University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

Career Personal-Bests (Events swam 5x or more)
100 Freestyle: 55.75 (Sept. 22, 2017 Blue Gold Pentathlon)
200 Freestyle: 1:57.84 (Dec. 2, 2017 Husky Invitational)
200 Freestyle Relay: 1:43.58 (Oct. 20, 2017 vs. Azusa Pacific)
400 Freestyle Relay: 3:49.33 (Dec. 8-11, 2016 Husky Invitational)
500 Freestyle: 5:18.55 (Dec. 3-5, 2015 Calvin College Winter Invitational)
1650 Freestyle: 18:02.30 (Dec. 3, 2017 Husky Invitational)
 
#NookNotes
- GNAC FAR Scholar Athlete Award recipient (2015-16)
- Two-time Alaska Swimming’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2016-17, 2017-18)
 
2017-18 | Senior
Appeared in 41 events for the Nanooks … Had 16 top-five finishes with two in first place … At the Husky Invitational broke three personal-bests in the 1,650-yard freestyle (37th), 200 butterfly and 200 freestyle (81st) with times of 18:02.30, 2:23.68 and 1:57.84 respectively … Also had a career-best 4:22.21 in the 400 medley relay against the University of the Incarnate Word … Versus Azusa Pacific swam a personal-best 1:43.58 in the 200 freestyle relay … Broke a career-best in the 100 freestyle in 55.75 at the Blue Gold Pentathlon … Also at the Pentathlon had personal-bests in the 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and the 100 individual medley with times of 1:07.13, 1:07.01, 1:20.05 and 1:08.05 … Swam a season-best 5:22.35 with a 90th place finish in the 500 freestyle and 26.52 in the 50 freestyle placing 193rd at the Husky Invitational … Also had season-bests against Dixie State  in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:50.06 and the 400 freestyle relay in 4:03.38 … Finished first in the 800 freestyle relay with a season-best 8:35.90 versus the Incarnate Word … Placed 10th in the 800 freestyle relay at the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Championships … Also at the PCSC Championships had a pair of 44th place finishes in the 100 and 200 freestyle … Finished 170th in the 100 freestyle at the Husky Invitational … Named Alaska Swimming’s Scholar-Athlete … Had two first place finishes in dual-meets.
 
2016-17 | Sophomore
Appeared in 23 events … 16 top-five finishes … Placed seventh in the 800 freestyle relay and ninth in the 1650 freestyle at the Husky Invitational … Set a career best 3:49.33 with a 12^th place finish in the 400 freestyle relay and two season bests of 2:01.22 (200 Freestyle) and 5:20.57 (500 freestyle) at the invitational … Personal best in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:45.36 vs. Azusa Pacific … Named Alaska Swimming’s Scholar-Athlete.
 
2015-16 | Freshman
Appeared in 29 events with 13 top-5 finishes as a Freshman … GNAC FAR Scholar Athlete ... Contributed to the teams sixth place finish in the 800 freestyle relay (7:53.23) at the Calvin College Winter Invitational … Also helped in the 200 medley relay (1:49.97) in a ninth place finish … Finished eighth in the 1,650 freestyle with a personal best time of 18:02.30 … Also had a personal best in 500 freestyle with a time of 5:18.55 (17th) … Swam to a first place in the 500 freestyle (5:24.00) against Biola University.
 
Prior to Alaska
 
Frontier Charter School
Swam with Chugiak in the 2014 State championships, helping the Mustangs to second place finishes in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays … Also finished eighth in 200 freestyle and sixth in the 500 freestyle.
 
Personal
Daughter of Jill and Brad Blackstone… Two brothers Reid and Jimmy… Majoring in Wildlife Biology & Conservation