Boston University

AWARDS
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018)

AS A SENIOR IN 2018-19
Helped the 200 free (1:34.33) and 400 free relay (3:06.80) to first-place finishes against Lehigh (Oct. 6) ... Guided the 400 free relay (3:08.99) to victory and finished third in both the 100 breaststroke (59.63) and 50 free (21.54) against Bucknell and Richmond (Oct. 13) ... Won the 200 medley relay (1:35.29), finished second in the 200 IM (1:57.98) and third in both the 50 free (22.03) and 100 free (48.07) at Fordham (Oct. 26) ... Won the 50 free (21.15) and 100 free (46.61) versus UMass (Nov. 3) ... Placed third in the 100 free (45.90) and anchored the 400 free relay (3:03.51) at the Terrier Invitational (Nov. 16-18) ... Helped the 400 free relay (3:05.84) to victory and place second in the 50 free (21.03) against UConn and Williams (Dec. 1) ... Won the 50 free (21.70), anchored the 200 medley relay to victory (1:35.63) and placed second in the 100 fly (52.60) at Colgate (Jan. 12) ... Won the 50 breast (26.79) and 100 free (46.52) against Bryant (Jan. 16) ... Posted first-place finishes in the 100 free (46.38), 50 free (21.15) and the 400 free relay (3:03.28) against Boston College (Jan. 26) ... Helped the 400 free relay (3:00.89) to fouth place and both the 400 medley relay (3:19.16) and 200 medley relay (1:21.25) to fifth-place finishes at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 20-23).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2017-18
Finished fourth in the 200 back (2:00.36) and fifth in the 200 IM (2:02.93) against Bucknell (Oct. 14) ... Took fifth in the 100 free at 47.56 against Fordham (Oct. 28) ... Finished eighth in the 100 free (46.63) and helped guide both the 400 free (3:04.25) and 800 free (6:51.59) relay teams to fourth-place finishes at the Terrier Invitational (Nov. 17-19) ... Placed third in both the 100 free (47.67) and 200 IM (2:01.43) against UConn (Dec. 2) ... Won the 100 breast (59.19) and the 200 free relay (1:25.76) against Colgate (Jan. 13) ... Won the 400 free relay (3:07.81) and finished fourth in the 100 breast (58.48) against American, Army and George Mason (Jan. 20) ... Guided the 400 free relay (2:59.56) and the 200 free relay (1:21.55) to third-place finishes at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 14-17).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016-17
Finished eighth in the 1650 free with a time of 16:02.32 at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 15-18) and helped guide the 200 medley relay to a fifth-place finish at 6:38.57 ... Placed second in the 500 free (4:54.52) and third in the 200 free (1:47.37) at Bryant (Jan. 29) ... Finished third in the 1000 free with a time of 9:51.12 against Boston College (Jan. 28) ... Earned third place in the 1000 free at 9:57.74 against UMass (Oct. 22).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015-16
Finished in second with a career-best 9:50.26 time in 1000 freestyle against Bucknell...Had a career-best 1:58.414 time in the 200 IM against Fordham...Placed second against Colgate in the 800 freestyle with a time of 2nd, 9:13.05...Finished in first with a 1:50.65 time in the 200 butterfly against Bucknell.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Swam club for the Aquazot Swim Club and the Irvine Novaquatics ... Set the Northwood 400 free school record ... Team captain as a senior ... Four-time CIF participant and honor roll member.

PERSONAL
Born on April 20, 1997 ... Parents are Diance and Jim Balding ... Enrolled in the College of Engineering.