2016-17 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Rachel Bertram
- Position:
- Diving
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Buffalo
- Hometown:
- Buffalo, Minn.
2019-20: Qualified for NCAA Zones for the fourth time in four years at Ball State … claimed sixth on 1M (262.68) at the MAC Championships … won the 3M at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet (306.10) … swept both boards against Youngstown State … claimed second on 1M at Buffalo (244.28) … earned victories on both boards against Eastern Michigan … finished first on 1M (281.55) against Toledo for Ball State’s first MAC win since 2016 … earned second on 3M against Indiana State (277.43) … named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
2018-19: Qualified for NCAA Zones for the third straight season... placed 39th on the 3M at zones with a score of 231.30... scored a 237.35 on the 1M to land in 33rd... competed at USA Diving Nationals and finished eighth in 3M qualifying by scoring a 245.5 to advance to the championship field... also finished 23rd on the 1M... recorded a 197.55 in the championship round and finished 32nd... won the 3M against Eastern Illinois with a score of 309.75... swept victories against Akron with a 264.08 on the 1M and 284.30 on the 3M... swept second place at Bowling Green on the 1M and 3M... won the 3M against Miami on a 272.63 and took second on the 1M... moved to second in school history on the 1M... named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
2017-18: Put together an impressive sophomore campaign, capped by a trip to the NCAA Zones… finished day one at Zones in 33rd place after recording a score of 240.40 in the one-meter board… placed 19th on day two after notching a score of 261.00 in the three-meter board… finished seventh in both the one and three-meter dives at MAC Championships... earned 12 points for the Cardinals at the MAC Championships with a score of 280.20 in the three-meter board, good for a seventh-place finish… opened the season by taking first in both the three and one meter dives at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet to guide Ball State to a victory… scored 256.80 in the one meter and 249.23 in the three-meter dives to earn two first-place finishes against Ohio… again swept first place in the one and three-meter dives in meets against Toledo/Oakland (243.45, 292.65), Tiffin (246.90, 286.50) and Grand Valley State (276.38, 255.75)… third in school history in the 1m dive with a score of 288.90 and fifth in the 3m with 294.14... was awarded her second-straight letter at Ball State at the conclusion of the season.
2016-17: Earned first letter at Ball State…NCAA Diving Zones Qualifier… earned third place in the 3m springboard after posting a career-high 294.4 at the Mid-American Conference Championships…earned her first trip to the NCAA Diving Zones with a second place finish in the 1m against Notre Dame (266.33)… finished 34th at Zones in the 1m (229.20)…. finished 32nd at Zones in the 3m (232.00)… fifth in school history in the 3m with a score of 294.40...marked a second place finish in the 1-meter dive at the Indiana Intercollegiate meet with a score of 244.65 and third place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 258.00...earned a first place finish in the 3-meter board against Indiana State and Eastern Illinois (248.85)
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Buffalo High School under head coach Shannon Barclay… all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore, junior and senior…holds school records for 6 dive and 11 dive… most valuable diver as a sophomore and senior… all-state as a junior and senior… helped team to second place finish in the state meet as a junior… helped team to a fifth place finish in the state meet as a senior… also earned four letters in track and field
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeff and Michelle Bertram… one sister, Victoria… born Aug. 14, 1998, in Buffalo Minn… majoring in exercise science… full name Rachel Marie Bertram
