Emma Ruehle

UT Fr Ashley Pollok competing in the W 200Yd IM at the 2018 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Thursday, February 22, 2018.

Photo by: Liz Parke

Photo by: Liz Parke/Big 12 Conference

Position:
Middle Distance/Backstroke/IM
Class:
Senior
High School:
Robbinsdale Armstrong
Hometown:
Plymouth, Minn.

Personal Records

Event	Time	Opponent
50 Free	0:24.98	Kansas (19-20)
100 Free	0:51.31	2019 Big 12 Championships
200 Free	1:50.00	2019 Big 12 Championships
500 Free	5:14.82	Omaha (17-18)
100 Back	0:56.66	2019 Last Chance Meet
200 Back	2:02.26	2017 Big 12 Championships
200 IM	2:03.55	2019 Big 12 Championships

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 First Team: 2017-18, 2018-19. 2019-20
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team: 2017
Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award (2019)

2019-20 (Senior)

Ranked second in the 200 free, third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 free in her senior campaign … set a new 50 free PR time of 24.98 in back-to-back meets against North Texas/UNI and Kansas … won the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.79 against South Dakota … swam in the ‘B’ finals of the 100 free (11^th, 51.72), the 200 free (14^th, 1:52.59) and the 200 IM (14^th, 2:06.92) … placed 14^th in the 200 free (1:50.86), 15^th in the 200 IM (2:06.94) and 20^th in the 100 free (51.81) at the Big 12 Championship … finished in the top three five times in dual meetings … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2018-19 (Junior)
Ranked as a top-three Cyclone in the 100 free, 200 free and 200 IM during her junior campaign … won the 200 free in the season-opener at South Dakota … collected 15 top-three finishes on the year … scored in four events at the Kansas Classic, including a finals appearance in the 200 IM (7th, 2:05.73) … took first in the 100 back (59.21) at Omaha … scored in all three events at the Big 12 Championships … earned 11th-place finishes in the 200 free (1:50.00) and 200 IM (2:03.55), both PR times … her time in the 200 IM places her ninth all-time and her 200 free time ranks her 10th all-time in school history … finished 16th (51.31) in the 100 free … set a PR time of 51.31 in the 100 free prelims … competed on the top 400 and 800 free relays, helping break a school record swimming the third leg of the 400 free relay … broke her 100 back PR with a 56.66 at the Last Chance Meet … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … recipient of the 2019 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award.

2017-18 (Sophomore)
Top-five Cyclone in the 100 free, 200 free, 200 back and 200 IM … posted six top-three finishes throughout the season … swam a new personal best of 5:14.82 in the 500 free against Omaha, taking the top spot … qualified for four consolation finals, the 200 IM (10^th, 2:07.04), 200 free (14^th, 1:52.81), 100 back (15^th, 58.00) and 200 back (10^th, 2:04.44), at the Kansas Classic … competed in three events, the 200 IM (13^th, 2:05.05), 200 free (14^th, 1:51.41) and 200 back (17^th, 2:02.97), at the Big 12 Championships, scoring with PR times in the 200 IM and 200 free … now ranks 15^th among Iowa State’s top 200 free performers and 16^th all-time in the 200 IM … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team with a 4.0, one of seven Big 12 swimmers and divers to do so.

2016-17 (Freshman)
Led the Cyclones in the 200 backstroke, ranked second in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle … picked up 20 top-five finishes in individual events on the year, including four No. 2 finishes … cracked the All-Time Top Performers charts in the 200 freestyle (17th), 100 backstroke (20^th), 200 backstroke (10^th) and 200 IM (16^th) … swam on the No. 9 800 freestyle relay team in school history at the Kansas Classic … competed in the 200 medley relay (9^th, 1:43.46), 200 IM (14^th, 2:05.47), 100 backstroke (20^th, 0:57.28) and 200 backstroke (15^th, 2:02.64) at the Big 12 Championship.

High School
Attended Robbinsdale Armstrong High School … five-time letterwinner under coach Justin Zook … earned All-Conference, All-State and All-America honors … school record holder in 200 IM, 200 free relay and 400 free relay … swam for coach Kate Lundsten and Aquajets club team.

Personal
Daughter of Tom and Angie Ruehle … father swam at St. Cloud State from 1982-86 … has two siblings, Max and Peter … majoring in Kinesiology … born Jan. 16, 1998.