Gabriela Rajic

Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Urbana, Ill.
Position:
Freestyle

JUNIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:42.62) and 400 freestyle relay (3:29.81) teams against Michigan State.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2015-16)
Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the 200 medley relay at the 2016 NCAA Championships … member of the 200 medley that placed 10^th overall at the NCAA’s with a time of 1:36.83 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … part of the 400 freestyle relay team that finished 24^th overall at NCAA Championships with a mark of 3:17.67 … placed 24^th at the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 51.39 … took 25^th in the 50 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time of 23.11 … 39^th in the 200 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time of 1:50.06.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2014-15)
Helped post the fifth fastest 200 freestyle relay time in program history with a seventh place finish and a time of 1:30.61 at the Big Ten Championships … swam a career best 23.16 in a 30^th place finish at the Big Ten’s 50 freestyle … finished 35^th in the conference’s 100 freestyle with a career best time of 50.37… went a career best 1:51.65 in a 59^th place finish in the conference’s 200 freestyle.

PREP/PERSONAL
Champaign News-Gazette All-Area Swimmer of the Year in 2013 and 2014 ... Urbana High School Junior and Senior Athlete of the Year in 2013 ... finished third at sectional meet ... holds school records in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back and 200 free relay ... four-time state meet qualifier ... member of the National Honor Society ... team captain as a junior and senior ... Scholastic All-America qualifier ... is a dual citizen of the United States and Croatia ... parents are Hrabri and Irena Rajic ... has one sister (Ema) ... born June 4, 1996.