Laura Miksch

ISU SR Laura Miksch competing in the W 50 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

ISU SR Laura Miksch competing in the W Breaststroke at the 2018 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Friday, February 23, 2018.

Photo by: Liz Parke

Photo by: Liz Parke/Big 12 Conference

Photo by: Liz Parke/Big 12 Conference

Position:
Sprint Freestyle/Breaststroke
Class:
Senior
High School:
Scotus Central Catholic
Hometown:
Columbus, Neb.

Personal Records

Event	Time	Opponent
*50 Free	0:22.53	2018 Big 12 Championships
100 Free	0:49.81	2018 Big 12 Championships
200 Free	2:08.33	Non-ISU
50 Back	0:30.12	Pentathlon (15-16)
50 Breast	0:32.42	Pentathlon (15-16)
100 Breast	1:03.26	2017 Big 12 Championships
200 Breast	2:27.45	Omaha (17-18)
50 Fly	0:28.53	Pentathlon (15-16)
100 Fly	1:02.58	Non-ISU
100 IM	1:04.19	Pentathlon (15-16)
200 IM	2:12.15	2016 Last Chance Meet

*Iowa State School Record

Award and Honors
All-Big 12 First-Team: 100 Freestyle (2017), 50 Freestyle (2018)
All-Big 12 Second-Team: 50 Freestyle (2017), 100 Freestyle (2018)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll: Fall 2014
Academic All-Big 12 First-Team: 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
ISU Most Valuable Swimmer: 2016-17, 2017-18

2017-18 (Senior)
Led the Cyclones in the 50 and 100 freestyle during her senior season … also competed in various 100 breaststroke events … placed first in five 50 free events … qualified for three scoring events at the Kansas Classic, scoring in the 50 free (fifth, 23.30), 100 free (11^th, 51.98) and 100 breast (11^th, 1:05.57) … tied Amanda Paulson’s Beyer Pool record of 23.06 in the 50 free against Iowa … in the Big 12 Championships, scored 37 individual points by scoring in three events … finalist in the 50 free (fourth, 22.53) and 100 free (sixth, 49.81) at the Big 12 Championships … broke the 50 free school record with her finals time … swam the second and third-fastest times of 49.81 in the 100 free prelims and finals, just .02 off the school record … swam under the NCAA ‘B’ standard in the 50 and 100 free … qualified for the consolation finals in the 100 breast (ninth, 1:03.32) … earned First-Team All-Big 12 in the 50 free and Second-Team honors in the 100 free … her 84 career points at the Big 12s rank 20^th in Iowa State history … ranks 18^th among Cyclones in their senior season with 152.5 … named as a member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team for the third-consecutive season.

2016-17 (Junior)
Had a breakout junior season, becoming the Cyclones’ top sprinter on the year … broke three school records, leading off record times in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and splitting 0:22.66 to lead off the 200 freestyle relay to break the program’s 50 freestyle record by .01 seconds … 50 freestyle school record also marked first-career NCAA ‘B’ Cut … led the team in the 50 and 100 freestyle races and finished third on the team in the 100 breaststroke … anchored the year’s best 200 medley relay time … swam the No. 1, No. 3 and T-No. 4 50 freestyle times in school history at the Big 12 Championship meet … competed in the 200 medley relay (3^rd, 1:40.54), 50 freestyle (5^th, 0:22.78), 100 breaststroke (T-9^th, 1:03.26), 200 freestyle relay (2^nd, 1:30.85), 100 freestyle (3^rd, 0:50.17) and 400 freestyle relay (2^nd, 3:21.90) at the Big 12 Championship … earned First-Team All-Big 12 honors in the 100 freestyle and Second-Team recognition in the 50 freestyle … third-place finish in the 100 freestyle at the Big 12 Championship is the highest in team history … won 5-of-8 50 freestyle races in dual meets, claiming second place in the other three … average margin of victory in 50 freestyle races was .256 seconds … 50 freestyle champion at the Kansas Classic with a time of 0:23.18, beating second place finisher by .21 seconds … anchored first-place 200 freestyle relay at Kansas Classic with a 0:22.69 split … swam on 13 relays that finished top-three in dual meets … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First-Team.

2015-16 (Sophomore)
Swam on 10 top-three relay teams, including a trio of first-place finishers … took second place in the 200 FR at The Big Challenge … competed in the 200 MR, 50 freestyle (11th place, 23.44), 100 breaststroke (14th place, 1:04.48), 200 FR (3rd place, 1:32.86) and 100 freestyle at the Big 12 Championship … swam Iowa State’s No. 3 time in the 50 freestyle … led off the Cyclones’ top 200 FR team with a 23.51 split … named to the 2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2014-15 (Freshman)
Competed in the 50 freestyle (18^th, 0:23.48), 100 breaststroke (22^nd, 1:06.10), 100 freestyle (26^th, 0:52.95), 200 medley relay (Exh., 1:45.54) and 200 freestyle relay (Exh., 1:33.77) … clocked the team’s third-fastest 50 freestyle time of 0:23.48, ranking 11^th all-time in school history … cracked the all-time top-performers list in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:06.10, ranking No. 19 in school history … won two events in her first collegiate meet against South Dakota State in the 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle relay … recorded three first-place finishes and 11 top-five performances on the season.

High School
Four-time letterwinner at Scotus Central Catholic High School under coach Annie Peters ... three-time most valuable swimmer for the Shamrocks (2011, 2013 and 2014) ... girls swimmer of the meet at the 2014 state meet ... two-time National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All-American (2013 and 2014) ... four-time scholastic All-American, academic all-conference recipient and Nebraska School Activities Association academic all-state honoree (2010-2014).

Personal
Daughter of Joe and Roberta Miksch ... born on Feb. 23, 1996 ... kinesiology and health major.