Towson University Athletics

2018-19 Season:Competed in seven meets…Finished fourth in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:51.59) to help Towson defeat Seton Hall…Helped defeat Drexel with a time of 10:49.57 in the 1000-yard freestyle (January 12)…Top-five finish (2:00.56) to defeat Delaware (January 19) in the 200-yard freestyle…Had a top-ten finish to help the Tigers defeat Loyola in a dual meet (January 23)…Finished in third-place in the 500-yard freestyle (5:00.62) at the Virginia Tech Invitational (February 1)…Helped the Tigers capture a third-place victory at CAA’s; finished in 12th in the 1650-yard freestyle

2017-18 Season: at the Bucknell Invitational she had a PB with a time of 53.91 in the 100-yard freestyle…At Virginia Tech Invitational, finished third in the 500-yard freestyle, 13^th in the 200-yard freestyle, and had a PB in the 1650-yard freestyle as well as the 1000-yard freestyle…finished 13^th in the 200-yard freestyle at Technotational and a personal best in the 1,650-yard freestyle…

2016-17 Season:
Competed in five meets during the season … specialized in the freestyle events … placed in the top 10 three times … best finish was sixth in the 200-yard freestyle against Delaware.

2015-16 Season:
Competed in five meets for the Tigers ... placed in the top-10 seven times during the season ... best finish was fourth in the 1000-yard freestyle twice (at George Washington, vs. McDaniel).

Niskayuna H.S.
Served as team captain ... helped team to be named NYSPHSAA Section II Division I champions as a senior ... won the 200- and 500-yard freestyles at Sectionals during senior year ... also swam on the first-place 400-yard freestyle relay at that meet ... finished in fifth-place in the 500-yard freestyle at states as a senior ... earned the MVP award ... graduated with honors.

Personal
Aspires to become a sports nutritionist ... lists her dad as the person she most admires ... enjoys traveling, hiking, scuba diving, fishing, swimming and anything adventurous ... roots for the Turkish National Team ... enjoys eating breakfast ... likes to watch the TV show “Grey’s Anatomy” ... lists coming to the United States two years ago as her most memorable experience ... has an older sister, Niha, who was a professional swimmer ... daughter of Omer Faruk and Fatma Defne Balto ... born in Turkey ... major is gerontology.