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2014-2015 Women's Swimming Roster

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Brian Drumm
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Alexus Laird

  • Position Freestyle/Backstroke
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Kokomo
  • Hometown Kokomo, Ind.

Biography

Top Career Times
50 Free - 23.48 (Feb. 18, 2015)
100 Back - 54.76 (Feb. 18, 2015)
200 Back - 1:59.90 (Feb. 20, 2013)

2013-14 (Junior):
Named an All-Summit League performer after finishing in the Top 3 in four relays and two individual events at The Summit League Championships … named to The Summit League All-Academic Team … finished second overall in the 50 free at the league meet in a then-school-record time of 23.42, but she bested that in the opening leg of the 200 free relay when she posted an opening-split of 23.34 en route to the Jags setting a new school-record time of 1:35.09 … followed that with a third-place showing in the 100 back and a fourth-place finish in the 200 back at the conference championships … also helped the 400 free relay place third in a new school-record time of 3:28.21, and her opening 100 free split of 51.67 was a PR and the second-fastest time in school history … became the first swimmer in IUPUI history to post a ‘B’ cut time when she posted a time of 54.82 in the 100 back at the House of Champions Meet … named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List both semesters ... named to the Winter/Spring Summit League Academic Honor Roll and the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2012-13 (Sophomore): All-Summit League performer in the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay and 200 back ... became the first women's swimmer in program history to surpass 2:00 in the 200 back with a third-place time of 1:59.90 at the conference championships ... that time also moved her into fourth in Summit League history ... also notched a pair of Top-10 finishes in the 50 free (10th - 23.99) and the 100 back (4th - 55.23) ... her 100 back time set a new school record and marked the fifth-fastest time in Summit League history, while her 50 free mark sits ninth in school history ... part of the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay teams that all set new school records at the conference championships ... an Academic All-Summit League selection ... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2011-12 (Freshman): An all-conference performer after helping the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.26) finish second, the 400 freestyle relay place fourth (3:29.88), and the 200 medley relay (1:45.72) finish second while setting new school records at the Summit League Championships … set two new individual school records at the league meet in the 100 and 200 backstroke … placed fifth overall in 200 back with new school-record mark of 2:04.54, following a sixth-place showing in the 100 back with an IUPUI record time of 57.42 … also competed in the 50 freestyle and scored in the ‘B’ final with a time of 24.70 … tallied 12 podium finishes, including four victories … added seven relay podiums … named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor List for the spring semester ... earned a spot on the Summit League Academic Distinguished Scholar's List for the winter/spring.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 state qualifier and three-time all-conference performer at Kokomo High School … two-time MVP during junior and senior seasons and set a new conference and school record during her senior season … also participated in golf and track.
Personal: Born March 11, 1993 … daughter of Mary and Tim Laird … majoring in business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-2012Freshman

    Freestyle/Backstroke
  • 2012-2013Sophomore

    Freestyle/Backstroke
  • 2013-2014Junior

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    5'8"
  • 2014-2015Senior

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    5'8"