Maddy Andrews

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

Position:
Freestyle
Class:
Senior
High School:
Quaker Valley
Hometown:
Sewickley, Pa.

2019-20: Qualified for the MAC Championships ‘B’ Finals for the second consecutive season, finishing 15^th in the 500 freestyle … raced the team’s fastest 200 freestyle of the season, finishing and taking first in 1:52.57 against Ohio … collected a pair of second place finishes and a third place finish against Marshall … finished 11^th in the 500 freestyle and 14^th in the 400 IM at the Magnus Cup, setting a personal best in the latter … swam the third leg on the 800 freestyle relay team that placed 3^rd at the Magnus Cup … set a personal best in the 1000 freestyle, finishing in 10:34.86 to place second against Davenport … won the 500 freestyle in the battle of i-75 … swam the third leg on the 400 freestyle relay team that finished 6^th at the MAC Championships … concluded the season with 13 top five finishes … named Academic All-MAC for the second time in her career.

2018-19: Etched her name in the Falcons’ record book for the second consecutive year, recording the eighth best performance in the 500m freestyle at the 2019 MAC Championships … was a member of two relay teams to register top 10 performances in school history, the 400m freestyle relay (6th) and the 800m freestyle relay (5th) … won three events over the course of the season … won the 200m freestyle twice (Michigan State, Ball State) … won the 500m freestyle against Youngstown State … clocked a new personal best in the 50m freestyle at Youngstown State.

2017-18: Earned her place in the Falcons record books, ranking fifth all time for her 200m free performance at the 2018 MAC Championships … was a member of two record book making relays, the 400m free relay (5th) and the 800m free relay (4th) … held the fastest 200m free time of all Falcons this season, competing in the B Final of the 2018 MAC Championship where she recorded a time of 1:49.10 … recorded the fifth best 100m free time of the season, with a career best time of 0:52.22 at the 2018 MAC Championships … set a career best time of 4:58.00 in the 500m free against Toledo … also competed in the 1000m and 1650m events, recording career best times of 10:41.91 (1000m) and 17:29.26 (1650m), both at the Zippy Invitational.

Personal/Prior to BGSU: Daughter of Christopher and Jennifer Andrews ... has one younger brother, Will ... born on Dec. 28, 1998 ... majoring in marketing ... attended Quaker Valley High School ... earned four letters for the Quakers ... competed for coaches Sue Morgan and Jacinta Batisky ... all-state swimmer in 200 free and 500 free in both 2016 and 2017 ... placed eighth at state meet in 200 free in 2016, improved to 3rd in 2017 ... placed 5th at state in 500 free in 2017, improved to 3rd in 2017 ... first place in district for 200 free and 500 free in 2017 ... team finished 4th in district in 2015 and 3rd in 2017 ... team placed 12th at state in 2017 ... National Honor Society member ... also swam for Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics and Chartiers Valley Swim Club.

Personal Bests
50 Butterfly: 28.41 (at Buffalo, 10/19/19)
200 Butterfly: 2:12.06 (2019 Magnus Cup)
50 Freestyle: 25.24 (vs. Youngstown, 11/10/18)
100 Freestyle: 51.68 (2019 MAC Championships)
200 Freestyle: 1:49.10 (2018 MAC Championships, 5^th in program history)
500 Freestyle: 4:54.92 (2019 MAC Championships, 8^th in program history)
1000 Freestyle: 10:34.86 (vs. Davenport, 1/17/20)
1650 Freestyle: 17:29.26 (2017 Zippy Invitational)
200 IM: 2:08.81 (vs. Toledo, 2/2/18-2/3/18)
400 IM: 4:32.16 (2019 Magnus Cup)