2009-10 Season
Won the 500-yard freestyle relay (4:49.12) and the 200-yard backstroke relay (1:51.44), at the Phill Hansel Duals Weekend to start her collegiate career... Also posted two second-place finishes at the meet, once in the 4x50 backstroke relay (1:51.44) and in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:40.79)... Also recorded her fastest 100-yard freestyle at the Phill Hansel Duals Weekend (56.03) to earn fifth place...Swam the 100-yard backstroke in 1:00.68 to earn sixth place, her best individual finish at the UNC-Wilmington and Emory dual...Earned a ninth-place spot in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:39.35) at the Cougar Classic Fall Invitational...Took second with her relay team in the 200-yard medley (1:49.48) and the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:46.51) against North Texas...Won the 400-yard freestyle relay against SMU with a time of 3:41.00...Placed second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:48.93) at the UH/Rice/LSU/Tulane Duals...Continued to improve her 200-yard backstroke time, placing eighth for her best finish at the UH/Rice/LSU/Tulane duals (2:05.97)...Recorded two top-five finishes against Texas A&M in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke...Placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (26.11) against Texas in the final meet of the regular season...Set her personal record in the 100-yard backstroke (57.96) at the Conference USA Championship prelims...Also recorded her personal best 200-yard backstroke at the C-USA Championship prelims with a time of 2:03.29 to rank eighth-best in school history.
High School
District medalist and regional finalist from 2005-2007... 2008-2009 district finalist, regional finalist and state finalist... Team record in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard medley relay... Lettered in six events.
Personal
Born on January 3, 1991 in Walnut Creek, Calif... Daughter of Thomas and Linda Ballo... Majoring in psychology... Enjoys sleeping and hanging out with friends... Volunteer for food and clothing drives for the homeless.
