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2014-15 Swimming & Diving Roster

Grace Waller

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Dekalb
  • Hometown DeKalb, Ill.

Biography

2014-15:
▪ Swam 200 free, 500 free and 1650 free at 2015 Horizon League Championship
▪ Placed ninth in 1650 free (17:24.99)
▪ Finished 11th in 200 free (1:54.00)
▪ Took 16th place in 500 free (5:05.90)
▪ Named to Horizon League Fall 2014 Honor Roll

2013-14:
▪ Swam 500 free, 1000 free and 1650 free at 2014 Horizon League Championship
▪ Took eighth place in 1000 free with a time of 10:19.93, which was sixth fastest in Oakland history
▪ Also finished eighth in 1650 free at HLs
▪ Placed 10th in 500 free
▪ Named to Horizon League Fall 2013 Honor Roll

2012-13:
▪ Earned all-league honors at The Summit League Championships
▪ Finished runner-up in the 200 freestyle
▪ Earned third-place finish in the 500 free
▪ Finished in ninth place in the 1,650 free

2011-12:
▪ Swam exhibition in three events at The Summit League Championships
▪ Qualified for two consolation finals at the Michigan USA Open
▪ Finished eighth in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the EMU Swim and Dive Invitational
▪ Earned 10th-place finish with career-best time in 500-free at the EMU Swim and Dive Invitational
▪ Earned career-best time in the 1,650-free and finished ninth at the Michigan USA Open

ACADEMIC HONORS
▪ Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2013)
▪ Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2014)
▪ Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2014)
▪ Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2015)

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letter winner under coach Leah Eeames
▪ Voted captain in her final two seasons
▪ Earned 16 National YMCA All-American honors
▪ Four-time All-State honoree
▪ Voted MVP her junior and senior year
▪ Set seven varsity pool records
▪ Member of National Honor Society

TOP ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
▪ Winning the 200 free at High School Sectionals

Personal
Full Name:
Grace Cathryn Waller
Parents: Brad and Jacque Waller
Brother: Kyle (23)
Sister: Emily (20)
▪ Father played college basketball at Cincinnati and Northern Illinois
▪ Brother swam and played basketball at Augustana University
▪ Sister swims at Bowling Green University

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland
1. The talented swim program
2. To be a part of a winning program
3. The exceptional coaching staff

Waller Personal Bests
Event 2014-15 Top Time Career Top Time
100 Free -- 56.52
Wayne State
11/15/13
200 Free 1:54.00
2015 HL Championship
2/27/15
1:52.35
2013 Summit League Championship
2/20/13

500
Free

5:03.53
2015 HL Championship
2/26/15
5:00.67
2013 Summit League Championship
2/20/13

1000
Free

10:43.51
Winter Invite
1/17/15
10:19.93*
2014 HL Championship
2/26/14
* 1000 Free time is 6th in Oakland history

1650
Free

17:24.99
2015 HL Championship
2/28/15
17:15.12
EMU Invitational
11/30/12

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Free
    5'11"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Free
    5'11"
  • 2013-14Junior

    Free
    5'11"
  • 2014-15Senior

    Free
    5'11"