Wyli Erlechman

ISU FR Wyli Erlechman competing in the W 200 Yd Backstroke at the 2018 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Saturday, February 24, 2018.

Photo by: Liz Parke

ISU FR Wyli Erlechman competing in the W/M 100Yd Butterfly 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

Position:
Sprint Freestyle/Backstroke/Fly
Class:
Senior
High School:
Neuqua Valley
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.

Personal Records

Event	Time	Opponent
50 Free	0:23.93	2020 Big 12 Championship
100 Free	0:53.06	Iowa (19-20)
200 Free	1:58.33	Non-ISU
100 Back	0:55.75	2020 Big 12 Championships
200 Back	2:07.73	2018 Big 12 Championships
100 Breast	1:15.80	Non-ISU
100 Fly	0:55.49	2021 Big 12 Championships
200 Fly	2:13.33	Non-ISU
200 IM	2:12.12	Non-ISU
400 IM	4:55.92	Non-ISU

Awards and Honors

Team Captain (2020-21)

Academic All-Big 12 First Team: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21

Dr. Gerald Lage Award (2021)

2020-21 (Senior)

Improved to No. 14 all-time in the 100 fly with her PR time of 55.49 … fastest on the team in the 100 fly, third in the 100 back and fifth in the 200 back … swam the butterfly leg for the eighth-fastest all-time 200 medley relay team … qualified for the ‘B’ finals of the 100 fly (55.66, 13th), 100 back (56.27, 14th) and the 200 back (2:09.63, 13th) at the Big 12 Championship … won the 50 fly in the Omaha dual … totaled five top-five finishes through the three duals … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... earned the Dr. Gerald Lage Award.

2019-20 (Junior)

Second-fastest Cyclone on the team in the 100 fly and fourth in the 100 back … secured 12 top-five dual meet finishes … broke three PRs, her 100 free PR (53.06) against Iowa, and her 50 free (23.93) and 100 back (55.75) PR at the Big 12 Championship … improved her all-time ranking in the 100 back to No. 14 … swam in the ‘B’ finals in the 100 fly (14^th, 56.33) and 100 back (14^th, 56.97) and the ‘C’ finals in the 50 free (22^nd, 23.98) at the Big 12 Championship … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2018-19 (Sophomore)
Erlechman ranked as a top-three Cyclone in the 100 fly and 100 back … earned six top-three finishes, four coming in Big 12 dual meets … won the 100 back consolation final at the Kansas Classic with a 56.71 … scored in the 100 fly at the Big 12 Championships with an 11th-place finish (55.83) … set a PR time in the 100 fly prelims at conference to qualify for the consolation finals, ranking her 15th all-time in the event … earned another PR time of 56.65 in the ‘C’ final of the 100 back, placing her 15th all-time in the event … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2017-18 (Freshman)
Swam primarily backstroke and butterfly events … placed in the 200 back (fifth, 2:16.95) against Omaha … qualified for the 100 fly (25^th, 58.54) and 100 back (26^th, 59.78) ‘D’ finals and 200 back (23^rd, 2:15.72) ‘C’ final at the Kansas Classic … finished sixth (58.82) and fifth (1:00.45) in the 100 back against Iowa and Northern Iowa respectively … qualified for a pair of non-scoring finals at the Big 12 Championships, the 100 fly (20^th, 56.40) and 100 back (21^st, 56.80) … set a PR time of 2:07.73 in the 200 back … ended the year in Iowa State’s season top-five in the 100 fly and both backstroke events.

High School
Attended Neuqua Valley High School under coach Jason Niforatos, also competing for the Fox Valley Swim Team under David Krotiak ... medalist at the 2015 Illinois Girls Sectional Championships, placing third in the 100-yard fly ... three-time NISCA All American swimmer.

Personal
Daughter of Merry and David Erlechman ... has two siblings, Nate and Jill ... culinary food science major ... born July 9, 1999.