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Illinois State University Athletics

2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster

Dennis Banks

Kamryn Blake

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

Senior Year (2022-2023)

All MVC Honorable Mention selection in the 1M Dive...MVC Scholar Athlete Team selection for the third straight season...Set her 1M season best of 253.50 to open the year Oct. 8 vs McKendree...Turned in a 3M season best of 248.33 vs Indiana State Jan. 21...Finished sixth in 1M at the Valley Championships with a score of 247.38. 

Junior Year (2021-22)

Competed in all eight meets for the Redbird divers, including the MVC Championships and the NCAA Zone Diving Championships ... Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team for the second-straight year ... Earned All-MVC First Team honors for the first time in her career, finishing as the Valley Runner-Up in the 1-meter dive with a personal-best score of 275.20 to qualify her for Zones ... Finished right outside of the top-eight in the 3-meter dive with a ninth-place finish at the MVC Championships, just missing All-MVC Honorable Mention honors in the event ... Placed 33rd overall in the 1-meter at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships, posting the best 1-meter score by an Illinois State diver at Zones since 2018 with a total of 238.10 ... Posted a personal-best score of 258.00 in the 3-meter at the Tri-Meet at McKendree ... Captured five second-place finishes and eight finishes in the top-three throughout the 2021-22 season.

Sophomore Year (2020-21)

Competed in all four meets for the Redbird divers … 2020-21 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection … Earned an All-MVC Honorable Mention nod with a seventh-place finish in the 1-meter (221.85) event at the Valley Championships … Opened the season with a pair of season highs with scores of 253.73 and 235.35 in the 1- and 3-meter events, respectively … Grabbed a pair of top-three finishes in the 1-meter and recorded two top-six performances in the 3-meter during the regular season … Finished ninth in the 3-meter (224.70) at the MVC Championships.

Freshman Year (2019-20)

Competed in seven meets for the Redbirds … Turned in five top-10 finishes in the 1-meter event, while recording a pair of top-five performances in the 3-meter event … Posted a season-best score of 265.85 in the 1-meter at prestigious Purdue Invite … Turned in a season-best score and fourth-place finish in the 3-meter event (220.13) in a dual meet vs. UNI.

Background: Four-year member of Cardinal Ritter High School’s diving team … Turned in career-best scores of 268.35 (6 dive) and 448.15 (11 dive) her senior year … Aided in her program’s efforts for three conference championships as a four-time all-conference performer and champion in her events … Earned academic all-conference honors for her success in the classroom.

Personal: Daughter of Todd and Mary Blake … Born on June 11 in Indianapolis, Indiana … Has two older siblings, Kelsey and Kendall … Sister Kendall was a member of the Indiana rowing team … Plans to major in nursing while attending ISU.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior