2010-11 Senior Profiles
Joy Bunting Breaststroke, IM (2007 - 2011) Greeley, Colo. • Greeley West HS 2010-11 (Senior): Finished her swimming career at Kansas with a strong performance at the Big 12 Championships in Austin, Texas, scoring 43 points for the Jayhawks... Was a member of the 200 medley relay team in Austin, which finished in third place and individually placed ninth in the 200 IM with a season-best time of 2:00.70 and 11th in the 200 butterfly with a career-best time of 2:02.58... Swam another season-best time of 4:15.80 in the 400 IM and finished seventh… Shined at the Georgia Fall Invitational where she swam a career-best time in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.18) and a season best in the 200 breaststroke (2:18.80)... Had at least the fifth fastest time on the team during the 2010-11 season in six different events, having the top time in the 200 IM... She earned first-place honors in the 200 IM against Nebraska… Also took first place honors in 100 breaststroke at double dual against Drury/North Dakota… Claimed first place in the 400 Career Best Times IM versus Missouri with 4:26.12 time… Outside 100 Breast....................1:03.18 of the pool, Bunting was recognized as a 2010-11 200 Breast....................2:16.93 Woman of Distinction by the Emily Taylor Women’s 200 IM.........................2:00.28 Resource Center and the Commission on the Status 400 IM.........................4:14.46 of Women at KU… Served as team captain during her 200 Fly.........................2:02.58 senior season. 2009-10 (Junior): Scored 29 individual points at the 2010 Big 12 Championships… Set career-best times in the 200-yard breaststroke, placing 12th (2:16.93), and the 400-yard IM, placing sixth (4:14.46)… Placed eighth in the 200-yard IM (2:01.88)… Swam the second leg of the 400-yard medley relay team that placed fourth (3:39.97) and the 200-yard medley relay team that placed third (1:39.35)… Won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.03), the 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.31) and the 200 IM (2:06.92) vs. Nebraska… Won the 300-yard IM at the Iowa State dual (3:15.50)… Took first in the 400 IM (4:26.64) at the LMU/UCSD double dual… Placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.86) and third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.52) at the UCLA/Fresno State double dual… Helped KU score 18 of its 43 points at the Big 12 Relays, participating in six relays… An Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection… Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010.
times in both the 200 and 400 IM… In addition, her IM times are the second-best in school history… Set career-best times in every event that she participated in at the Big 12 Championships… Was also named Academic All-Big 12 First Team... Won the Karen Dionne team award. 2007-08 (Freshman): Swam to a seventh-place finish in the 200 breast at the 2008 Big 12 Championship meet with a time of 2:18.85, also the second-fastest team time on the season… Placed ninth at Big 12s in the 200 IM (2:02.51) and 11th in the 100 breast (1:04.99), all top-five 2007-08 team times… Recorded the team’s fastest 400 IM time at the Nike Cup (4:28.67), placing third… Finished second at the Nike Cup in the 200 breast, third in the 100 breast and fourth in the 200 IM… Recorded her first collegiate victories at the first meet of the season against Northern Iowa in the 100 breast and 200 IM… Recorded victories in the 200 IM against Nebraska-Omaha, Illinois State and Iowa State… Captured the Newcomer of the Year and Karen Dionne (Most Inspirational) team awards following her initial campaign. High School (Greeley West): A four-year letterwinner in swimming... Holds Greeley West school records in the 100 fly, 100 breast and 200 IM, as well as the 200 medley relay, 200 and 400 freestyle relays... 2004 Rookie of the Year... Received all-conference honors 2004-07... Team won conference titles from 2005-07... 2007 conference Swimmer of the Year... 2007 4A State Swimmer of the Year... 2006 Greeley Tribune Swimmer of the Year... Received All-America honors in the 200 IM and 200 breast in 2006 and 2007... Was on the Honor Roll all four years... Named Academic All-America and academic allstate for her performance in the classroom and in the pool. Personal: Born in Greeley, Colo... Parents are Doug and Sherry Bunting... Sister, Tonya, played tennis at the University of Northern Colorado... Hopes to pursue a career in international business to travel the world.
2008-09 (Sophomore): Placed ninth in the 200 IM (2:01.22), 11th in the 400 IM (4:17.79) and 12th in the 200 breaststroke (2:18.99) at the 2009 Big 12 Championships… Her performances at the 2009 Big 12 Championship earned Kansas a total of 20 points… Had Kansas’ season-best time in the 200 breaststroke, and its second-best
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