Harper Emswiler

ISU Sr Harper Emswiler competing in the 200 YD Medley Relay at the 2018 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Wednesday, February 21, 2018.

Photo by: Liz Parke

Photo by: Liz Parke/Big 12 Conference

Photo by: Liz Parke/Big 12 Conference

Position:
Backstroke/Freestyle/Fly
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lewis Central
Hometown:
Missouri Valley, Iowa

Personal Records

Event	Time	Opponent
50 Free	0:23.18	2018 Big 12 Championships
100 Free	0:51.99	2016 Big 12 Championships
200 Free	1:55.97	2017 Last Chance Meet
500 Free	5:16.77	Non-ISU
1000 Free	11:11.75	Non-ISU
50 Back	0:25.83	2016 Big 12 Championships
100 Back	0:54.82	2018 Big 12 Championships
200 Back	2:01.43	2018 Big 12 Championships
50 Breast	0:36.38	Pentathlon (15-16)
100 Breast	1:21.05	Non-ISU
200 Breast	2:52.27	Non-ISU
100 Fly	0:56.23	2017 Big 12 Championship
200 Fly	2:27.03	Non-ISU
100 IM	1:04.36	Pentathlon (15-16)
200 IM	2:22.71	Non-ISU
400 IM	4:25.60	Big Challenge (15-16)

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 Second-Team: 2016-17
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll: Fall 2014
All-Big 12 Second Team: 100 Backstroke (2018)

2017-18 (Senior)
Clocked the best times by a Cyclone in the 100 and 200 back, and second-fastest in the 50 free … seven top-three finished in breaststroke events … qualified for one final and two consolation finals in the Kansas Classic, including the 100 back (sixth, 56.55), 200 back (12^th, 2:04.73) and 50 free (12^th, 23.94) … swam on four of the five Cyclone relays, including the school record-holding 400 free relay team … swam PR times in each of her three events at the Big 12 Championships … finished seventh in the 100 back (55.04), 12^th in the 200 back (2:01.43), and ninth in the 50 free (23.18) at the Big 12 Championships … All-Big 12 Second Team recognition in the 100 back, only the sixth Cyclone to receive All-Big 12 honors in the event … swam an NCAA ‘B’ cut time in the 100 back … moved to fifth and 10^th on Iowa State’s top performer’s list in the 100 and 200 back, and to sixth in the 50 free.

2016-17 (Junior)
Placed in the 200 MR (third place, 1:40.54), 50 free (14th place, 23.41), 200 freestyle relay (second place, 1:30.85), and 100 backstroke (seventh place, 55.02) at the Big 12 Championship ... placed in the top-two in nine relay events … finished in the top-five 13 times in individual events ... was a top-five Cyclone swimmer in four individual events and two relays, including leading the team with her B-cut time of 55.02 in the 100 back ... member of the relay team that broke the school record in the 200 freestyle relay with their time of 1:30.85 at the 2017 Big 12 Championship.

2015-16 (Sophomore)
One of the team’s top backstrokers on the year … swam in the 200 MR (third place, 1:40.93), 50 free (16th place, 23.72), 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay (sixth place, 1:35.80), 100 backstroke (12th place, 56.08) and 200 backstroke (21st place, 2:05.93) at the Big 12 Championship … registered 13 top-three finishes in relays … placed in the top-five of individual events 14 times … led off season’s best 200 MR time with a 25.83 split … top-five Cyclone swimmer in the 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke.

2014-15 (Freshman)
Competed in the 100 backstroke (18^th, 0:56.20), 200 backstroke (19^th, 2:04.29), 50 free (26^th, 0:24.10), 100 freestyle (Exh., 0:53.37), 200 freestyle relay (Exh., 1:33.77) and 200 medley relay (Exh., 1:45.54) at the Big 12 Championships … became the 12^th and 16^th-best performer in Iowa State history in the 100 and 200 backstroke with times of 0:56.20 and 2:04.29, respectively … posted eight top-five finishes on the season.

High School
Four-time letterwinner at Lewis Central High School under coaches Bruce Schomburg and Brett Ford ... member of the 400 freestyle relay team that set the state meet record (3:29.27) in 2013 en route to a championship in the event ... earned 2013 first-team all-state honors in the 400 and 200 freestyle relay ... received All-American status in the 400 freestyle relay ... 2012 regional meet champion in the 500 freestyle ... school record holder in the 100 backstroke, 400 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay ... member of the 2013 academic all-state team ... 2013 Hawkeye 10 academic all-conference nominee ... varsity team captain.

Personal
Daughter of Rick and Lisa Emswiler ... born on Oct. 5, 1995 ... chemical engineering major.