Anna Andersen

Position:
Sprint Freestyle/Backstroke
Class:
Junior
High School:
Albert Lea
Hometown:
Albert Lea, Minn.
Prev School:
North Dakota

Personal Records

Event	Time	Opponent
50 Free	0:23.44	2019 Big 12 Championships
100 Free	0:49.87	2019 Big 12 Championships
200 Free	1:48.39	2019 Big 12 Championships
100 Back	0:56.75	2017 WAC Championships
200 Back	2:07.36	Kansas Classic (17-18)
100 Fly	0:58.64	2018 Last Chance Meet
200 IM	2:24.27	Non-ISU

Awards and Honors
All-Big 12 Second Team: 100 Free (2019, 2020), 200 Free (2019)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team: 2018-19, 2019-20

2019-20 (Senior)

Ended season ranked first in the 50 and 100 free and fourth in the 200 free on the team … part of four relay teams to add new all-time top times … took two first-place finishes in the 50 free and one in the 100 free … competed in the championship heat in the 100 free where she finished eighth and touched within .03 seconds of her 50 free PR in her split of the 200 free relay at the Big 12 Championship … made her Cyclone debut in the 500 free with a second-place finish (5:14.36) in the St. Kate and Omaha double dual … earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors in the 100 free (8^th, 50.85) and First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors.

2018-19 (Junior)
Had a breakout junior season after moving from the 100 back to the 200 free … she shaved nearly six seconds off her 200 free PR set in 2017 over the season after not swimming the event in her sophomore season … ranked as the fastest Cyclone in the 100 and 200 free, ending second in the 50 free … won nine events on the year after winning three all of last season … took the 100 and 200 free victories against both TCU/SMU … won the 100 free (51.85) in the four-point victory over West Virginia … finished second in the 100 free (50.08), fifth in the 50 free (23.43) and sixth in the 200 free (1:50.70) at the Kansas Classic, earning All-Invite honors … set a PR in each event swam at the Big 12 Championships … finished 12th in the 50 free (23.32) at the conference meet … earned All-Big 12 Second Team status by taking fifth in the 100 free (49.87) and the 200 free (1:48.39) … currently ranks as the third-fastest Cyclone all-time in the 100 and 200 free, and is tied for ninth in the 50 free … set seven top-20 times in school history between the 100 and 200 free … helped break the 400 free relay for the second-consecutive year … contributed on four-of-five Cyclone ‘A’ relay squads, each posting top-three times in school history this season … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2017-18 (Sophomore)
Consistently one of Iowa State’s top 100 freestylers, marking three first-place finishes on the year … finished 10^th in the 100 free at the Kansas Classic … swam on Iowa State’s top 200 and 400 free relay squads … member of the school record-setting 400 free relay … moved to 19^th on Iowa State’s top performers list in the 100 back (57.13) … top-five Cyclone this season in the 50 and 100 free and both backstroke events … qualified for the 50 free (16^th, 23.66) and 100 free (12^th, 50.84) consolation finals at the Big 12 Championships … set a new PR time of 50.84 in the 100 free at the Big 12 Championships … ranks as the ninth-best 100 freestyler in school history following the 2017-18 season.

2016-17 (Freshman - North Dakota University)
Member of North Dakota’s swim and dive team for her freshman season ... transferred to Iowa State following the cut of North Dakota’s swim program ... placed fifth on the Fighting Hawks’ top performers list in both the 50 and 100-yard freestyle ... captured a pair of WAC championships in the 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays.

High School
Received All-America honors following one individual and two relay state championships ... swam for Albert Lea High School under Jon Schmitz and the South Metro Storm with coach Phil Smith ... five-time All-Conference honoree ... holds class A state record in the medley relay.

Personal
Daughter of Paul and Denise Andersen ... has one sister, Alicia ... born May 1, 1998 ... mother was a high jumper for St. Cloud State ... majoring in applied linguistics.