Top Achievements
• 2017-18 MVC gold medalist in the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
• 2017-18 MVC bronze medalist in the 100 breast
• 2016-17 MVC silver medalist in the 200 breaststroke, 400 and 800 freestyle relay
Honors & Awards
• All-MVC First Team - 2018
• MVC Conference Honor Roll – Spring 2017
• MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll – Spring 2017, Fall 2017
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Team - 2018
2016-17 Season (Freshman)
Picked up All-MVC First-Team honors ... Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... Earned gold medals in the 200 and 400 medley relays, as well as a bronze medal in the 100 breast at the 2018 MVC Championships ... Won the 100 breast and took ninth in the 200 free at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown (Sept. 29) ... Touched the wall second in the 200 breast in the Bears' home meet against SIU on Oct. 7 ... Earned two top-three finishes in the breaststroke events against Kansas and South Dakota (Oct. 20-21) ... Won the 1000 free and claimed third in the 200 breast against Drury on Oct. 27 ... Collected two top-15 finishes at the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 16-18) ... Finished third in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200 IM at Drury (Jan. 18).
2016-17 Season (Freshman)
One of only three Missouri State freshmen to earn 2017 MVC First-team honors … Set career bests in the 200 Free (1:50.10), 500 Free (4:51.45), and 200 Breast (2:16.19) during the MVC Championships (Feb. 15-18) … Also contributed to a second-place finish in the 400 Medley … Set her career best in the 400 IM at the IUPUI House of Champions (Nov. 20) with a time of 4:25.58 … Had a career best at Iowa in the 200 IM (2:12.65) …Finished fourth in the 1000 Free in 10:38.88, a career best at Missouri State, at the Kansas Double Dual (Oct. 22) ... Set two personal bests at home during the MSU Invite (Oct. 8) in the 100 Breast (1:04.37) and 200 Fly (2:14.43).
Background
Member of the Lithuanian national team … Specialized in breaststroke and freestyle events prior to attending Missouri State … Broke her own Lithuanian record in the 400 IM twice over, winning the event at multiple meets along with previously earning a Lithuanian Short Course Championship title in the 200 IM … Had raced in several notable meets for Lithuania, including the Baltic States Championship and the Dzukijos Cup … Won the 50-meter, 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke events at the national championships in Alytus, Lithuania, in March of 2015.
Personal
Daughter of Virginijus and Mintara Labanauskine ... Born May 18, 1997 ... Has one brother, Pijus.
| Career Bests at Missouri State |
| Event |
Time |
Opponent/Meet |
Date |
| 50 Free |
25.59 |
vs. Evansville |
12/2/16 |
| 200 Free |
1:50.10 |
2017 MVC Championships |
2/15/17 |
| 500 Free |
4:51.45 |
2017 MVC Championships |
2/16/17 |
| 1000 Free |
10:30.27 |
vs. Drury |
10/27/17 |
| 100 Breast |
1:02.74 |
Purdue Invitational |
11/17/18 |
| 200 Breast |
2:16.19 |
2017 MVC Championships |
2/18/17 |
| 200 Fly |
2:14.43 |
Missouri State Invitational |
10/8/16 |
| 200 IM |
2:12.65 |
vs. Iowa/Purdue |
11/4/16 |
| 400 IM |
4:25.58 |
IUPUI House of Champions Invitational |
11/18/16 |
