2017-18
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Complete Times
• Named PCSC Female Swimmer of the Year
• Earned Biola's "Dr. Dave Holmquist Career Achievement Award"
• Set new Biola records in four individual events (50-free, 100-free, 200-free, 100-breaststroke)
• Part of new Biola records in four relays (400-free, 800-free, 200-medley, 400-medley)
• Won PCSC Conference titles in the 50-free, 100-free, 100-butterfly
• Named PCSC Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 1, Dec. 7)
• Named collegeswimming.com NCAA Division II Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 1)
2016-17
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• Named NAIA Female Swimmer of the Year after the national meet
• Earned seven NAIA All-American honors
• Named Biola's "Female Student-Athlete of the Year" at the all-sports year-end banquet
• Won the national title in the women's 50-freestyle (:23.01)
• Won the national title in the women's 100-butterfly (:53.70)
• Holds the NAIA National record in the 100-butterfly (:53.70)
• Won PCSC Conference titles in 50-freestyle and 100-freestyle
• Named NAIA Swimmer of the Month for her performance from October through December
• Named CollegeSwimming's national swimmer of the week on Dec. 6
2015-16
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• Earned All-American honors in seven different events
• Won the national title in the women's 100-butterfly (:55.29)
• Won the national title in the women's 100-freestyle (:51.12)
• Finished just shy of winning NAIA Female Swimmer of the Year
2014-15
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Complete Times
• Six-time All-American (3 relays, 100-freestyle, 200-IM, 400-IM)
• Broke Biola's 100-freestyle (:50.91) and 400-IM records (4:28.72)
• Also a part of all five record-holding relay teams
• NAIA Swimmer of the Month for performances between October and January
• Only finished outside of the top-10 three times in the whole season, never finishing outside of the top-15
• Posted 16 individual first place finishes
HIGH SCHOOL
• Prepped three varsity seasons for Hanford HS while homeschooling, graduating in 2014
• Named the team MVP in 2013
• Three-time selection to the all-area team
• Graduated with honors
• Swam on the Tri-Cities Channel Cats club team for 13 years
PERSONAL
• Born Feb. 26, 1996 to John and Susanne Tixier
• Majoring in art, design
• She has four siblings (Daniel, Christine, Stephanie and David)
• Her sister, Christine, and her cousin, Sarah Warkentin, also swam for Biola
• Her dad, John, played football at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and her cousin, Austin, swam played football at Wyoming
• Favorite Bible Verse: Phillipians 1:9-11, Joshua 1:9
• Why I Chose Biola: “The Christian community and environment, the swim team and the fact that my sister goes here and loves it."
