Dani Cramer

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Milton HS
Hometown:
Milton, Wis.

Career Honors and Awards

Winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at 2022 team banquet
2022 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2022 Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2021-22 Sophomore Season: Winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet • won the 100 fly (56.29) and 200 IM (2:04.73), and placed second in the 100 back (56.91) and 200 back (2:02.71) at the Minnesota First Chance Meet • came in fifth in the 100 fly (56.72) and helped a 200 medley relay to a sixth-place finish (1:42.33) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Iowa • took 11th in the 100 fly (58.55) and 12th in the 100 back (1:00.11) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan; also helped a 200 medley relay team to eighth (1:46.35) • at the Minnesota Invite, finished 32nd in the 200 back finals (2:05.47), 37th in the 100 back finals (57.83), 38th in the finals of the 100 fly (56.39) and 200 IM (2:05.46), and 52nd in the 100 free prelims (53.29) · touched fifth in the 400 free relay (3:35.89) against Wisconsin · versus St. Thomas, took second in the 100 back (59.64) and third in the 200 medley relay (1:46.67) · placed fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:46.36) and seventh in the 200 back (2:09.30) against Nebraska · finished second in the 200 medley relay (1:46.76), third in the 200 back (2:07.40) and fourth in the 100 back (58.88) at Iowa • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar • Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2020-21 Freshman Season: Touched 44th in the 200 back (2:02.81) at the 2021 Big Ten Championships.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Milton H.S. · three-time All-State honoree from 2019-20 · four-time All-Conference honoree from 2017-20 · 2020 Scholastic All-American · placed fourth in the 100 fly & fifth in the 100 back at the 2020 WIAA Division 1 State Tournament · finalist at the 2019 Spring NCSAs in the 100 & 200 back · 2020 Wisconsin Swimming Sportswoman of the Year · 2019 Wisconsin Swimming Breakout Swimmer of the Year · four-time team MVP · four-year letterwinner for swimming.

Personal: A native of Milton, Wis. · also competed for the J-Hawk Aquatic Club · parents are Jennifer & Donny Cramer · lists favorite sports moment as winning the D-Final in the 200 back at the 2019 Spring NCSAs · hobbies include hiking, walking her dog & spending time at the lake.