Suzanne Van Rensburg

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Polokwane, South Africa High School: Pietersburg High

Event: Free/IM Major: Hospitality and Restaurant Administration

• 2011-12 All-MVC First Team

2011-12: Earned all-MVC first team honors as a freshman...Was at her peak during the 2012 MVC Championships, logging career bests in the distance free events and the 400 IM...Qualified for the A-Final in the 500 free and finished seventh...Was one of five Bears in the 400 IM championship final and placed fourth...Medaled in the 1650 free at the 2012 MVC Championships with a third-place finish (16:58.98)...During the dual-meet season, she collected wins in the 200 breast vs. Lindenwood, 1000 free at Truman State, 1650 free at Lindenwood and the 200 fly vs. William Jewell...Nearly cracked the top-three in the 1650 free at the UIW Christmas Invitational; placed fourth out of 19 swimmers in the event...Finished on the season's top times list in five events: 500 free (2nd), 1000 free (2nd), 1650 free (2nd), 200 breast (4th) and 400 IM (2nd).>

Background: Moved nearly 9,000 miles from Polokwane, South Africa...Went to the same high school (Pietersburg) that men's captain Daan Jansen attended...At the end of 2010, Van Rensburg helped the Progress Swimming Academy win the team title at the 40th SA Sasol Winter Championships...Was awarded the Best Senior Female Swimmer trophy for her performance that included eight gold, two silver and three bronze medals...In 2009, she qualified for the FINA ARENA World Cup in Durban, South Africa; At the World Cup event, she placed sixth overall in the 200-meter butterfly (2:21.46) and eighth in the 400-meter IM (5:05.42).

Personal: Suzanne Johani Janse van Rensburg is the daughter of Kobus and Sonja Janse van Rensburg...Born February 18, 1992 in Pretoria, South Africa...Has one brother, Jacques...Majoring in hospitality and restaurant administration