• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (4th Career; 4.0 GPA)
• Academic All-Big Ten (4th Career)
• Raced in the fall intrasquad meets and then opted to serve as a student assistant coach during the spring semester
• Graduated ranked 13th in the mile and 15th in the 1000 free in team history
2019-20 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the distance freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 200 (1:52.22), 500 (4:55.98) and 1650 free (16:50.53) at the Purdue Invitational
• Also raced in those same events at the Big Ten Championships
• Registered her season best in the 1,000 free (10:25.70) in the dual with Notre Dame
• Accounted for 20 team points at the Purdue Invite, finishing fifth overall in the mile and also scoring in the B final of the 200 and 500 free
• Won heat 2 of the mile at the Purdue Invite
• Continues to rank among Purdue’s all-time leaders in the 1,000 (10:01.30, 14th) and the mile (16:38.65, 11th)
2018-19 / REDSHIRT SEASON
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Did not compete due to injury
2017-18 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Competed primarily in the distance freestyle events
• Posted career-best times in the 500 (4:52.28) and 1,650 free (16:38.65) at the Big Ten Championships
• Moved into 11th place in program history in the mile and her 1,000 split (10:04.30) at Big Tens was also good for 13th place
• Posted her season-best time in the 200 free (1:50.43) at Big Tens
• Placed 19th overall in the mile at Big Tens to account for six team points
• Also scored in the mile at the Purdue Invitational, at which she also was a D finalist in the 200 and 500 free
• Competed in both the 500 and 1,000 free at four different dual meets
2016-17 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the distance freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 200 (1:50.18), 500 (4:53.61) and 1,650 free (16:53.41) at the Big Ten Championships
• Recipient of the team's most improved award
• 1,000 split (10:12.31) in the mile at Big Tens was also a season best; top time in the event was 10:22.52 in the Michigan State dual
• Won her heat of the 500 free at Big Tens
• Victorious in the 200 free and finished as the runner-up in the 500 at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Accounted for 7 team points at Virginia Tech's H2Okie Fall Invitational, scoring in three events and qualifying for the B final of the 200 and 500 free
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Butch Briggs at East Grand Rapids High School
• Also part of the East Grand Rapids Aquatics club team coached by her father Brandon
• Helped EGRHS win MHSSA Division II state titles in 2013 and 2014, finish as the Division III runner-up in 2015
• Part of state champion relay team in the pool and on the track
• MHSAA Division III state champion in the 500 free as a sophomore and junior
• Helped her 200 and 400 free relay teams win state title three years in a row
• Multiple-year all-state, all-area and all-conference honoree in swimming and track
• Established new conference records in the 200 and 500 free, 200 IM and both freestyle relays
• In track, helped her 4x800 relay team win the Division II state title as a junior
• Four-year academic achievement award recipient
• National Honor Society
PERSONAL
• Major: Special Education & Elementary Education
• Full name is Emily Hope Converse
• Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Parents are Brandon and Teresa Converse
• Family also includes younger brother Hunter
• Father swam at Hope College and her mother played field hockey at Michigan State
Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Coaches: John Klinge
Favorite Aquatic Center (Other Than Purdue): Ohio State's McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Swimmer She'd Like to Race Against: Kaersten Meitz
Most Exciting Event to Watch at a College Meet: 100 Freestyle
Favorite Marquee Event: The Olympics
Would Like to Have Dinner With: Her Mom
In Her MP3 Player: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Last Concert She Attended: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Band/Musician She'd Love to See Play Purdue: Cage the Elephant
Last Book She Read: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Favorite Multimedia App: Netflix
Favorite Actor, Actress & Director: Chris Pratt, Jenna Fischer, Shonda Rimes
Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2
Favorite Super-Heroes: Guardians of the Galaxy
Show She Can't Stop Watching: Grey's Anatomy
Favorite Month: November
Favorite Holiday: Halloween
Favorite Food: Ribs
Favorite Dessert: All Desserts
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Running
Another Sport She Enjoys Playing: Track & Field
Favorite Purdue Building: WALC
Favorite Big City: Boston
Unique Travel Locale: South Carolina
Country She'd Like to Visit: Peru
Favorite Thing About the Boilermaker Aquatic Center: Hot Tub
Most Memorable Moment at Purdue: 2017 Big Tens
Best Thing About Being a Boilermaker: The Team as a Family
Enjoyed this Professor's Class: Kharon Grimmet, Education
Furry Friend: Murphy, Yellow Lab