Missouri State

Event	Personal Best Time at MSU	2023-24 Best Time
100-yard free	51.47 (11/18/23)#	51.47 (11/18/23)#
200-yard free	1:48.25 (1/19/24)	1:48.25 (1/19/24)
500-yard free	4:48.23 (2/22/24)^	4:48.23 (2/22/24)^
1,000-yard free	10:13.39 (11/5/22)	--
100-yard fly	55.84 (12/2/23)	55.84 (12/2/23)
200-yard fly	1:58.89 (2/24/24)^	1:58.89 (2/24/24)^
200-yard IM	2:02.69 (1/20/24)	2:02.69 (1/20/24)
400-yard IM	4:14.92 (2/23/24)!	4:14.92 (2/23/24)!

# - Relay Leadoff
^ - Top MVC Season Time
! - MVC Record

Top Achievements

• MVC record-holder in 400 IM, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay
• 2023-24 MVC gold medalist in 800 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 400 IM, 200 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay
• 2023-24 MVC bronze medalist in 200 freestyle relay
• 2022-23 MVC gold medalist in 400 IM
• 2022-23 MVC gold medalist in 800 freestyle relay

Awards & Honors

• MVC Swimmer of the Week: 11/8/2023, 1/31/2024
• All-MVC First Team: 2023, 2024
• MVC Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year: 2024
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2023, 2024
• MVC Postgraduate Scholarship Award: 2024
• MVC State Farm Good Neighbor Award: Winter 2023-24
• CSCAA Scholar All-American Second Team: 2024
• MVC Board of Director's Academic Excellence Award: 2023-24
• MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2024-24
• MVC Honor Roll: 2023-24
• MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

2023-24 Season (Senior)
Swam in all 10 meets…Placed first in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:12.19, MVC Record), first in MVC season-best 500-yard freestyle (4:48.23), first in the 400 IM (4:14.92, MVC Record), first in MVC season-best 200-yard butterfly (1:58.89), first in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:18.87, MVC Record) and third in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.50) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 21-24)...Place third in 800-yard freestyle relay (7:23.99), ninth in 400 IM (4:19.13), ninth in 200-yard butterfly (2:02.16), 12th in 400-yard freestyle relay (3:26.88) and 17th in 500-yard freestyle (4:53.42) at the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 16-18)...Posted 12 individual wins including three individual MVC gold medals…Named All-MVC First Team…Named MVC Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

2022-23 Season (Junior)
Swam in all nine meets...Placed first in the 400 IM (4:17.90), first in the 800 freestyle relay (7:17.61), sixth in the 200 butterfly (2:03.07) and ninth in the 500 freestyle (4:54.65) at the MVC Championships...Recorded first in four individual events...Posted 13 top-five finishes in individual events.

Navy (2020-2022)
Earned her best times at Navy…Against Army, she posted a time of 1:49.73 in the 200 Freestyle, clocked a time of 4:54.78 in the 500 Free vs. George Washington and posted a time of 2:03.61 in the 200 Individual Medley also against GW.

Background
Graduated from Haas Hall Academy in just three years…Earned three letters in swimming at the school while winning two team state (Ark.) Division I-II titles in 2018 and 2019…Named to the All-NWA Prep Team in 2018, ’19 and ’20…Also lettered in track and cross country…was a member of the National Honor Society and National Merit Finalist…Swam on the club level for the Northwest Arkansas Aquatics Sharks.

Personal
Born on 01/23/2003...Daughter of Brenan and Tiffany DeSpain…Has three sisters, Jade, Corinne and Catalina…Majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology.