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2012-13 Women's Swimming and Diving

Lauren Cockels

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Walled Lake Northern
  • Hometown West Bloomfield, Mich.

Biography

2011-12:  Earned third letter. Named to GLIAC academic team. Won the 200 freestyle relay, finished third in the 50 backstroke, and fourth in the 100 freestyle at St. Cloud/Minnesota-Moorhead. Second place finish in the 400 freestyle relay at Grand Valley and in the 200 freestyle relay at Hillsdale. Placed eighth at the Calvin Invite in the 100 butterfly. Finished second in the 100 butterfly at the UW-Oshkosh and third in the 200 butterfly. At the GLIAC Championship, 200 freestyle relay team placed eighth also finished in 23rd in the 50 freestyle.

2010-11:  Lettered. Received the most improved award. Teamed up for a first in the 400 medley relay, was second in the 50 yard freestyle and fourth in the 100 freestyle at UW-Eau Claire. Placed second in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle against Hillsdale and was a member of the 200 freestyle relay team that finished second and was third in the 100 backstroke. Against UW-Oshkosh was a member of the first-place 200 medley relay squad and won the 100 butterfly. Finished eighth in the 50 freestyle at the Calvin Invite. At the Pointer Invite, was members of the 400 and 200 medley relay teams that finished eighth. 400 medley team was sixth and the 200 medley team finished seventh at the GLIAC Championship. Finished ninth in the 100 butterfly, 12th in the 100 freestyle and 16th in the 50 freestyle at GLIAC.

2009-10:  Lettered for the first time. Against UW-Oshkosh in the 200-yard freestyle, finished with a time of 2:13.12 for fourth place.  Part of the “B” 200 freestyle relay at the Calvin Invite; swam a time of 1:50.19 for 19th place. Part of 400 freestyle relay placing 17th (3:50.91). At the UW-Stevens Point Invite, a member of the 200 medley relay which swam a 1:56.55 which was good for sixth place; swam a time of 1:09.00 in the 100 butterfly for 16th place. Took part in the 400 freestyle relay placing seventh (3.51.88). Was a part of the 200 freestyle relay at the GLIAC Championship; relay swam a 1:41.24 for eighth place. Took part in the 400 freestyle relay for an eighth-place finish (3:51.41).

Before NMU:  A 2009 graduate of Walled Lake Northern. Lettered four times. Earned the high point award junior and senior years. Also participated in track and field.

Personal:  Likes to go cliff jumping. Majoring in nursing. Daughter of Dyan and Tom Cockels. Born on October 24, 1991.