2014-15 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Locke, Lacey
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Lacey Locke
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Carmel
- Hometown:
- Carmel, Ind.
Bio
2016-17: Senior swimmer in the back… Second on the Wildcat top times list in the 200 back and 200 IM…Swam a season-best 100 back (55.14), 200 back (1:57.46) and 200 IM (2:01.87) at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)…Came in 22nd at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 back and earned an NCAA B Cut time (1:57.83)…Earned a second swim in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships… Member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams that placed 11th… Finished third at the TYR Invitational (11/20) in the 50, 100 and 200 back, 10th in the 100 IM, and 12th in the 200 IM…Dominant at the Iowa Dual (1/21), coming in first in the 200 back and second in both the 100 back and 200 IM… Won the 100 back at the Chicago Quad Dual (10/22)… Also came in third in the 100 fly and 8th in the 100 free… Swam to a first place finish in the 100 back and third place finish in the 200 back at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29)… Finished in second in the 200 back against Notre Dame (1/14)… Also came in third in the 100 back and fifth in the 200 IM… Academic All-Big Ten
2015-16: Dominant and consistent backstroker as a junior co-captain ... Tied for the team lead with eight NCAA 'B' qualifying times ... Picked up five of those at the Big Ten Championships (2/18-20) ... Qualified for second swims in both the 100 back and 200 back events ... Finished in 16th and 20th place, respectively ... Swam a career-best time of 2:01.59 in the 200 IM preliminary, an NCAA 'B' qualfying time ... Part of the NU relay in the 400 medley relay that swam a time of 3:38.45, second-best in school history ... Took home first place in both the 100 and 200 back in the triple dual versus Minnesota and Purdue (1/29-30) ... Won all three events she participated in (50 back, 100 back and 200 IM) versus Iowa (1/23) ... Named the TeamUnify/CollegeSwimming.com Big Ten Swimmer of the Week following her performance ... Notched her second 'B' cut in the 200 back at Notre Dame (1/16), turning in a first-place time of 1:59.17 ... Also was second in the 100 back, swimming in 55.75 ... Registered 'B' cuts in both the 100 back and 200 back at the TYR Invitational (11/20-22) ... Recorded times of 54.45 and a career-best 1:57.43, respectively ... Also took home a first-place time of 25.22 in the 50 back ... Part of quartet that set a Norris Aquatics Center pool record in the 400 medley relay (3:41.92) ... Swam a season-best 2:00.42 in the 200 back versus Wisconsin (11/14), coming in first place ... Dominated her competition at Illinois (10/30) with first-place finishes in the 100 back (55.64) and 200 back (2:01.58) ... Part of the quartet that took first place in the 400 medley relay (3:47.38) ... Also finished second in the 400 free medley (3:27.17), missing first place by only one tenth of a second ... Set a pool record and finished in first in the 100 back at the Chicago Quad (10/24) with a time of 55.45 ... Was one of four NU swimmers to finish in first place in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:45.05, breaking a pool record ... Similar team also placed first in the 400 freestyle relay ... Also finished in second in the 100 fly (56.97) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
2014-15: Northwestern's top backstroker who also contributed in the 100 fly and 200 IM … Academic All-Big Ten … Led the Wildcats during the season in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM … Lead off both of NU's top medley relays of the year, breaking the Norris Aquatics Center pool record with the 400 medley squad in the fall and the Northwestern school record with the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships … With one lone exception, undefeated on the year against collegiate competition in the 200 back in both dual meets and Invitationals leading into the Big Ten Championships … At the conference championships, scored points for NU with an 11th place finish in the 100 back via an NCAA 'B' cut of 54.31, had a second-swim in the 200 back to place 19th overall via a season-best 1:57.85 and also competed in the 200 IM (31st) at the B1G meet … Swept all three backstroke events at Northwestern's home TYR Invitational (11/21-11/23), winning the 50 in 25.74, the 100 with an NCAA 'B' cut of 54.67 and the 200 in a season-best 'B' time of 1:57.96 … Took fourth in the 200 IM with NU's best time of the year in the race coming via her 2:02.73 in the prelims … Also was seventh in the 50 breast and 11th in the 100 fly for Northwestern at the TYR … Member of the six-Wildcat contingent to swim at the AT&T U.S. Winter Nationals (12/3-12/6) … Finished 18th overall in the 100 back with an NCAA 'B' qualifying time of 54.04 that was a career-best for her and just three one-hundredths of a second away from the school record … Also swam the 200 back (30th) and 200 IM (51st) at the Winter Nationals … Had 14 event victories on the year, including seven alone in NU's four dual meets following winter training trip … Swept the backstroke events in a dual-meet at No. 19 Wisconsin (11/13) … Won the 100 back and 100 fly in a sweep of a double dual versus UIC and Oakland (10/25) … Won the 200 back and was second in the 100 back during a season-opening victory against Illinois (10/17) … Won both the 200 back and 200 IM on Senior Night against Milwaukee (1/16) … Swept both the 100 back and 200 back against No. 21 Iowa (1/24), No. 16 Purdue (1/31) and No. 19 Minnesota (1/31), swimming an NCAA 'B' cut of 1:58.67 against the Gophers and Boilermakers … All told, scored points with 22 top-five dual meet race finishes for the Wildcats.
2013-14: Impressive breakout season as part of NU's talented freshman class ... Posted eight NCAA 'B' cut times during the year ... Ranked on seven categories on NU's top times, four individual and two relays ... Led NU with fastest times in the 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly and 200 IM ... Also swam on Nu's top 400 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams ... Reached bonus final of 200 IM at Big Tens, finishing No. 18 in bonus final and No. 22 in prelims, swimming two 'B' cut times ... Reached consolation scoring final of 100 back at Big Tens, finishing No. 13 in prelims with 54.60 "B" cut time and No. 16 in scoring consolation final ... Finished No. 34 in 200 back at Big Tens ... Time of 54.29 in 100 back ranks No. 2 all time in NU history behind Liza Engstrom (54.01 in 2011) ... 100 back time of 54.29 was set at US Winter National Championships (12/7) and posted as NCAA 'B"'Cut time ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for Week of Nov. 13 ... Posted 1:57.67 time in 200 back, ranking No. 4 all-time in school history ... 200 back time of 1:57.67 set at TYR Invite (11/24) and registered as NCAA 'B' Cut time ... Led off NU's 200 medley relay team at Big Ten Championship, which posted a season best time of 1:41.31 and ranked No. 8 in school history ... Began college career with No. 2 finish in 100 back vs. Illinois/E. Mich (10/18) ... Finished in first place in next 11 college swims over five meets in 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM ... Reached finals of 200 IM, 100 back, 200 back and 50 back at TYR Invite.
High School: Ranked as the No. 31 overall recruit in the nation by Collegeswimming.com and as a five-star recruit by Swimming World Magazine ... 2012 Olympic Trial qualifier ... Four-time National Qualifying swimmer and five-time Junior National swimmer ... Finished as a Junior National runner-up in 2011 and had a top-eight finish in 2012 ... 2009 National Select Camp invitee ... At the time of her signing (Nov. 14, 2012), held 21 Carmel Swim Club and nine Indiana state swimming records ... Four-time Indiana state age group high point champion and top age group performer ... In high school competition, has won nine total individual and relay state championship titles while leading her school to three-straight team crowns ... Named the 2010-11 Indiana Swimmer of the Year ... Three-time NISCA All-American and 2010-11 Speedo Girls High School Swimming All-American ... As a freshman, won three state championships including a school-record 100 backstroke effort that was named the Indiana Performance of the Year ... Led her team to the 2011 national high school championship with four state titles ... Won individually in the 200 IM and the 100 back (breaking her own school record) while setting the national public high school record in the 200 medley relay and also winning in the 200 free relay ... Captured two more state crowns as a junior ... All-America Scholar, Academic All-Conference and Carmel High School Scholar Athlete ... Key Club board member, Dance Marathon participant, active in student government and the 2012-13 Carmel Homecoming Queen.
2015-16: Dominant and consistent backstroker as a junior co-captain ... Tied for the team lead with eight NCAA 'B' qualifying times ... Picked up five of those at the Big Ten Championships (2/18-20) ... Qualified for second swims in both the 100 back and 200 back events ... Finished in 16th and 20th place, respectively ... Swam a career-best time of 2:01.59 in the 200 IM preliminary, an NCAA 'B' qualfying time ... Part of the NU relay in the 400 medley relay that swam a time of 3:38.45, second-best in school history ... Took home first place in both the 100 and 200 back in the triple dual versus Minnesota and Purdue (1/29-30) ... Won all three events she participated in (50 back, 100 back and 200 IM) versus Iowa (1/23) ... Named the TeamUnify/CollegeSwimming.com Big Ten Swimmer of the Week following her performance ... Notched her second 'B' cut in the 200 back at Notre Dame (1/16), turning in a first-place time of 1:59.17 ... Also was second in the 100 back, swimming in 55.75 ... Registered 'B' cuts in both the 100 back and 200 back at the TYR Invitational (11/20-22) ... Recorded times of 54.45 and a career-best 1:57.43, respectively ... Also took home a first-place time of 25.22 in the 50 back ... Part of quartet that set a Norris Aquatics Center pool record in the 400 medley relay (3:41.92) ... Swam a season-best 2:00.42 in the 200 back versus Wisconsin (11/14), coming in first place ... Dominated her competition at Illinois (10/30) with first-place finishes in the 100 back (55.64) and 200 back (2:01.58) ... Part of the quartet that took first place in the 400 medley relay (3:47.38) ... Also finished second in the 400 free medley (3:27.17), missing first place by only one tenth of a second ... Set a pool record and finished in first in the 100 back at the Chicago Quad (10/24) with a time of 55.45 ... Was one of four NU swimmers to finish in first place in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:45.05, breaking a pool record ... Similar team also placed first in the 400 freestyle relay ... Also finished in second in the 100 fly (56.97) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
2014-15: Northwestern's top backstroker who also contributed in the 100 fly and 200 IM … Academic All-Big Ten … Led the Wildcats during the season in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM … Lead off both of NU's top medley relays of the year, breaking the Norris Aquatics Center pool record with the 400 medley squad in the fall and the Northwestern school record with the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships … With one lone exception, undefeated on the year against collegiate competition in the 200 back in both dual meets and Invitationals leading into the Big Ten Championships … At the conference championships, scored points for NU with an 11th place finish in the 100 back via an NCAA 'B' cut of 54.31, had a second-swim in the 200 back to place 19th overall via a season-best 1:57.85 and also competed in the 200 IM (31st) at the B1G meet … Swept all three backstroke events at Northwestern's home TYR Invitational (11/21-11/23), winning the 50 in 25.74, the 100 with an NCAA 'B' cut of 54.67 and the 200 in a season-best 'B' time of 1:57.96 … Took fourth in the 200 IM with NU's best time of the year in the race coming via her 2:02.73 in the prelims … Also was seventh in the 50 breast and 11th in the 100 fly for Northwestern at the TYR … Member of the six-Wildcat contingent to swim at the AT&T U.S. Winter Nationals (12/3-12/6) … Finished 18th overall in the 100 back with an NCAA 'B' qualifying time of 54.04 that was a career-best for her and just three one-hundredths of a second away from the school record … Also swam the 200 back (30th) and 200 IM (51st) at the Winter Nationals … Had 14 event victories on the year, including seven alone in NU's four dual meets following winter training trip … Swept the backstroke events in a dual-meet at No. 19 Wisconsin (11/13) … Won the 100 back and 100 fly in a sweep of a double dual versus UIC and Oakland (10/25) … Won the 200 back and was second in the 100 back during a season-opening victory against Illinois (10/17) … Won both the 200 back and 200 IM on Senior Night against Milwaukee (1/16) … Swept both the 100 back and 200 back against No. 21 Iowa (1/24), No. 16 Purdue (1/31) and No. 19 Minnesota (1/31), swimming an NCAA 'B' cut of 1:58.67 against the Gophers and Boilermakers … All told, scored points with 22 top-five dual meet race finishes for the Wildcats.
2013-14: Impressive breakout season as part of NU's talented freshman class ... Posted eight NCAA 'B' cut times during the year ... Ranked on seven categories on NU's top times, four individual and two relays ... Led NU with fastest times in the 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly and 200 IM ... Also swam on Nu's top 400 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams ... Reached bonus final of 200 IM at Big Tens, finishing No. 18 in bonus final and No. 22 in prelims, swimming two 'B' cut times ... Reached consolation scoring final of 100 back at Big Tens, finishing No. 13 in prelims with 54.60 "B" cut time and No. 16 in scoring consolation final ... Finished No. 34 in 200 back at Big Tens ... Time of 54.29 in 100 back ranks No. 2 all time in NU history behind Liza Engstrom (54.01 in 2011) ... 100 back time of 54.29 was set at US Winter National Championships (12/7) and posted as NCAA 'B"'Cut time ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for Week of Nov. 13 ... Posted 1:57.67 time in 200 back, ranking No. 4 all-time in school history ... 200 back time of 1:57.67 set at TYR Invite (11/24) and registered as NCAA 'B' Cut time ... Led off NU's 200 medley relay team at Big Ten Championship, which posted a season best time of 1:41.31 and ranked No. 8 in school history ... Began college career with No. 2 finish in 100 back vs. Illinois/E. Mich (10/18) ... Finished in first place in next 11 college swims over five meets in 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM ... Reached finals of 200 IM, 100 back, 200 back and 50 back at TYR Invite.
High School: Ranked as the No. 31 overall recruit in the nation by Collegeswimming.com and as a five-star recruit by Swimming World Magazine ... 2012 Olympic Trial qualifier ... Four-time National Qualifying swimmer and five-time Junior National swimmer ... Finished as a Junior National runner-up in 2011 and had a top-eight finish in 2012 ... 2009 National Select Camp invitee ... At the time of her signing (Nov. 14, 2012), held 21 Carmel Swim Club and nine Indiana state swimming records ... Four-time Indiana state age group high point champion and top age group performer ... In high school competition, has won nine total individual and relay state championship titles while leading her school to three-straight team crowns ... Named the 2010-11 Indiana Swimmer of the Year ... Three-time NISCA All-American and 2010-11 Speedo Girls High School Swimming All-American ... As a freshman, won three state championships including a school-record 100 backstroke effort that was named the Indiana Performance of the Year ... Led her team to the 2011 national high school championship with four state titles ... Won individually in the 200 IM and the 100 back (breaking her own school record) while setting the national public high school record in the 200 medley relay and also winning in the 200 free relay ... Captured two more state crowns as a junior ... All-America Scholar, Academic All-Conference and Carmel High School Scholar Athlete ... Key Club board member, Dance Marathon participant, active in student government and the 2012-13 Carmel Homecoming Queen.
Personal: Born Lacey Alexandra Locke ... Daughter of Twig and Nancy Locke ... Major is human development & psychological services.
LOCKE'S CAREER BESTS
| Event | Career Best |
| 100 back | 54.03 |
| 200 back | 1:57.43 |
| 100 fly | 55.93 |
| 200 IM | 2:01.59 |
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