2022-23 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Hall, Payton
Payton Hall
- Position:
- Backstroke/IM
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Millard West
- Hometown:
- Omaha, NE
Bio
2022-23: All-MVC Honorable Mention ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... MVC Honor Roll ... Finished the season ranked in the top-ten in three events in school history (100, 200 back and 200 IM) ... Made the podium at the MVC Championships for the first-time in her collegiate career with an eighth place finish in the 100 back, while also swimming the 200 back and 200 IM ... Finished in third place in the 200 breastsroke and seventh in the 100 breaststroke at the Coyote Invitational ... Eighth place in the 100 back and tenth in the 200 back in duals against Iowa State and West Virginia ... Took fourth place in the 100 back, fifth in the 200 IM and eighth in the 200 back in home dual vs. Illinois State ... Swam five events at the Kansas Classic ... Tenth place in the 200 back at the Coyote Extravaganza ... Competed in the 100 back and 200 IM at the MVC Showcase in Chicago ... Opened the season with a third place swim in the 200 IM in dual vs. Iowa, with a fifth place finish in the 100 back and sixth in the 200 back.
2021-22: Named to the MVC 2021-22 Scholar Athlete Team…Finished third in the 100 back against Iowa (10/1/21)…Finished first in the 100 breast and second in the 200 IM against Valparaiso (10/29/21)…Finished third place in the 100 and 200 back against Illinois State (1/14/22)…Competed in the 200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 back, and 200 back at the 2022 MVC Championship meet in Iowa City…Placed ninth in the 100 back in 56.26 and 12th in the 200 back in 2:03.18 at the MVC Championship… Fifth fastest Panther on the All Time Top 10 list for the 200 back (2:03.18) and the 100 backstroke (56.26) for her races at the MVC Championship ... earned the MVC Commissioner's Excellence Award for a GPA of 3.5 or higher and named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2020-21: Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team ... finished 15th in the 100 backstroke, 20th in the 200 backstroke, and 20th in the 200 individual medley at the MVC Championships in Carbondale
2019-20: Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team ... finished 11th in the 100 backstroke and 15th in the 200 backstroke at the MVC Championships in Columbia ... won the 100 backstroke against Illinois State ... swam the fourth fastest times in program history in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke
BEFORE UNI: Swam at Millard West High School for Coach Jamie Bowcott ... four-time Nebraska high school state qualifier ... swam for Greater Omaha Aquatics with Coach Tom Beck
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jim and Cassie Hall ... sister Sydney is also on the team ... majoring in biology; biomedical
Favorite Movie: If I Stay
Favorite Song: No Guidance by Chris Brown feat. Drake
Favorite Sports Memory: “Whenever I get a best time, I know all of my hard work has paid off, and it’s one of the best feelings”
Campus Involvement: UNI Dance Marathon Leadership Positions
2021-22: Named to the MVC 2021-22 Scholar Athlete Team…Finished third in the 100 back against Iowa (10/1/21)…Finished first in the 100 breast and second in the 200 IM against Valparaiso (10/29/21)…Finished third place in the 100 and 200 back against Illinois State (1/14/22)…Competed in the 200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 back, and 200 back at the 2022 MVC Championship meet in Iowa City…Placed ninth in the 100 back in 56.26 and 12th in the 200 back in 2:03.18 at the MVC Championship… Fifth fastest Panther on the All Time Top 10 list for the 200 back (2:03.18) and the 100 backstroke (56.26) for her races at the MVC Championship ... earned the MVC Commissioner's Excellence Award for a GPA of 3.5 or higher and named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2020-21: Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team ... finished 15th in the 100 backstroke, 20th in the 200 backstroke, and 20th in the 200 individual medley at the MVC Championships in Carbondale
2019-20: Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team ... finished 11th in the 100 backstroke and 15th in the 200 backstroke at the MVC Championships in Columbia ... won the 100 backstroke against Illinois State ... swam the fourth fastest times in program history in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke
BEFORE UNI: Swam at Millard West High School for Coach Jamie Bowcott ... four-time Nebraska high school state qualifier ... swam for Greater Omaha Aquatics with Coach Tom Beck
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jim and Cassie Hall ... sister Sydney is also on the team ... majoring in biology; biomedical
COLLEGIATE BEST TIMES (Yards)
50 Freestyle | 25.26 | Coyote Invitational (Feb. 3, 2023) |
100 Freestyle | 54.46 | Kansas Classic (Nov. 24, 2019) |
50 Backstroke | 26.09 | MVC Championships (Feb. 16, 2022) |
100 Backstroke | 55.80 | MVC Championships (Feb. 17, 2023) |
200 Backstroke | 2:02.91 | MVC Championships (Feb. 18, 2023) |
50 Breaststroke | 32.35 | Coyote Invitational (Feb. 4, 2023) |
100 Breaststroke | 1:09.12 | Coyote Invitational (Feb. 4, 2023) |
200 Breaststroke | 2:31.96 | Coyote Invitational (Feb. 4, 2023) |
50 Butterfly | 27.06 | vs. Coe (Dec. 6, 2019) |
100 Butterfly | 59.54 | Kansas Classic (Nov. 23, 2019) |
100 IM | 1:01.08 | Coyote Invitational (Feb. 4, 2023) |
200 IM | 2:08.22 | MVC Championships (Feb. 16, 2023) |
GET TO KNOW PAYTON
Favorite Movie: If I StayFavorite Song: No Guidance by Chris Brown feat. Drake
Favorite Sports Memory: “Whenever I get a best time, I know all of my hard work has paid off, and it’s one of the best feelings”
Campus Involvement: UNI Dance Marathon Leadership Positions
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