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2025-26 Swimming and Diving Roster

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Grace Schultz

  • Position Back-Free
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Merrill HS
  • Hometown Merrill, Wis.

Biography


Career Bests

NIL Opportunities: Grace Schultz

2024-25
Competed in six events at the Summit League Championships, earning All-Summit League honors four times (one individual, three relays)...was a member of the title-winning 400 free relay while also swimming on runner-up 400 medley relay and 200 medley relay units...was the runner-up in the 200 back (1:59.81) while also finishing fourth in the 100 back (55.18) and sixth in the 200 IM (2:04.02)...set the school record in the 100 back (54.94) during the prelims of the league championships...became just the second Coyote to break the two-minute barrier in the 200 back and her collegiate best in the 200 IM (2:03.94) prelims of the league championships moved her up the Coyote Top Ten charts to third all-time...won five individual races during the season...won the 100 back and 200 back at the St. Thomas Invite...member of school record 200 medley relay...placed in the top ten in 27 events...Academic All-Summit League...CSC Academic All-District...Summit League Honor Roll...named to Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2023-24
Competed in six events at the Summit League Championships, earning All-Summit League honors as a member of a runner-up 200 medley relay while also placing sixth in the 100 back (55.75), ninth in the 200 back (2:01.29) and 12th in the 50 free (23.68) along with participating in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay...swam collegiate best times in the 50 free (23.68), 100 back (55.75) and 200 back (2:01.29) at the conference championships...moved into the Coyote Top Ten charts in two events, sitting fourth in the 100 back and fourth in the 200 back...member of school record 200 medley relay...member of school record in meters and DakotaDome Pool records in the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay...earned an individual victory with a win in the 100 back in a dual with St. Thomas...placed in the top 10 in 19 events...Academic All-Summit League...Summit League Honor Roll...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List for Academic Excellence.

2022-23
Competed in three events at the Summit League Championships placing fourth in the 100 IM (57.97), eighth in the 100 back (56.35) and eighth in the 200 IM (2:07.83)...swam collegiate bests in the prelims of the Summit Championships in the 100 back (55.78), 100 IM (57.85) and 200 IM (2:06.68)...moved into the Coyote Top 10 chart in three events, sitting third in the 100 back, fourth in the 100 IM and seventh in the 200 IM...at the Augustana Invitational finished third in the 100 IM, fifth in the 100 back and eighth in the 200 IM...posted top 10 finishes in all 10 of her 100 back races during the season while overall placing in the top 10 in 20 events...made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
A four-time state placer as a senior in Division II for Merrill High School...placed seventh in the 100 back (57.41) and 10th in the 200 IM (2:09.76) while also leading off a pair of placing relays the 200 medley relay that finished eighth and the 200 free relay that was seventh...a Y-Nationals qualifier, a Speedo sectionals qualifier, a junior nationals qualifier who was a Scholastic All-American.

Personal
Daughter of Lois Schultz

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Backstroke
    5'6"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Back-Free
    5'6"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Back-Free
    5'6"
  • 2025-26Senior

    Back-Free
    5'6"