HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year Ohio state qualifier for coaches Steve Von Schriltz and Mark Bimbrich at Dublin Coffman High School in suburban Columbus
• Three-year NISCA All-American
• Four-year All-Ohio award recipient
• Finished top five at state in the 500 free in each of her upperclassman seasons
• Qualified for state in the 100 back and 500 free all four years, finishing fifth in the 100 back as a junior
• Also competed at state in the 200 medley and 400 free relays, finishing top three in both events as a senior
• Helped Coffman win an Ohio state title as a freshman
• Team co-captain as a senior
• Honored with Coffman’s unity award as junior and excellence award as a freshman
• Also competed for the Dublin Community Swim Team
PERSONAL
• Major: Early Education
• Full name is Gretchen Renee Schneider
• Born in Columbus, Ohio
• Parents are Joe & Emily Schneider
• Family also includes younger sister Lydia
• Gretchen is a fourth generation Boilermaker
• Purdue alumni in the family includes: Lloyd Smith (great grandfather), Sue & Scott Terry (great aunt & uncle), Amelia & Chris Pflieger (aunt & uncle)
• Four-year Ohio state qualifier for coaches Steve Von Schriltz and Mark Bimbrich at Dublin Coffman High School in suburban Columbus
• Three-year NISCA All-American
• Four-year All-Ohio award recipient
• Finished top five at state in the 500 free in each of her upperclassman seasons
• Qualified for state in the 100 back and 500 free all four years, finishing fifth in the 100 back as a junior
• Also competed at state in the 200 medley and 400 free relays, finishing top three in both events as a senior
• Helped Coffman win an Ohio state title as a freshman
• Team co-captain as a senior
• Honored with Coffman’s unity award as junior and excellence award as a freshman
• Also competed for the Dublin Community Swim Team
PERSONAL
• Major: Early Education
• Full name is Gretchen Renee Schneider
• Born in Columbus, Ohio
• Parents are Joe & Emily Schneider
• Family also includes younger sister Lydia
• Gretchen is a fourth generation Boilermaker
• Purdue alumni in the family includes: Lloyd Smith (great grandfather), Sue & Scott Terry (great aunt & uncle), Amelia & Chris Pflieger (aunt & uncle)