NIL Opportunities

2023-24

• Swam a personal-best 1000 freestyle (10:23.86) and 1650 freestyle (17:14.80) at the Boilermaker Invite
• Clocked a season-best 200 freestyle (1:54.51) and 500 freestyle (5:00.29) at the Big Ten Championships
• Recorded a season-best 100 freestyle (53.63) at the Nebraska dual
• Academic All-Big Ten

2022-23

• Clocked a personal-best 100 freestyle (51.84) in the CSCAA NIC Time Trials
• Swam a personal-best 200 freestyle (1:52.05) and 1650 freestyle (17.15.81) at the Big Ten Championships
• Academic All-Big Ten

2021-22

• Made her first appearance in the 2021-22 season at the House of Champions Invite
• Clocked a lifetime-best in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.24 at the House of Champions Invite
• Swam lifetime-bests in the 200 freestyle (1:57.84) and the 100 backstroke (1:00.98) at the House of Champions Invite
• Had a lifetime-best performance in the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.46 at the House of Champions Invite
• Swam a college-best time of 2:17.86 in the 200 backstroke versus Iowa
• Clocked a personal-best time of 53.77 in the 100 freestyle at the Mizzou NCAA Qualifier
• Academic All-Big Ten

2020-21

• Made her Illini debut in a meet against Purdue
• Recorded four personal-bests at the Big Ten Championships in the 50 Freestyle Time Trials (23.55), 100 Freestyle (54.68), 200 Freestyle (1:58.66), and the 500 Freestyle (5:17.28).

HIGH SCHOOL

• Attended Parkway West High School
• Named to All-State
• Two time finalist at the 2018 MSHSAA Girls State Class 1 Championships

PERSONAL

• Born February 14, 2002
• Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
• Majoring in Atmospheric Sciences
• Parents are Stuart Beard and Ann Perry
• Has one sister, Nicole
• Chose Illinois because "it has an amazing atmospheric sciences program and the coaches were very involved when I was searching for a school."