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The Illiniois State swimmers finished 4th this Sunday in the third of three competition days at the Zippy Invitational in Akron, Ohio
2010-11: Participated in the Red/White Intrasquad meet, Notre Dame Relays, Zippy Invitational ... competed in dual meets against Evansville, UNI, Illinois, Western, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Youngstown State ... placed first in the 200-yard breaststroke at the Red/White Intrasquad meet ... earned a season-best time in the 50-yard freestyle (26.63) against Evansville ... earned a season-best time in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:10.72) at the Zippy Invitational ... recorded personal-best times in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.19), 200-yard IM (2:11.51) and 400-yard IM (4:42.66) at the MVC Championships.
2009-10: Recorded a season-best time in the 200-yard breaststroke at the MVC Championships (2:28.92) ... competed in the Zippy Invitational and MVC Championships ... competed in dual-meets against Northern Iowa, Western Illinois, Illinois, Evansville, Iowa State, Ball State and Green Bay.
2008-09: Member of the All-Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention Team ... recorded five top-three finishes during the regular season ... achieved a personal-best time in the 200-yard backstroke at the Red/White meet ... earned a personal-best performance in the 100-yard backstroke in a dual-meet against Illinois ... finished the 400-yard individual medley event with a personal-best time at the Zippy Invitational ... ended the season with an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, an 11th-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, and a 12th-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championships ... achieved personal-best times in the 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, and 200-yard individual medley at championships.
St.Joseph's Academy: Member of the Rockwood Swim Club ... Speedo Sectional Championship Qualifier all four years ... St. Louis All-Metro Team selection junior year (honorable mention) and senior year (second team) ... conference champion in the 200 individual medley senior year ... four-time high school state swimming qualifier ... high school state swimming top-16 finalist junior and senior year in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley ... all-conference first team 2007 and 2008 ... all-state award for the 400 freestyle relay in 2007 ... team captain for the 2007-08 season ... school was conference champions all four years.
Personal: Born 12-20-89 ... daughter of John and Jillian Piechocinski ... majoring in biological science and physical therapy.