1999-2000: Tri-captain along with Nikki Lively and Brianna Reina ... Academic All-Big Ten ... swam a 5.07.06, fourth-best on team, in the 500 free at Big Ten[apos]s for a 40th place finish ... had Purdue's fifth-best time in the 1,650 free with a 18.22.16 vs. Indiana ... finished sixth in the 500 free vs. Miami(Ohio)/Oakland ... placed seventh in the 500 free (5.15.70) and 1,650 at Indiana.
1998-99: Garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors for the second consecutive year ... had a season-best time of 5:05.07 in the 500 free at the conference meet, good for third place on Purdue[apos]s top times list ... placed 17th in the 1,650 free (17:21.96) at Big Ten[apos]s ... third on top times list in 1,000 free in 10:32.45 ... swam to a second-place finish in the 500 free against Indiana ... posted a third-place finish in the 1,000 free against Michigan.
1997-98: Academic All-Big Ten selection ... swam the third-best time in the 1,000 free (10:29.08) and 1,650 free (17:24.35) ... had fourth-best time in the 500 free (5:07.04) ... finished 19th in the 1,650 free and 30th in the 500 free at the Big Ten Championships.
1996-97: Placed third in the 100 back at the Colorado State Early Bird Invitational ... swam both the 100 and 200 back events at the Big Ten Championships ... had season best times of 1:00.61 (100 back) and 2:11.94 (200 back), both fourth-fastest on the team ... won 500 free versus Vincennes in 5:14.41 ... compiled a 3.35 GPA during first academic year.
High School: Finished fourth at the state meet in the 100 back as both a junior and senior ... Junior Nationals qualifier ... team Most Valuable Swimmer as a junior and senior ... placed at the state meet all four years ... member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Born May 29, 1978 ... parents are Bruce and Lyn Batzer ... brother, Scott, swam for the Boilermaker men[apos]s team ... majoring in nursing.
- Batzer's Personal Bests - 500 Freestyle: 5:05.07 1,000 Freestyle: 10:32.45 1,650 Freestyle: 17:21.96