Carissa Poeschel

Position:
Butterfly/Sprint Freestyle
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Franklin
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.

Personal Records

Event	TIme	Opponent
50 Free	0:23.87	2015 Big 12 Championships
100 Free	0:51.76	2015 Big 12 Championships
200 Free	1:57.72	Non-ISU
500 Free	5:22.22	Non-ISU
1000 Free	11:31.50	Non-ISU
1650 Free	19:07.45	Non-ISU
100 Back	0:57.06	2015 Big 12 Championships
200 Back	2:24.46	Non-ISU
100 Breast	1:13.67	Non-ISU
200 Breast	2:49.26	Non-ISU
100 Fly	0:55.36	2015 Big 12 Championships
200 Fly	2:03.57	Non-ISU
200 IM	2:10.63	2012 Last Chance Meet
400 IM	4:50.41	Non-ISU

Awards and Honors
ISU's Most Improved Swimmer (2011-12)

2014-15 (Redshirt Senior)
Provided a spark to the team after returning from a medical redshirt season … clocked four times on Iowa State’s all-time top-performers lists in the 100 freestyle (20^th, 0:51.76), 100 butterfly (ninth, 0:55.36), 200 butterfly (17^th, 2:05.57) and 100 back (15^th, 0:57.06) on the season … competed in the 200 butterfly (17^th, 2:05.57), 100 butterfly (17^th, 0:55.56), 100 backstroke (21^st, 0:58.63), 50 freestyle (Exh., 0:23.87), 100 freestyle (0:51.76) and 200 medley relay (Exh., 1:43.70) at the Big 12 Championships … recorded six top-three finishes on the season.

2013-14 (Senior)
Medical redshirt

2012-13 (Junior)
Competed in the 50 free (19th, 24.35), 200 medley relay (Exh., 1:45.89), 200 free relay (Exh.,1:36.06), 100 butterfly (17th, 56.15) and 200 butterfly (18th, 2:06.32) at the Big 12 Championships…finished eighth in the 200 butterfly at Illinois…took 11th in the 50 free against South Dakota State…sits third in the 100 butterfly and fifth in the 200 butterfly for the season.

2011-12 (Sophomore)
Competed in the 200 medley relay (Exh., 1:46.97), 200 free relay (Exh., 1:37.87), 50 free (Exh., 24.16), 100 fly (13th, 56.38), 100 back (28th, 59.25), 200 fly (12th, 2:05.84) and 400 free relay (Exh., 3:34.26) at the Big 12 Championships … finished season as Iowa State’s team leader in the 100 fly, ranked second in the 200 fly and fifth in the 50 free.

2010-11 (Freshman)
Participated in the 200 medley relay (Exh., 1:46.87), 200 free relay (Exh., 1:37.67), 50 free (Exh., 24.38), 100 fly (30th, 57.67), 100 back (35th, 59.51), 200 fly (25th, 2:11.19) and 400 free relay (Exh., 3:32.23) at the Big 12 Championships … finished third in the 200 fly against Nebraska-Omaha … finished fourth in the 200 and 100 fly at Missouri … earned fourth-place finishes in the 400 medley relay and 200 free against SDSU/WIU.

High School
Swam at Franklin High School for coach Steve Kavanagh … team captain senior year … finished second in the 100 fly and seventh in the 100 free at the 2009 6A state championships … collected district titles in the 100 fly and 100 free her senior season … voted team swimmer of the year … swam at Madison High School freshman and sophomore years for coach Toni Jacobson … finished fourth in the 100 free and sixth in the 200 free as a sophomore in the 2007 5A state championships … finished seventh in the 100 free and 10th in the 100 fly at 2006 4A state championships … swam at Mt. Hood Aquatics for coaches Burt Startton and Skip Runkle … finished third in the 200 medley, 200 free, 400 medley and 400 free relays and fourth in the 100 fly at 2010 OSI Long Course State Championships … club record holder in the 100 fly … obtained junior national and senior national qualifying times during her time at Mt. Hood … National Honors Society member.

Personal
Born Aug. 16, 1991 … daughter of Carl and Teresa Poeschel … kinesiology and health major.