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2017-18 Swimming and Diving Roster

Sydney Zupan

  • Position Back/Fly
  • Class Senior
  • High School Heritage Classical Christian Academy
  • Hometown Wildwood, Mo.

Biography

Top Achievements
• 2017-18 MVC gold medalist in the 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 200 medley relay
• 2016-17 MVC gold medalist in the 100 backstroke, 200 and 400 medley relay
• 2016-17 MVC silver medalist in the 100 butterfly, 200 and 800 freestyle relay
• 2016-17 MVC bronze medalist in the 200 backstroke
 2015-16 MVC Champion in the 400-yard medley relay 
• 2015-16 MVC silver medalist in the 400- and 800-yard freestyle relays
• 2014-15 MVC silver medalist in the 200- and 800-yard freestlye relays 

Honors & Awards
• 2018 MVC Swimmer of the Year
• 2017-18 All-MVC First Team
• 2018 Elite 17 Award Winner
• 2017-18 Scholar-Athlete Team
• 2017-18 MSU Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year
• 2016-17 CSCAA Scholar All-America
• 2016-17 All-MVC First Team
• 2016-17 MVC Scholar Athlete Team
2015-16 All-MVC First Team   
• 2015-16 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team
• MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week - 2/24/16, 10/11/16
• MVC Swimmer of the Week - 10/11/16
• 2014-15 All-MVC First Team
• MSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll - Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017

2016-17 Season (Junior)
One of the most successful swimmers in program history, Zupan finished her career with gold medals in the 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 200 medley relay at the 2018 MVC Championships. Shw was honored as the 2018 Swimmer of the Year and was the sport's Elite 17 winner. An All-MVC first teamer, she was also a member of the league's scholar-athlete team. She leaves the program as the top swimmer in the 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly and ranks fifth in the 100 free. She also made her mark in the Bears' record-setting 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay.

2016-17 Season (Junior)
One of the first women from MSU to be named to the CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American squad … Earned the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award along with MVC Scholar-Athlete team and MVC honor roll recognition … Set three MVC Records and three career-bests in the 200 Medley (1:39.30), 100 Fly (54.63), 100 Back (54.17), 400 Medley (3:39.13), and 200 Back (1:57.85) at the MVC Championships … Went five straight meets from Nov. 18 to Jan. 21 finishing in the top five or better … Earned MVC Swimmer of the Week and Eagle Bank Scholar-Athlete of the week in the same week (Oct. 11) … Set a new pool record of 55.12 in the 100 Fly during the MSU Invite … Also set a pool record with her team in the 400 Medley Relay … Capped off the season by being named to the MVC First Team for swimming.

2015-16 Season (Sophomore)
Named to the All-MVC First Team following 2016 MVC Championship … Tied for third for individual-best showing during meet in the 100 back after setting personal-best time of 55.62 in prelims … Finished fourth in 200 back and eighth in the 500 free (4:59.60) … Member of Missouri State’s school record 400 free relay squad that took third and fell by just .65 seconds to SIU for MVC title … Also won a gold medal as part of first place 400 medley relay team that finished in time of 3:43.66 … Took second as part of 800 free relay squad ... Selected as the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Feb. 24 … Won two events versus Evansville (Oct. 9) and Truman State (Jan. 16), while also winning one against Southern Illinois (Oct. 10) and Drury (Oct. 16) … Had top-10 showings at the Show-Me Showdown and Kansas Double Dual … Led team at Purdue Invitational (Nov. 20-22) with 12th place finish in the 100 back and 16th place in the 200 back … Finished season with top-five times in seven events for MSU, including the fastest mark in the 200 back.

2014-15 Season (Freshman)
All-MVC First Team selection ... Won first title in the 200 backstroke with a career-best 1:59.22 in the A-finals at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship ... Made podium appearance in 100 backstroke by finishing fourth in finals after swimming lifetime mark of 56.13 in preliminaries ... Also placed ninth overall and first in the 500 freestyle B-final with a personal-best 4:56.83 ... Member of school-record setting 800 freestyle relay squad that won a silver medal with a time of 7:20.77, nine seconds faster than previous time ... Anchored silver medal 200 freestyle relay that was just 0.33 behind the pool-record setting Evansville squad ... Won first two events of career versus Evansville (Oct. 10) in the 200 freestyle and 100 back ... Also finished with fastest 500 free time in Truman State dual at Hammons Student Center (Jan. 17) ... Had runner-up finishes during season in 100 back at Southern Illinois (Oct. 11) and at Arkansas (Jan. 23) ... Made two appearances in the top 10 in her collegiate debut at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown (Oct. 3) ... Several top-10 performances in events at the Louisville Invitational, Kansas Double Dual and in two meetings with Drury ... Finished season with top-five times in four events, including the fastest in the 200 back.

Background
Competed in the backstroke, individual medley and butterfly events for coach Mary Liston at Rockwood Swim Club ... Came to Missouri State as a top-ranked swimmer in the state by CollegeSwimming.com ... Lowered her career best times at the Arena Grand Prix meet in Minneapolis ... Has also competed at the NCSA Junior national meet numerous times ... Earned the C.S. Lewis Award for Academic Excellence ... Recognized by the National Society for High School Scholars ... Finished first in her class with a 4.52 GPA.

Personal
Daughter of Lori Zupan ... Born February 13, 1996 ... Has a brother, Matthew, and a sister, Caroline. Mother, Lori, played volleyball at Bradley University ... Majoring in nursing.
 

Career Bests at Missouri State
Event Time Opponent/Meet Date
100 Back 54.17 2017 MVC Championships 2/17/17
200 Back 1:57.85 2017 MVC Championships 2/18/17
50 Free 24.12 at Drury 1/19/17
100 Free 51.67 Purdue Invitational/Missouri State Invitational 11/22/15 | 10/8/16
200 Free 1:51.06 IUPUI House of Champions Invitational 11/18/16
500 Free 4:56.54 Purdue Invitational 11/20/15
100 Fly 54.63 2017 MVC Championships 2/17/17

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Back/IM/Fly
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Back/IM/Fly
  • 2016-17Junior

    Back/Fly
  • 2017-18Senior

    Back/Fly

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