2007-08 Women's Swim & Dive Roster
Roster

Melissa Heyrman
- Position:
- Back
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Minn.
- High School:
- Century
2008-09 (Junior): Provides top-level depth to one of the conference[apos]s best core of backstroke swimmers… Placed 15th in the 100 yard backstroke (57:47), and 16th in the 200 yard backstroke (2:02.35) at the 2009 Big 12 Championships… She earned three points for KU at the Big 12 Championships… She had Kansas[apos] fourth-best season times in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke events… She was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First team for the second year in a row…
2007-08 (Sophomore): Added key depth in the backstroke events for Kansas her sophomore campaign… Represented the Jayhawks at the 2008 Big 12 Championships in Austin, Texas… Returned to the finals in both the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events… Finished ninth at Big 12s in the 200 back with a time of 2:02.53… Placed 14th in the 100 back at Big 12s with a time of 57.84… Ended the season in the team top-five in the backstroke events following Big 12s… Recorded the second-fastest 200 back time and the fourth-fastest 100 back time… Finished eighth in the 200-yard back (2:06.57) and 12th in the 100 back (59.67) at the Nike Cup-Kenyon Invitational… Also swam the 200, 400 and 800-yard free and 200 and 400-yard medley relays at the Nike Cup… Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2006-07 (Freshman): Contributed in the backstroke events her freshman season at KU… Finished 11th in the 200-yard backstroke (2:03.35) at the Big 12 Championship meet, landing fourth on the 2006-07 KU top-five list in the event… Placed 14th in the 100-yard backstroke (57.80) at Big 12s, also securing the fourth fastest KU team time in the event for the season… Competed in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events in the double-dual meet against Nebraska-Omaha and South Dakota State (1:00.69; 2:09.51), Missouri (59.31; 2:06.47), Nebraska (1:01.47; 2:10.89) and Iowa State (1:02.10; 2:09.26)… Was the third-place high point finisher in the backstroke events against Northern Iowa, finishing fourth in the 50 back (28.82), third in the 100 back (59.82) and third in the 200 back (2:08.60)… Competed at the Terrapin Cup Invitational in College Park, Md., finishing 14th in the 100 back (58.41) and 13th in the 200 back (2:04.70)… Also swam the 50-yard freestyle for KU, finishing with a 25.31 in prelims of the event.
High School (Century): Two-time letterwinner in swimming… All-American honoree in the 100 backstroke… Received all-state and all-conference honors in 2004-05… Holds pool records in more than 10 pools… Holds school records in the 100 backstroke, 200 and 500 freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay… Conference record-holder in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke… Section record-holder in the 100 backstroke… 2005 team MVP… Placed third in 2004 Minnesota state meet in the 100 backstroke and 16th in the 200 freestyle… Placed fifth in the 2005 Minnesota state meet in the 100 backstroke and 11th in the 100 freestyle… Three-time Junior National attendee… USS State Champion and record-holder… 2004 U.S. Open qualifier in the 100 back… Graduated with academic honors.
Personal: Parents are Peter and Mary Heyrman… Cousin, Stacy Compton, was a rower at the University of Minnesota… Cousin, Laura Larson, was a member of the University of Wisconsin[apos]s track and field team… A sports science and pre-medicine major.
Top Times
100 Back: 56.90
200 Back: 2:01.22
50 Free: 24.47
100 Free: 53.36
200 Free: 1:53.62