2018-19 Swimming and Diving Roster

Jonathan Gonzalez
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault

Laura Ruiz Astorga

  • Position:
    Backstroke/Freestyle
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Experience:
    3
  • Hometown:
    Madrid, Spain
  • Prev School:
    Manuel Fraga Iribarne
  • High School:
    Manuel Fraga Iribarne

Summary

Biography

2018-19: Member of the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team.... Member of the record-breaking 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay.... Collected all season-bests at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships…. Finished 8th in the A final of the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.68…. Placed 10th in the B final of the 200 backstroke in 2:02.38…. Posted a 2:09.19 in the 200 IM.

2017-18: Named an All-Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention... Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honors... Set the school record in the 100-yard backstroke at the MVC Championships and finished fifth with a time of 55.87... Broke the school record in the 200-yard backstroke at the MVC Championships with a time of 2:01.47 and finished fifth... Helped break the 200-yard free relay school record with a time of 1:34.32 at the MVC Championships... Helped set the 400-yard free relay school record at the MVC Championships with a time of 3:26.03... Part of the squad that broke the school record in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:44.11 at the MVC Championships... Set a personal-best time of 2:06.41 and finished 11th in the 200 IM at the MVC Championships... Had a season-best time of 1:55.43 in the 200 free at the Kansas Classic.

2016-17: Named an All-Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention... Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honors... Broke the school record in the 100-yard backstroke at the MVC Championships with a time of 56.21... Broke her own school record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:03.14 at the Kansas Classic... Helped break a school records in the 200-yard free relay with a time of 1:34.52 at the MVC Championships... Helped break the program's 400-yard free relay record with a time of 3:27.15 at the MVC Championships... Helped the Trojans break the 400-yard medley relay record at the MVC Championships with a time of 3:48.56... Set a personal-best time at the MVC Championships by swimming 23.99 in the 50-yard freestyle... Finished eighth and set a personal best in the 100-yard backstroke at the MVC Championships with a time of 56.21... Recorded a personal-best time of 2:03.14 in the 200-yard backstroke at the Kansas Classic... Finished eighth in the 200-yard backstroke at the MVC Championships with a time of 2:03.67... Her 100-yard butterfly time of 1:00.92 against Ouachita Baptist was a personal best... Tallied four first-place finishes for the year.

2015-16: Had a total of 14 first-place individual and relay finishes.. Broke a total of five individual and relay school records during her freshman season... Set a new school record in the 100-yard freestyle at the Little Rock Christmas Invitational with a time of 51.47... Broke the school's 200-yard backstroke record with a time of 2:04.34 at the Little Rock Christmas Invitational... Helped break the 400-yard free relay record at the Little Rock Christmas Invitational with a time of 3:29.19... Helped set a new school record in the 800-yard free relay with a time of 7:29.27 at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships... Part of the team that broke the school record in 400-yard medley relay at the MVC Championships with a time of 3:50.37... Had a personal-best 50-yard freestyle time of 24.27 while competing in the 200-yard free relay at the MVC Championships... Set a personal-best time of 57.35 in the 100-yard back stroke at the Little Rock Christmas Invitational... Recorded a personal-best time of 2:04.34 at the Little Rock Christmas Invitational... Tallied a personal-best time of 1:01.46 in the 100-yard IM against Henderson State... Had a personal best of 2:09.74 in the 200-yard IM at the MVC Championships.

School record-holder in the 100 backstroke and the 200 backstroke as well as a member of all five record-breaking relays (200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley). Also ranked 3rd on the top times list in both the 100 freestyle and the 200 IM.

Before Little Rock: Earned a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke in the 2012 national games...Had several gold- and silver-medal performances in Madrid's championship backstroke and freestyle events... Earned a fourth-place finish in the finals of the 200-yard backstroke at the 2014 Southeastern Swimming Championships. Holds a certificate of excellence from Brentwood High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn... Competed on the club level with Excel Aquatics and C.C. Mirasierra.

Personal: Hometown is Madrid, Spain... Daughter of Francisco Ruiz Gonzalez and Maria Astorga Gonzalez... Has one brother, Nacho, and one sister, Carmen.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Backstroke/Freestyle
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Backstroke/Freestyle
  • 2017-18Junior

    Backstroke/Freestyle
  • 2018-19Senior

    Backstroke/Freestyle