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Illinois State University Athletics

2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

Dennis Banks

Avery Watson

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Lake in the Hills, Ill.

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

2024-25: Started the season with a sixth-place finish in the 200 Y Fly with a mark of 2:16.35 against Indiana State (Oct. 4)... Finished sixth with a time of 2:14.16 in the 200 Y Fly versus Ohio (Oct. 18-19)... Tallied an eighth-place finish in the 200 Y Fly with a mark of 2:09.06 against Southern Illinois and Illinois (Nov. 1)... Swam a time of 2:08.27 in the 200 Y Fly at the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 21-23)... Won the 200 Y IM with a time of 2:19.12 against Quincy (Jan. 10)... Finished sixth in the 200 Y Fly with a mark of 2:14.27 versus UNI (Jan. 17-18)... Recorded a mark of 2:06.52 in the 200 Y Fly at the 2025 MVC Championships (Feb. 26- Mar. 1).

Previous: A member of the Reach Aquatics Swim Club... Four-time Illinois High School state medalist.... Summer Senior Champion 200 fly… Three-time National Collegiate Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) All-American… Holds seven Crystal Lake HS school records… Futures qualifier in 100 fly and 100 backstroke.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

  • 2025-26Sophomore