Keely Soellner

(Athlete Name) competing in the W/M 500 Freestyle 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

Position:
Distance Freestyle
Class:
Junior
High School:
Ridge View
Hometown:
Galva, Iowa

Personal Records

Events	Time	Opponent
50 Free	0:23.94	2019 Big 12 Championship
100 Free	0:51.35	2019 Big 12 Championship
200 Free	1:48.79	2017 Big 12 Championship
500 Free	4:48.09	2017 Big 12 Championship
*1000 Free	9:54.26	2017 Big 12 Championship
*1650 Free	16:26.59	2017 Big 12 Championship
100 Breast	1:08.41	Last Chance Meet (16-17)
200 IM	2:10.28	Omaha (17-18)

*Iowa State School Record

Awards and Honors
All-Big 12 First Team: 1650 Freestyle (2017)
All-Big 12 Second Team: 500 Freestyle (2017), 1650 Freestyle (2018, 2019)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team: 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team: 2017

2019-20 (Senior)

Top Cyclone on the team in the 200 free and second-fastest in the 500, 1000 and 1650 free … grabbed four event titles in 100, 200 and 1000 free events and an additional 13 top-three finishes … member of the 2019 Kansas Classic All-Invite Team … placed fifth in the 200 free (1:50.80), third in the 500 free (4:53.38) and seventh in the mile (17:12.86) at the Kansas Classic … earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors in the mile for her fifth-place finish of 17:00.86 … competed in ‘B’ finals of the 200 (11^th, 1:50. 35) and 500 free (14^th, 4:57.27) at the Big 12 Championship … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2018-19 (Junior)
Finished her junior season fourth in the 100 free and fifth in the 200 free … swam the first two meets of the year, sweeping the distance free events at South Dakota … missed the remainder of the first half of the season … swam in exhibition until the Kansas dual … scored in the 100 free (15th, 51.35) and 200 free (14th, 1:50.92) at the Big 12 Championships … her 100 free time was a PR … swam a new personal-best time of 23.94 in the 50 free to finish 28th … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2017-18 (Sophomore)
One of Iowa State’s top freestylers, including the top swimmer in the 500 and 1000 free … swam with the school record 800 free relay squad … earned seven event wins this season, including the 500 free and 1000 free against TCU and South Dakota, Northern Iowa, and rival Iowa … her 1000 free time of 10:08.04 against Iowa ranks seventh-fastest in school history … set a new 200 IM personal best of 2:10.28 against Omaha … swam in only one championship-style meet, the Big 12 Championships, competing in the 200 free (12^th, 1:49.92), 500 free (12^th, 4:54.54) and 1650 free (seventh, 16:55.64) … earned Second-Team All-Big 12 honors in the 1650 free … her mile time at the conference meet is 13^th-fastest in school history … Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree.

2016-17 (Freshman)
Recorded an outstanding freshman campaign as the team’s top middle distance and distance swimmer … led the team in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle and 1650 freestyle … broke three school distance records, including the 1000 freestyle (9:56.76 at Iowa), the 1650 freestyle (16:26.59 at Big 12 Championship) and the 1000 freestyle again (9:54.62 split at Big 12 Championship) … became the first swimmer in program history to break 10 minutes in the 1000 freestyle and 16:30 in the mile … became the third swimmer in team history to break 1:49.00 in the 200 freestyle with a 1:48.79 at the Big 12 Championship … swam the No. 2 and No. 4 500 freestyle times in school history in the same day at the Big 12 Championship … led-off the year’s fastest 800 freestyle relay squad, splitting 1:49.49 … notched first-career NCAA B Cut with school record in the mile … swam in the 800 freestyle relay (3^rd, 7:19.57), 500 freestyle (5^th, 4:48.09), 200 freestyle (7^th, 1:49.36) and 1650 freestyle (3^rd, 16:26.59) at the Big 12 Championship … earned First-Team All-Big 12 distinction in the mile and Second-Team recognition in the 500 freestyle … took second in the 200 freestyle, third in the 500 freestyle and fifth in the mile at the Kansas Classic … racked up 10 first-place finishes in dual meets, including three wins apiece in the 200, 500 and 1000 freestyle races … tallied four second-place finishes in dual meets … cracked the All-Time Top Performers chart in the 200 freestyle (3^rd), 500 freestyle (2^nd), 1000 freestyle (1^st), 1650 freestyle (1^st) and 800 freestyle relay (4^th and 9^th).

High School
Earned four letters under coach Jodi Mongan at Ridge View High School … member of Ames Cyclone Aquatic Club … coached at ACAC by Michael Peterson and Joe Plane … four-time All-Conference Academic honoree … took third in the 200 freestyle and fourth in the 500 freestyle at the 2015 State Championship … member of National Honor Society.

Personal
Daughter of Brian and Rae Soellner … interior design major … born Feb. 8, 1998 … last name pronounced “SOLE – ner.”