Evan Yoder

Class:
Senior
Position:
Breaststroke
Hometown:
Lawrence, Kan.

PRONUNCIATION

2020-21 Senior Season: Touched 32nd in the 200 breast (2:00.83) at the 2021 Big Ten Championships · finished fifth in the 200 back (2:02.49) against Iowa · placed sixth in the 200 breast (2:01.60) during the Wisconsin/Purdue tri-dual · Academic All-Big Ten · named “Most Improved” and received the Iron Fish and Jerry McCaul awards at the end-of-season team award banquet.

2019-20 Junior Season: Finished 32^nd in the 200 breast (1:59.26) and 35^th in the 100 breast (56.08) at the Big Ten Championships · tallied a fourth place finish in the 100 breast (57.94) and a fifth place finish in the 200 breast (2:05.11) versus USC · earned a fourth place finish in the 200 breast (2:05.34) at the Iowa dual · finished second in the 200 breast (2:05.29), third in the 100 breast (57.75) and fifth in the 400 IM (4:10.71) against FSU · touched third in the 200 IM (1:55.76), fourth in the 200 breast (2:05.36) and fifth in the 100 breast (58.27) against Florida · Big Ten Distinguished Scholar · Academic All-Big Ten.

2018-19 Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten • Finished seventh in the 400 IM (4:07.32) against Purdue and Northwestern.

2017-18 Freshman Season: Took seventh in the 100-yard breast (59.75) and sixth in the 200-yard breast (2:11.62) against Denver • placed eighth in both the 100-yard breast (1:00.01) and the 200-yard breast (2:10.54) against Iowa.

High School: 2017 graduate of Lawrence Free State High School • coached by Annette Mcdonald • four-time letterwinner in swimming • three-time All-Conference honoree • two-time All-State honoree, 2016 second-team and 2017 first team • third place team finish at state meet junior and senior year • member of Lawrence Aquahawks • swam with teammate Jordan Portela.

Personal: Son of Mandy and Steve Yoder • has two siblings: Olin and Kyle • father, Steve, played baseball and tennis at Goshen College from 1978-1982 • enjoys hiking in Colorado • plans to major in kinesiology.