Hannah Newman

Position:
Freestyle
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Champaign Central
Hometown:
Champaign, Ill.

2015-16: At MAC Championships, finished second in the B final, and 10^th overall in the 100 freestyle … Qualified for the A final in the 200 free, finishing 7^th overall … Swam on three relay teams at the Championship (200, 400 and 800 yard freestyle relay) … Also swam in the 500 free prelims … Swam in the 50 free at the Pittsburgh Invitational … Posted a career-best in the 100 free at the MAC Championships prelims (50.75) … Against Eastern Michigan, finished third in the 100 free … Totaled five top three finishes in the 200 free throughout the season … Finished second versus Miami in the 200 free … At the Zippy Invitational, swam a career-best in the 500 free … Had fourth place finishes in the 500 free against Ohio and at the Zippy Invitational … Finished third against Eastern Michigan in the 100 butterfly … member of the second place 200 free relay team at the Pittsburgh Invitational and again at Oakland/YSU … Swam as the final leg on the third place MAC Championship 400 free relay team … Swam on the first place 800 free relay team at the Pittsburgh Invitational … Member of the 200 medley relay team at the Pittsburgh Invitational … Member of the 400 medley relay team at the Pittsburgh Invitational as the final leg.

2014-15: Academic All-MAC … At MAC Championships, finished sixth in the A final of the 200 freestyle (1:50.40) … Qualified for the B final of the 50 freestyle, placing 16^th overall … Swam on two third-place relay teams (800 and 200 freestyle relay) … At YSU, finished third in the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay … Placed fourth in the 100 backstroke … Versus Buffalo, finished second in the 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay … Took fourth in the 200 freestyle … Finished second in the 200 freestyle and third in the 100 freestyle against Akron … Swam on winning 400 freestyle relay team … Member of third place 400 medley relay team versus Toledo/Marshall … Also took third in the 100 and 200 freestyle… Finished fourth in the 100 butterfly … Captured fourth in the 200 freestyle against MSU/Marshall … Placed second in the 100 freestyle and first in the 400 freestyle relay … At EMU Invite, finished fourth in the 400 freestyle relay, and second in the 800 freestyle relay and 200 freestyle relay … Also took first in the 400 freestyle relay (3:24.96) and 400 medley relay, which was a new pool and meet record of 3:43.56 … Member of second place 400 freestyle relay team against Oakland/EMU … Versus Ball State, swam on second place 200 medley relay team … Placed third in the 100 backstroke and 400 freestyle relay.

2013-14: Broke the school record in the 200 freestyle during the prelims at the MAC Championships with a time of 1:48.71, the fastest time in the early rounds … Finished seventh in the championship finals at the MAC Championships in the 200 freestyle … Member of the school-record breaking 400 freestyle relay team that placed second at the MAC Championships in 3:20.49 … Also part of a school-record in the 800 freestyle relay that placed second at the MAC Championships in 7:20.05 … Swam on the 200 freestyle relay team that finished third at the MAC Championships … Qualified for the consolation finals of the 50 freestyle at the MAC Championships with a 23.33, eventually finishing 14^th overall … Also swam the 100 freestyle at the MAC Championships … Won the 200 freestyle in a dual meet at Marshall … Placed first in the 100 butterfly in a dual meet at Xavier … Swam as part of the 200 freestyle relay team that took first place three times in dual meets … Member of the 400 medley relay team that placed first in a dual meet at Ohio.

2012-13: Finished eighth in the 200 freestyle at MAC Championships, swimming the sixth-fastest time in BGSU history of 1:50.86 in prelims ... posted the eighth-best time in school history in prelims of the 100 backstroke (57.13) to finish 17th ... anchored BGSU's relays in the third-place 800 freestyle relay and fifth-place 400 freestyle relay, which set a school-record 3:23.78 in finals ... swam in prelims at MACs in the 100 freestyle, finishing 24th with a personal-best 52.43 ... finished 15th in the 100 backstroke and 18th in the 100 freestyle at TYR Invitational ... swam in BGSU's winning 200 free relay against Michigan State/Buffalo and 400 free relay against EMU ... swam in the Falcons' second-place 200 medley relay against Ball State and 400 medley relay at Akron ... notched ten top-five finishes in regular-season meets, including the 200 free (4), 100 back (2), 100 free (3) and 200 back (1).

Personal/Prior to BGSU: Daughter of Karl and Jackie Newman ... has two siblings, Andrew and Emma ... born on July 9, 1994 ... Majoring in exercise science at BGSU ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.50 through the Spring 2013 semester … competed for the Champaign Central Maroons from 2008-12 ... elected team captain in 2011-12 ... was named team MVP in 2011-12 ... led the Maroons to four straight first-place finishes at sectionals during her career ... placed first in the ISHA in the 100 free, 100 fly, 200 free, and 400 free relay (twice) in her career.

Personal Bests
50 Freestyle: 23.33, at MAC Championships (2/27/14)
100 Freestyle: 50.75, at MAC Championship prelims (2/27/16)
200 Freestyle: 1:48.71, at MAC Championships (2/28/14)
500 Freestyle: 4:58.17, at Zippy Invitational (12/4/15)
100 Butterfly: 57.59, Buffalo (1/31/15)
100 Backstroke: 57.13, at MAC Championships (3/1/13)
200 Backstroke: 2:11.82, at TYR Invitational prelims (11/24/13)