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Illinois State University Athletics

2018-19 Swimming and Diving Roster

Casey Balson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Muskego, Wis.

Biography

Senior Year (2018-19)

Swam a trio of season best times in the 50-yard freestyle (25.20), 100-yard freestyle (55.26) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.67) at the 2019 MVC Championships … Turned in a season-best time of 2:05.01 in the 200-yard freestyle in ISU’s dual meet vs. Omaha … Clocked in a pair of season best times in the 50-yard breaststroke (31.72) and 50-yard fly (28.14) at Northwestern’s TYR Invitational.

Junior Year (2017-18)

Swam a personal-best time of 25.02 in the 50-yard freestyle ... obtained season-best times in the 100- (1:08.01) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:30.47) at the 2017 Bearcat Midseason Invitational.

Sophomore Year (2016-17)

Member of second-team best 200-yard freestyle (1:38.87) relay team at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships … swam to a first-place finish as a member of the 400-yard medley relay team at the Dennis Stark Relays (4:17.38) … named to MVC Scholar-Athlete team. 

Freshman Year (2015-16)

Swam personal bests at the Louisville Invite in the 50-yard (32.17), 100-yard (1:08.99), and 200-yard (2:27.93) freestyle events … clocked a time of 2:27.93 in 200-yard breaststroke at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships.

Muskego HS

WIAA Division 1 three-time state qualifier in the 100-yard breaststroke … state qualifier for short-course yards and long-course meters, every year, beginning in 2008 … member of the girls’ varsity swimming team all four years … captain of the team junior and senior year … named to the honor roll all four years.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

  • 2016-17Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior

  • 2018-19Senior