Joe Hladik

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Indian Head Park, Ill.
High School:
Lyons Township High School

2012-13 (Senior): Leadoff for Mizzou's 200 medley relay team that earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships with a 11th-place finish ... The Tigers' 200 medley relay time of 1:25.82 ... Ranks fourth all-time at Mizzou in the 100 back (47.74) and ninth in the 100 breast (55.40) ... Also was on Mizzou's top all-time 200 free and 200 medley relay teams ... At the SEC Championships, swam a lifetime best of 47.74 in the 100 back to place 16th ... Also took 29th in the 50 free in a season best 20.30 ... Finished third in the 100 back and fourth in the 50 free at the Mizzou Invite ... Placed second in the 100 back at Georgia and against Kentucky and SIU ... Against Drury took second in the 100 free ... Also finished fourth in the 100 back against Alabama ... Named the SEC Male Brad Davis Community Service Leader of the Year ... Earned a spot on the SEC Community Service Team ... Also named to the 2013 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2011-12 (Junior): Part of the 200 free relay team that claimed first at the Mizzou Invite ... Against Minnesota, tied for second in the 100 back (51.80) ... Came in fourth in the 50 free (21.04) against Northwestern and Denver ... Took fifth in the 100 breast (58.82) against Kentucky and SIU ... Finished seventh in the 75 breast at the Show-Me Showdown ... Placed fifth in the 100 back (49.34) at the Big 12 Championships ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 second team.

2010-11 (Sophomore): Earned first-place honors in the 100 breast (56.15) against Drury ... Claimed third-place in the 100 breast in the Mizzou Invite ... Took third in the 200 free (1:25.89) against Minnesota ... Placed sixth in the 200 breast (2:14.83) against South Carolina.

2009-10 (Freshman): Performed well at the Big 12 Championships as a freshman, placing eighth in the 100 breast (56.51) and recording personal best times in the 50 free (20.97) and 200 breast (2:04.31)...

High School: Holds Lyons Swim Club records in the 50 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay and the 800 free relay in the 13-14 and 15-18 age groups... swam at Lyons Township High School under coach Scott Walker...won the school's Charles `Chuck' Bennet award for most outstanding male athlete...named to the all-area team as well as Swimmer of the Year by the Doings newspaper...was an eight-time All-American and holds six school records...swam the 50 free, 100 free, 50 back, 100 back, and 100 breast stroke at Junior Nationals in 2008.

Personal: Joseph Hladik is the son of Joseph and Sharon Hladik...Sharon was a collegiate volleyball player at Bradley University...has one sibling, Nicole (15)...majoring in health science.