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Swimming and Diving

2016-17 Swimming and Diving Roster

Taylor Dessler

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Prior Lake, Minn.
  • Highschool Prior Lake HS

Biography

Career Bests

2016-17
At the Summit League Championships, placed 10th in the 100 breast (1:06.86), 13th in the 100 IM (1:00.32) and 14th in the 200 breast (2:26.80) … was the runner-up in the 200 breast (2:26.88) at the Minnesota Challenge … placed in the top-5 of six more events … made the Summit League honor roll.

2015-16
Finished fourth in the 400 IM against North Dakota with a time of 5:15.87 … placed in the top-10 of five events … swam a season best 27.61 in the 50 free, 28.39 in the 50 back, 1:04.18 in the 100 back, 2:11.94 in the 200 back, 34.73 in the 50 breast and 1:14.19 in the 100 breast … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014-15
Placed third in 200 back in double-dual victory over Western Illinois and Eastern Illinois (1/17) … posted three top-10 finishes at Minnesota Challenge (2/7) … swam a season best 27.46 in the 50 free, 1:00.46 in the 100 free, 2:05.29 in the 200 free, 34.36 in the 50 breast, 1:12.22 in the 100 breast, 2:39.84 in the 200 breast, 28.45 in the 50 back, 1:00.02 in the 100 back, 2:15.74 in the 200 back, 29.36 in the 50 fly, 2:17.89 in the 200 IM and 4:47.69 in the 400 IM ... named to the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Earned All-American, All-State, All-Section and All-Conference honors under coach Katie Haycraft at Prior Lake...team captain for the Lakers...earned six letters.

Personal
Daughter of Todd and Andrea Dessler...double major in health sciences and kinesiology and sport science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Free/Back/Breast
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Free/Back/Breast
  • 2016-17Junior

    Free/Back/Breast