Jill Bastien

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Parkway Central

2006-07 (JUNIOR) - Earned first team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... reached second in MU history in the 200 breast (2:18.23) and third in the 400 IM (4:24.08) during the season ... also owns the program's fourth-best mark in the 100 breast (1:03.97) and is eighth-best in the 200 IM (2:05.23) ... finished seventh in the 200 breast (2:18.23) and eighth in the 100 breast (1:05.01) at conference championships ... raced to first in the 200 IM (1:04.72) vs. Texas A&M ... earned top-10 finishes in the 100 (1:04.31) and 200 breast (2:19.97) at the Georgia Fall Invitational.

2005-06 (SOPHOMORE) - Honored as the Women's Most Improved Swimmer ... swam to top-10 finishes in the 100 (1:04.15) and 200 breast (2:18.93) at Big 12s ... notched a sixth-place finish in the 100 breast (1:05.16) at Purdue's Boiler Invite.

2004-05 (FRESHMAN) - Took runner-up honors in the 500 free against Southern Illinois ... finished second in the 200 breast vs. Missouri State ... touched in second in the 200 breast against Drury.

HIGH SCHOOL - Coached by Jeff Spector at Parkway Central ... state champion in the 100 breast three years and in the 200 IM her senior year ... high school All-American ... Scholastic All-American ... member of Parkway Swim Club ... United States Open qualifier in the 100 and 200 breast and 200 IM ... Olympic trials qualifier and top-16 at the spring nationals in the 100 breaststroke.

PERSONAL - Jill Bastien is the daughter of Blake and Jane Bastien ... has a younger sister, Alyssa (17) ... majoring in accounting.