.47) and 100 breast (1:06.14) against Milwaukee ... at the 2015 MAC Championships, Kedzierski posted an eighth place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:43.77), eighth place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:51.05), and 16th overall in the 100 breast finals (1:04.78) ...
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner under head coach Kevin Clougherty at Hempfield Area High School ... named 2014 Academic All-American, 2013 AP Scholar and 2014 AP Scholar with Distinction ... earned All-State Honorable Mention in 2013 ... 2014 All-State and All-American in the 100 breast ... set two school records in the 100 breast (1:03.76) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:37.25) ... four-year Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) qualifier, finishing sixth in the 100 breast in 2013 and fourth in 2014 ... two-year PIAA state qualifier and finishing fourth in the 100 breast ... Hempfield Area High Point Award recipient in 2013 and 2014 ... Earned a team Academic All-American Gold Award for having the sixth highest GPA in the nation ... 2014 Pennsylvania YMCA district and state champion in 100 breast ... placed 18th at 2014 YMCA Short Course Nationals in 100 breast.
PERSONAL: Daughter of David and Tammy ... has one brother, Jacob ... born Oct. 5, 1995 ... majoring in meteorology.
