2023-24 / AS A SENIOR
• Academic All-Big Ten
• 3-Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
2022-23 / AS A JUNIOR
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the butterfly events
Posted season-best times in the 100 (57.52) and 200 fly (2:05.69) at the Purdue Invitational
• Represented Purdue at the CSCAA Open Water National Championships, competing at the national showcase for the second year in a row
• Qualified for the C final of the 200 fly and D final of the 100 fly at the Purdue Invite
2021-22 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in fly and distance free events
• Placed 18th overall in the 5K free at the 2021 CSCAA Open Water Championships (6:48.10)
• Recorded a season-best time in the 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships (2:05.69)
• Earned another season-best time in the 100 fly at Big Tens (57.63)
• Placed third overall in 200 fly in the dual meet victory vs. Indiana State
• Finished fourth in the 200 fly in two duals: at Indiana and vs. Illinois
• Placed third in the 150 fly at the Black vs. Gold Intrasquad meet
• A finalist in the 200 fly at the Indiana Senior LCM Championships, with a season-best time in prelims (2:24.62)
• Ranked fifth overall in the 200 fly at the Boilermaker Aquatics Early Bird Invite
• Also at the Early Bird Invite, scored in the A Final with a season-best time (1:07.32)
• Placed 15th overall in the 800 free at both the Ohio Valley Championships and Senior State
2020-21 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the 200 butterfly and distance freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 100 (55.53) and 200 fly (2:00.52) as well as the 1,650 free (17:14.53) at the Big Ten Championships
• At Big Tens, scored in the C final of the 200 fly and won her heat of the 100 fly
• Moved into 14th place in team history in the 200 fly, ranking No. 2 on the team for the season
• Other season bests in the distances events: 5:04.05 in the 500 at Wisconsin and 10:28.11 in the 1,000 at the Senior Day meet
• Ranked No. 5 on the team in all three distance events plus the 200 fly
• Won the 200 fly at the intrasquad time trials in November
• At the Indiana Senior State Championships in July, helped Boilermaker Aquatics win the 400 medley relay while also taking third individually in both butterfly events
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year state qualifier for coach Bonnie Schrems at Saint Joseph High School in South Bend
• Won six career title as the South Bend city championships – 100 fly and 200 IM as a sophomore, 100 breast and 500 free as a junior, 200 IM and 500 free as a senior
• All-American in the 400 free relay as a junior after her team finished third at state
• Multi-year USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
• IHSAA sectional champion in the 200 IM as a sophomore and junior plus the 100 fly as a senior
• Also part of sectional champions with her 200 and medley and 400 free relays each of her upperclassman seasons
• Four-year all-conference honoree, including three first-team honors
• Conference champion in the 100 fly as a junior
• Saint Joseph’s Freshman of the Year honoree
• Helped Saint Joseph win three city championships (2017-19), three conference titles (2018-20) and two sectional crowns (2018-19)
• Holds multiple age group records from 9-10 to 15-18 with the South Bend Swim Club
• High point scorer at the 2019 long course Indiana Swimming state championships
• Junior Nationals qualifier was an A finalist in four individual events at the USA Swimming Futures Championships
• Saint Joe Scholar maintained a 4.0+ GPA all eight semesters, earning high honors every quarter of high school
• National Honor Society
• Excellence in Geometry Award
PERSONAL
• Major: Animal Science
• Full name is Evelyn Leigh Sierra
• Born in South Bend, Indiana
• Parents are Richard and Alison Sierra
• Family also includes siblings Anna and Sammy
• Mom swam at the University of Tennessee
• Academic All-Big Ten
• 3-Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
2022-23 / AS A JUNIOR
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the butterfly events
Posted season-best times in the 100 (57.52) and 200 fly (2:05.69) at the Purdue Invitational
• Represented Purdue at the CSCAA Open Water National Championships, competing at the national showcase for the second year in a row
• Qualified for the C final of the 200 fly and D final of the 100 fly at the Purdue Invite
2021-22 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in fly and distance free events
• Placed 18th overall in the 5K free at the 2021 CSCAA Open Water Championships (6:48.10)
• Recorded a season-best time in the 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships (2:05.69)
• Earned another season-best time in the 100 fly at Big Tens (57.63)
• Placed third overall in 200 fly in the dual meet victory vs. Indiana State
• Finished fourth in the 200 fly in two duals: at Indiana and vs. Illinois
• Placed third in the 150 fly at the Black vs. Gold Intrasquad meet
• A finalist in the 200 fly at the Indiana Senior LCM Championships, with a season-best time in prelims (2:24.62)
• Ranked fifth overall in the 200 fly at the Boilermaker Aquatics Early Bird Invite
• Also at the Early Bird Invite, scored in the A Final with a season-best time (1:07.32)
• Placed 15th overall in the 800 free at both the Ohio Valley Championships and Senior State
2020-21 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the 200 butterfly and distance freestyle events
• Posted season-best times in the 100 (55.53) and 200 fly (2:00.52) as well as the 1,650 free (17:14.53) at the Big Ten Championships
• At Big Tens, scored in the C final of the 200 fly and won her heat of the 100 fly
• Moved into 14th place in team history in the 200 fly, ranking No. 2 on the team for the season
• Other season bests in the distances events: 5:04.05 in the 500 at Wisconsin and 10:28.11 in the 1,000 at the Senior Day meet
• Ranked No. 5 on the team in all three distance events plus the 200 fly
• Won the 200 fly at the intrasquad time trials in November
• At the Indiana Senior State Championships in July, helped Boilermaker Aquatics win the 400 medley relay while also taking third individually in both butterfly events
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year state qualifier for coach Bonnie Schrems at Saint Joseph High School in South Bend
• Won six career title as the South Bend city championships – 100 fly and 200 IM as a sophomore, 100 breast and 500 free as a junior, 200 IM and 500 free as a senior
• All-American in the 400 free relay as a junior after her team finished third at state
• Multi-year USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
• IHSAA sectional champion in the 200 IM as a sophomore and junior plus the 100 fly as a senior
• Also part of sectional champions with her 200 and medley and 400 free relays each of her upperclassman seasons
• Four-year all-conference honoree, including three first-team honors
• Conference champion in the 100 fly as a junior
• Saint Joseph’s Freshman of the Year honoree
• Helped Saint Joseph win three city championships (2017-19), three conference titles (2018-20) and two sectional crowns (2018-19)
• Holds multiple age group records from 9-10 to 15-18 with the South Bend Swim Club
• High point scorer at the 2019 long course Indiana Swimming state championships
• Junior Nationals qualifier was an A finalist in four individual events at the USA Swimming Futures Championships
• Saint Joe Scholar maintained a 4.0+ GPA all eight semesters, earning high honors every quarter of high school
• National Honor Society
• Excellence in Geometry Award
PERSONAL
• Major: Animal Science
• Full name is Evelyn Leigh Sierra
• Born in South Bend, Indiana
• Parents are Richard and Alison Sierra
• Family also includes siblings Anna and Sammy
• Mom swam at the University of Tennessee