2022-23 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Laura Wright
- Position:
- Breaststroke
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bishop Dwenger
- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
Career Honors
- Academic All-MAC Team (2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025)
- CSC Academic All-District (2024)
10 Appearances in Top 10 Times in Ball State S&D History
- No. 2 in program history in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.04), 200 breaststroke (2:12.85) and 200 medley relay (1:39.69)
- No. 1 in program history in the 200 medley relay (1:39.56).
- No. 4 in program history in the 200 medley relay (1:40.12) and 400 medley relay (3:42.57)
- No. 3 in program history in the 400 medley relay (3:42.56)
- Tied No. 5 in program history in the 400 medley relay (3:42.92)
- No. 7 in program history in the 400 medley relay (3:43.39)
- No. 10 in program history in the 400 medley relay (3:44.87)
2024-25: Graduate Student
- Named to Academic All-MAC Team.
- Captured seven individual event wins and two relay wins
- Member of the 200 medley relay team that combined for the fastest time in program history (1:39.56) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 26), placing fourth.
- Part of the 400 medley relay team that tied the fifth-fastest time in program history (3:42.94) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 27), placing fifth.
- Swam her season-best time in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.14) at the Miami Invitational (Dec. 6).
- Earned her season-best time in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.64) at the Miami Invitational (Dec. 7).
2023-24: Senior
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
- Captured nine individual event wins and six relay wins.
- Earned bronze in the finals of the 200 breaststroke (2:13.42) at the MAC Championships (March 2).
- Swam the second-best time in program history in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.04) at the MAC Championships (March 1), earning the second-fastest time in the Mid-American Conference that season.
- Recorded the second-fastest time in program history in the 200 breaststroke (2:12.85) at the MAC Championships (March 2), earning the second-fastest time in the Mid-American Conference that season.
- Member of the 200 medley relay team that captured the third-fastest time in program history (1:40.12) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28).
- Part of the 400 medley relay team that swam the fifth-best time in program history (3:43.39) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 29).
2022-23: Junior
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
- Qualified for the A Final at the MAC Championships in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.79), placing sixth overall for the third-fastest time in program history.
- Qualified for the A Final, finishing seventh overall at the MAC Championships.
- Member of the 200 medley relay (1:39.69) that finished fourth overall at the MAC Championships and broke the program record.
- Captured the win in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.47) at Bowling Green (Oct. 29) and versus Miami (2:16.98) (Dec. 1) and IUPUI (Nov. 11) (2:20.22).
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
- Qualified for the A Final at the MAC Championships in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.06), placing sixth overall and qualified for the A Final in the 200 breaststroke (2:15.49), finishing seventh overall.
- Placed 28th overall at the MAC Championships in the 200 IM (2:07.04).
- Captured the win in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.16) versus Eastern Illinois and again versus Toledo (2:20.97) and Eastern Michigan (2:20.19).
2020-21: Freshman
- Qualified for the A Final at the MAC Championships in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.19) and 200 breaststroke (2:17.02), finishing seventh in both races.
- Placed 29th at the MAC Championships in the 200 IM (2:09.28).
- Finished first in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.05) versus Xavier and set a Lewellen Pool record.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Bishop Dwenger High School and earned 3 varsity letters…named First Team All-Conference as a freshman, sophomore, and junior…qualified for the state meet as a freshman, sophomore, and junior…team captain as a junior…swam at the Junior Nationals and CSC Winter Invitational…main event is the breaststroke.
CLUB: Swam for Fort Wayne Swim Team for 6 years under coach John Gibson.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Carmen and Michael Wright…has one brother, Billy (21)…studying Speech Language Pathology at Ball State.
