Senior - 2015-16

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Posted a 50 free time of 23.52 to rank in the top-10 Illini marks on the season
• Registered a 50 back time of 26.82 for the fifth-best Illini time of the year
• Recorded the ARC Pool record time of 55.44 in the 100 fly, which also ranks her as the sixth-fastest individual in the event
• Ranks as the fifth-fastest individual in the 200 fly at Illinois after posting a time of 2:01.88 at the Big Challenge

Junior - 2014-15

• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Season best in the 200 fly (2:03.49) at Notre Dame
• Season best in the 200 IM (2:03.28) at the Missouri Invite; ranking sixth on the all-time fastest individuals list at Illinois
• Part of season-best 200 free relay (1:32.23; sixth-best time in Illinois history) at the Big Ten Championships
• Part of school-record 400 medley relay (3:41.75) at the Big Ten Championships

Sophomore - 2013-14

• Finished the 2013-14 season ranked third in the 200 fly after recording a personal-best 2:01.94 at the Miami University Invitational
• Posted the Illini's fastest 400 IM time of the season, finishing in a personal-best 4:27.58 at the Miami University Invitational
• Set personal-best 200 free (1:56.85) against Oakland
• Posted personal-best 100 back (:59.48) at the Southern Illinois, Olivet Nazarene Dual Meet
• Recorded her season-best 100 fly (:56.25) and 200 IM (2:05.28) at the Miami University Invitational
• Finished first in the 200 fly (2:05.90) and 400 IM (4:31.65) against Illinois State
• Finished first in the 200 fly (2:04.70) at the Michigan State, Liberty Dual Meet
• Placed first in the 100 fly (:58.10)at the Southern Illinois, Olivet Nazarene Dual Meet
• Swam leg of 400 medley relay (3:44.77) at the Miami University Invitational, which ranked fourth all-time in school history
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree

Freshman - 2012-13

• Posted the fastest times on the team in both the 200-yard butterfly and 200-yard individual medley on the season
• Became the sixth-fastest individual in the 200 fly (2:02.52) and fifth-fastest in the 200 IM (2:03.80) at the Big Ten Championships
• Also became the 10th-fastest individual in school history in the 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships

High School

• Four-year varsity letterwinner at Rosary High School
• Earned All-State and All-Conference honors for three-straight seasons
• Finished first in the 200 free relay and second in the 400 free relay in the 2009 IHSA state meet
• Finished first in the 200 free relay at the IHSA state meet in 2010

Personal

• Born on April 10, 1994
• Parents are William and Christine Sykstus
• Has two sisters, Erin and Jennifer
• Majoring in business
• Hobbies include reading and hanging out with friends
• Member of the National Honors Society
• Her favorite athlete is swimmer Natalie Coughlin