Ali Stearns

Position:
Breaststroke/IM
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Newman
Hometown:
Mason City, Iowa

Personal Records

Event	Time	Opponent
50 Free	0:25.90	Non-ISU
100 Free	0:56.08	Nebraska-Omaha (2013-14)
100 Back	1:00.74	2013 Last Chance Meet
100 Breast	1:02.55	Iowa (2014-15)
200 Breast	2:17.70	Iowa (2013-14)
100 Fly	1:00.99	Non-ISU
200 IM	2:04.79	2015 Big 12 Championships
400 IM	4:49.57	Non-ISU

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 First-Team (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2014)

2014-15 (Senior)
Served as a cornerstone to the breaststroke and IM groups during a record setting season … competed in the 100 breaststroke (eight, 1:02.76), 200 breaststroke (12^th, 2:18.42), 200 IM (17^th, 2:06.04) and 200 medley relay (Exh., 1:44.18) at the Big 12 Championships … finished her career with three times on Iowa State’s all-time top-performers lists in the 100 breaststroke (sixth, 1:02.55), 100 breaststroke (10^th, 2:17.70) and 200 IM (14^th, 2:04.79) … tallied three event wins and 14 top-three performances on the season, including first-place finishes in the 100 breaststroke against South Dakota and Northern Iowa.

2013-14 (Junior)
Competed in the 200 medley relay (1:44.48), 200 IM (15th, 2:06.21), 100 breaststroke (8th, 1:02.60), 200 breaststroke (13th, 2:19.90) at the Big 12 Championships…tallied three top-five time spots for the Cyclone squad in the 100 breaststroke (Big 12s, 1:02.60), 200 breaststroke (Iowa, 2:17.70), and the 200 IM (Big 12s, 2:05.38)…earned three all-time top performances this season in the 100 breaststroke (5th, 1:02.60), 200 breaststroke (8th, 2:17.70), and the 200 IM (14th, 2:05.38)...tallied 28 top-five performances (19 individual, 9 relay) including first-place in the 100 breaststroke against UNI (1:07.17).

2012-13 (Sophomore)
Competed in 200 medley relay (Exh., 1:44.28), 200 IM (16th, 2:07.95), 200 breaststroke (15th, 2:19.91) and 100 breaststroke (8th, 1:04.41) at the Big 12 Championship…took fourth in the 100 backstroke (1:00.74) at the Last Chance meet…took first in the 100 breaststroke against Northern Iowa…finished third in the 200 breaststroke against Nebraska-Omaha…sits fourth in the 200 breaststroke for the Cyclones.

2010-11 (Freshman)
Competed in the 200 medley relay (Exh., 1:45.86), 200 free relay (Exh., 1:37.90), 200 IM (32nd, 2:08.56), 400 medley relay (Exh., 3:53.52), 100 breast (19th, 1:04.65) and 200 breast (16th, 2:23.978) at the Big 12 Championships … posted second place finish in the 50 breast against Kansas … earned three third-place finishes at South Dakota State … took seventh in the 50 breast, ninth in the 100 breast and 14th in the 200 breast at TYR Invitational … completed season with eight top-three finishes … fourth on the Cyclones in the 100 and 200 breast and fifth in the 200 IM.

High School
Swam for Mason City High School under coach Steve Hugo … earned all-state honors all four years for the Mohawks … 2010 state champion in the 100 breaststroke … also collected a third place finish in the 200 medley relay and fourth in the 200 IM and 200 free relay at 2010 state championships … member of Mason City’s 2009 state championship team … swam butterfly leg of 2009 200 medley relay state championship team … finished second in the 100 breast and fourth in the 200 IM and 400 free relay at 2009 state championships … also lettered in softball, earning first-team All-Conference honors as a pitcher … finished fifth in the 200 breast and 200 IM and 2011 short course state championships … National Honors Society member.

Personal
Political science major…born Aug. 19, 1993…daughter of Frank and Sue Stearns