2017-18 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Makayla Williams

  • Event(s) Distance Freestyle
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hudsonville, Mich.
  • High School Hudsonville
  • Major Nutrition and Human Performance

Biography

Expected to compete in distance freestyle events for the fourth consecutive season in 2017-18 ... is also a member of the Gannon women's water polo team.

2016-17: Competed in the 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle … recorded Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying times during both attempts at the 1,650-yard freestyle during the Wooster Invitational (19:19.61) and conference championships (19:02.12) … finished runner-up in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:58.89) at Tiffin … produced four top-five finishes … generated her season-best 200-yard freestyle time (2:04.17) at the Wooster Invitational … added season-best times in the 500-yard freestyle (5:30.55), 1,000-yard freestyle (11:33.02) and 1,650-yard freestyle (19:02.12) at the PSAC Championships … competed with the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 3X500-yard freestyle relay teams … swam the anchor leg for the 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished runner-up (1:50.62) at NCAA Division I Canisius … was part of six top-five relay finishes.

2015-16: Participated in the 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke … recorded five top-five finishes … was the 500-yard freestyle runner-up at NCAA Division I Cleveland State with a time of five minutes and 47.97 seconds … captured a bronze medal in the 200-yard freestyle against Tiffin, touching the wall in two minutes and 16.03 seconds ... competed with the 200-yard medley team at the Bloomsburg Tri-Meet, swimming the second leg during the squad’s 2:01.59 time … swam the opening leg for the 3X500-yard freestyle relay team that placed fourth (17:48.12) at the Westminster Relay Meet.

2014-15: Competed in 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly events as a true freshman … recorded PSAC-qualifying times during the 200-yard freestyle prelims (2:01.56) and finals (2:01.75) at the Wooster Invitational … finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle (2:06.74) at NCAA Division I Canisius … had a fourth-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:36.75) at Tiffin … competed with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 3X500 freestyle … swam with a third-place team (3:50.10) in the 400-yard freestyle at Bloomsburg … helped capture the gold medal in the 800-yard freestyle (8:11.10) at the Westminster Relay Meet … swam the middle leg for the 3X500 freestyle relay team (16:51.68) that finished runner-up at the Westminster Relay Meet.

High School: Swam for head coach Ian Kobes at Hudsonville (Mich.) High School … earned four varsity letters ... qualified for the state meet in 2010-11 and 2013-14 … played water polo for head coaches Ian Kobes and John Neeb … earned all-conference water polo honors twice … was a two-time all-region water polo selection, being named to the first team as a senior and second team as a junior … received all-state accolades twice in water polo, landing a spot on the second team as a senior and honorable-mention squad as a junior … led Hudsonville to a conference water polo championship during her senior campaign … helped the water polo team finish fourth at the 2014 state championship and sixth at the 2010 edition.

Personal: Nutrition and Human Performance major … is the daughter of Libby and French … has one brother.
Career-Best Times

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior