2017 Junior Season Highlights
- Competed in 4 duet events with a season-best score of 84.0000
- Placed in the top 2 in all 4 of her duet events
- Competed in 6 trio events with a season-best score of 83.6667 at the US Collegiate Championships
- Placed in the top 3 in all 6 of her trio events
- Competed in 5 team events with a season-best score of 85.3667 at Stanford
- Placed 1st in her 3 team events at Jessica Beck, North Regionals, and the US Collegiate Championships
- On OSU’s team that won the overall US Collegiate Championships
- Was an OSU Scholar-Athlete
- 2017 All-American Award Recipient
- 2016-2017 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2016 Sophomore Season Highlights
- On OSU’s team that placed 2nd at the US Collegiate Championships
- Earned US All American Honors for the second-straight season
- Named the team’s Most Outstanding Swimmer
- Named Academic All-Big Ten and was an OSU Scholar-Athlete
- Finished second in the duet routine and tied for third in the trio routine at the US Collegiate Championships
- Won first in the team routine at North Regional Championships in Colorado
- Part of the Scarlet squad that took second in the team routine at the US Collegiate Championships
2015 Freshman Season Highlights
- Earned U.S. Synchro All-America honors
- Swam all year on the Scarlet squad that finished first in every event
- Finished first in the team routine at the US Collegiate Championships
- Won the team routine at the Jessica Beck Memorial with a score of 90.2000
- Took first both days in the team routine at the Arizona meet and then also claimed the top spot two weeks later at the North Regional
- Finished the year strong with a national title clinching performance at the US Collegiate Championship, finishing with a season-best score of 87.7667.
- Competed all year in the trio routine with Lorraine Hack and Alyssa Hoying
- Finished first at the OSU Invitational and on both days of the event at Arizona in the trio
- Was fourth at the North Regional Championships with Hoying and Hack in the trio
- Saved the best performance for last, taking second with a season-best performance of 86.0333 in the trio with Hack and Hoying at the US Collegiate Championship
Prior to Ohio State:
- On the 13-15 U.S. National team in 2011
- Competed on the U.S. Jr. National Team in 2013 and 2014
- Member of the team that placed fifth in team at the Comen Cup in 2011
- Placed fourth in figured and first in team at the Pan American games in 2013
- FINA Junior Worlds Team 2014
Personal:
- Daughter of David Velazquez and Amy Stiak; has one younger brother, Joseph
- Favorite Buckeye Memory: Winning two national championships in our home pool
