College of Saint Benedict

Jan. 21, 2014 | Steph Bierman MIAC Athlete of the Week |

2015-16: Qualified for the MIAC Championships in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle races ... made the finals in all three events ... finished fourth in the 200, fifth in the 100 and sixth in the 50 ... also helped set two school records in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays at the conference meet ... part of the 200 meldey relay team that swam the second-best time in CSB history and the 400 medley relay team that swam the fourth-best time in school history ... graduates with two individual school records and three relay records ... named the team's MVP for the third time in her career ... won nine individual events in her senior season ... finished in the top 25 in four events at the Jean Freeman Invite, which featured DI swimmers ... earned Academic All-MIAC honors.

2014-15: Competed in two events ... studied abroad spring semester and didn't compete ... won the 100 freestyle at the Hamline Invite Nov. 8 ... finished 12th in the 100 free, 15th in the 50 free and 16th in the 200 free against Division I competition at the Jean Freeman Invite on Dec. 5 and 6.

2013-14: Named the team's MVP at the end of the season ...  earned All-MIAC after taking third in the 200 freestyle in 1:54.52 ... that time is the second-best in CSB history ... part of the 200 medley relay team that set the school record in 1:48.11 ... also part of the 200 freestyle relay squad that swam the third-best time in school history (1:38.04), the 400 freestyle relay team that swan the second-best time in school history (3:35.72) and the 800 relay squad that swam the fifth-best time in CSB history (7:57.40) ... named the MIAC Athlete of the Week Jan. 21 after winning three events at the St. Cloud State dual ... won 10 events total ... swam three career bests: 200 free (1:54.52 on Feb. 13), 500 free (5:19.58 on Nov. 22) and 100 breaststroke (1:12.24 on Jan. 17).

2012-13: First season ... won two events in her first collegiate meet on Nov. 3 ... won 15 total events ... earned All-MIAC in two events after taking third in both the 100 and 200 freestyle ... also finished fourth in the 50 free ... set the school record in the 50 freestyle in 23.71 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 52.11 seconds ... part of the 200 medley relay teams that swan the third (1:49.69) and 10th (1:52.71) best times in CSB history ... also part of a pair of 200 freestyle relay teams that swan the fifth (1:38.6) and 10th (1:40.46) best times in CSB history and the second-best 800 freestyle relay in school history (7:52.56).

High School: A 2012 graduate of Apple Valley High School, Bierman was coached by Scott Pearson.  She participated in swimming and track for four years.  She was three-time All-Conference in swimming.
 
Personal: Daughter of Ellen and Robert Bierman, her and her family reside in Apple Valley, Minn.  She enjoys swimming, running, and reading. She is majoring in physics and is minoring in math.

Career Bests

Stroke	Year	Alt. Adj. Time	Meet	Date
50 Free	FY	23.71	2013 MIAC Championships	2/14/13
100 Free	FY	52.11	2013 MIAC Championships	2/14/13
200 Free	So.	1:54.52	2014 MIAC Championships	2/13/14
500 Free	So.	5:19.58	CSB-Concordia-St. Kate's	11/22/13
100 Breast	So.	1:12.24	SCSU/SJU/CSB Tri	1/17/14