Meghan Bowling

Class:
Senior
High School:
Anderson
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

Bowling's Top Times

Year	Event	Time
2011-12	500 Freestyle	5:00.60
2008-09	1000 Freestyle	10:22.58
2011-12	1650 Freestyle	17:18.78

as a Senior (2011-12): Placed 17th at the MAC Championships in the 1650-yard freestyle in a personal best and team leading time of 17:18.78 (Feb. 23-25) ... notched a PR of 5:00.60 at the MAC Meet in the 500-yard freestyle ... son the 1000 free against St. Francis (Pa.) (Nov. 12) ... turned in a pair of runner-up finishes in the 500-yard freestyle and 1000-yard freestyle against Duquesne (Oct. 22) and Ball State (Nov. 5) ... also swam season bests in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.44) and 400-yard IM (4:44.83) ... an Academic All-MAC selection.

as a Junior (2010-11): Took 24th at the MAC Championhips (Feb. 23-25) in the 1650-yard freestyle in a season-best time of 17:43.49 ... also swam a season-best time of 5:09.28 in the 500-yard free at the MAC Meet ... swam a season-best time in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:45.55) at Buffalo (Jan. 28) ... also placed third in the 500-yard free against the Bulls ... won the 1000-yard freestyle and took second in the 500-yard free in the Marshall meet (Jan. 14) ... a part of the relay team that won the 800-yard free relay at the Tom Stubbs Invite (Oct. 15) ... placed 18th in the 1650-yard freestyle and 21st in the 500-yard freestyle at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 3-5).

as a Sophomore (2009-10): Had her best swims of the season at the MAC Championships, swimming season bests in the 100-yard, 200-yard, and 500-yard freestyle events ... made her return to the pool at the Zippy Invitational after recovering from injury ... finished fourth in the 500-yard freestyle against Marshall and California (Pa.) (Jan. 16).

as a Freshman (2008-09): Finished in the top five in 11 races before being sidelined by injury ... claimed victory in the 1650-yard freestyle against Ball State (Nov. 7) with a season best of 17:34.57 ... placed second in her first collegiate race, the 1000-yard freestyle against Ohio (Oct. 31), also in a career best time of 10:22.58 ... also finished second in the 1000-yard freestyle against Miami (Nov. 1), Youngstown State (Nov. 14) and Oakland (Nov. 15) ... finished in the points in three events at the Zippy Invitational, including a season best swim of 5:06.29 in the 500-yard freestyle.

at Anderson High School: Named to the Fort Ancient Valley All-Conference Team all four years ... an All-Ohio swimmer as a senior ... captained her team to a conference title as a senior ... a three-time YMCA National Qualifier and a finalist in the 500-yard freestyle and 1000-yard freestyle in 2008 ... a USA sectional qualifier ... member of the National Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, and Cum Laude Society

Personal: Daughter of Wendi Bowling ... has one brother, Garrett ... volunteers ar her local elementary school reading to children ... born February 13, 1990 ... majoring in middle childhood education.