Biography
Career Notes: Was a five-time All-American ... earned First Team honors in the 200 Medley Relay (2019) and the 400 Free Relay (2020) ... received Honorable Mention recognition in the 400 Free Relay (9th/2018), 200 Free Relay (10th/2018) and 100 Fly (13th/2018) ... was All-GLIAC 19 times, including 11 GLIAC titles (three in the 200 Free Relay, twice each in the 200 fly, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay, and once each in the 100 fly and 400 Medley Relay) ... had four runner-up finishes (all as a senior) ... received CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition in both 2019 and 2020.
2020-21: Earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America recognition. ???????GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned All-GLIAC recognition in all seven events ... was a two-time GLIAC Champion finishing first in the 100 fly (WSU season-best time of 56.10) and as a member of the 400 free relay (swam second leg) ... received Second Team All-GLIAC honors for runner-up finishes in the 50 free (season-best time of 23.84), 100 free (season-best time of 51.70), 200 free relay (swam second leg) and 400 medley relay (swam third leg) ... garnered Third Team All-GLIAC accolades after swimming the third leg in the 200 medley relay … was part of four relays that posted season-best times at GLIAC (200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay and 400 medley relay). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in all five regular-season meets ... placed first in the 100 fly (56.89) and 50 free (24.23) vs. SVSU and NMU (2/6) … won both of the butterfly events - 50 fly (26.47) and 100 fly (58.13) - and notched a victory in the 400 free (3:28.92) vs. NMU (2/7) ... swam the second leg of the 400 free relay vs. NMU (2/7), which broke the pool record from 2010 (set by Ashland) with a 3:28.92 ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2019-20: Earned CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Received First Team All-America accolades after qualifying for the 400 free relay ... was scheduled to compete on the Saturday of the NCAA Championships, which were canceled due to COVID-19, as the eighth-seeded 400 free relay. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a four-time All-GLIAC swimmer (three First Team Relays, one Third Team Individual) ... helped WSU break the meet record in the 400 free relay with an NCAA B-cut time of 3:24.40 ... assisted the Warriors to first-place finishes in the 200 free relay (1:33.68) and as the anchor of the 200 medley relay (1:42.56), meeting NCAA standards in both events ... finished third in the 50 free with an NCAA B-cut time of 23.84 ... claimed fifth place in the 100 fly (57.25), the 200 fly (2:06.02), and the 100 free (52.52). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... notched victories in both the 200 fly (2:14.29) and the 400 medley relay (3:59.52) vs. Davenport and Tiffin (10/18) ... placed second in the 100 fly (59.39), the 400 medley relay (3:57.00) and the 200 free relay (1:38.65) versus Oakland (10/25), while finishing third in the 200 fly (2:12.83) ... tallied first-place finishes in the 100 fly (59.22), the 200 medley relay (1:50.52), and the 200 free relay (1:38.62) at Ashland (11/8) ... earned NCAA B-cuts in the 50 free (23.86), the 400 medley relay (3:46.43), the 200 medley relay (1:43.02), and in a time trial for the 200 free relay (1:33.89) at the Denison Invite (12/5-12/7) ... anchored the first-place 200 medley relay (1:48.20) at Saginaw Valley State (1/10), while also notching victories in the 200 fly (2:11.65) and the 100 fly (59.49) ... swam as the anchor in the second-place 200 medley relay (1:49.45) vs. Eastern Michigan (1/11), and as the lead off of the second-place 200 free relay (1:39.47) ... placed first in both the 200 medley relay (1:48.72) and the 200 free relay (1:38.25) at Findlay (1/17), second in the 50 free (25.25), and third in the 50 fly (27.18) ... competed in the first-place 400 medley relay (3:59.34) versus Grand Valley State (1/25) and finished second in both the 100 fly (59.82) and the 400 free relay (3:38.17), and fourth in the 200 fly (2:14.90) ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2018-19: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned All-American status (First Team Relay) after assisting WSU to an eighth-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:42.77) ... helped advance the Warriors to the 400 free relay finals (3:25.38). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a four-time All-GLIAC swimmer (three First Team and one Third Team) ... earned first place in the 200 fly (B-cut time of 2:04.47) ... assisted WSU to a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay (B-cut time of 1:42.74) and in the 200 free relay (B-cut time of 1:32.93) ... helped the Warriors to a third-place finish in the 400 free relay (B-cut time of 3:26.07) ... placed sixth in the 100 free (52.16) ... finished seventh in the 50 free (B-cut time of 24.02) ... claimed the top spot in the "B" finals of the 100 fly (57.08). SEASON: Earned CSCAA Scholar All-American recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in all 10 meets ... took first in the 200 fly (2:11.60) vs. Davenport and Tiffin (10/19) and was a member of the winning quartet in the 400 medley relay (4:00.57) … claimed the top spot with her teammates in the 200 free relay (1:38.56) at DI Oakland University (10/26) … won the 200 fly (2:10.55) against Ashland (11/10) and competed in the winning quartet of the 200 medley relay (1:48.26) … placed first in the 100 fly (58.00) versus Calvin (11/16) and helped notch a victory in the 200 free relay (1:39.51) … assisted WSU to a fifth-place finish in the 200 medley relay (B-cut time of 1:43.37) at day two of the Denison Invite (11/29) … helped WSU to a victory in the 400 free relay (3:37.46) at Grand Valley State (1/5) … won the 200 fly (2:09.96) and the 100 fly (58.67) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11), while also participating in the winning quartet of the 200 medley relay (1:48.08) … participated in the winning quartet of the 400 free relay (3:36.20) at DI Eastern Michigan (1/12) … finished first in the 100 fly (58.77) and the 50 fly (26.82) vs. Findlay (1/18), while also swimming in the winning quartets of the 400 medley relay (3:54.68) and the 400 free relay (3:35.91).
2017-18: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Competed in seven events ... earned Honorable Mention All-American in the 400 free relay and the 200 free relay ... helped the 400 free relay to a ninth place finish (3:23.98) and the 200 free relay to 10th (1:33.28) ... earned Honorable Mention All-American in the 100 fly, placing 13th (2:02.31). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned All-GLIAC honors with a first place finish in the 200 fly (2:02.85) and a third place finish in the 100 fly (56.69) ... finished sixth in the 50 free with an NCAA B-cut time of 23.86 ... helped the 200 free relay to first place and All-GLIAC with a B-cut time of 1:33.51 ... joined the 400 medley relay to first place and a B-cut time of 3:45.75 ... swam in the 800 free relay, earning All-GLIAC honors and third place with a time of 7:38.55 ... placed fourth in the 100 free (51.46), earning a B-cut. SEASON: Competed in all eight meets ... named the GLIAC Women's Swimmer of the Week (10/30) ... claimed first place in the 400 freestyle relay (3:33.31) and the second place in the 100 butterfly (57.52) against Oakland (10/27) ... took first in the 200 butterfly (2:09.5) and was on the winning 200 medley relay (1:51.65) against Ashland and Tiffin (11/3) ... was a member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:51.12) at Calvin (11/17) ... won the 200 free (1:54.78) and the 100 fly (57.36) in the same meet ... claimed the top spot in the 200 butterfly (2:03.86) at the EMU Invite (12/2) and was second in the 100 butterfly (57.38) in the same meet, while helping the 200 medley relay to a second-place finish (1:45.96) ... took first in the 100 butterfly (57.68) and the 200 butterfly (2:08.57) vs. Grand Valley State (1/6) ... helped the 400 medley relay (3:57.38) to a first-place finish and the 400 free relay (3:38.50) to second in the same meet ... won the 100 butterfly (57.06) and the 200 butterfly (2:06.62) vs. Saginaw Valley State (1/12), and was a member of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:47.77) in the same meet ... finished first in the 100 fly (57.69) at Findlay (1/19) and helped the 400 free relay (3:35.42) to a first-place finish, and the 200 medley relay (1:49.55) to second place ... won the 100 butterfly (57.65) and the 200 butterfly (2:08.95), and was a member of the second place 200 medley relay team (1:45.02) vs. Eastern Michigan (1/20).
High School: A 2017 graduate of West Ottawa High School ... earned four letters for the Panthers and coach Steve Bowyer ... a two-time all-state honoree (2015 and 2016), and a 2015 All-American ... placed eighth at the 2016 MHSAA Division 1 state meet in the 100 fly (57.10) and 16th in the 200 free (1:55.59) helping WOHS to a sixth-place team finish ... served as a team captain as a senior ... was a member of the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay, which placed sixth at the state meet in 2016 ... earned All-OK Conference accolades all four seasons ... won the 100 fly in 2015 and took second as a senior at the conference meet ... finished second in the 200 free at the 2016 conference meet ... placed seventh in the 100 fly (57.08) at the 2015 state meet ... also competed for the West Ottawa Swim Club and coach Sam Hoekstra ... was a four-year scholar-athlete award winner, and also a four-year honor roll recipient.
Personal: Full Name--Haley R. Groteler ... born on December 4, 1998, in Holland, Mich. ... daughter of Robert and Kelly Groteler ... has a younger sister, Sydney ... is a (Professional) Nursing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2017, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020 (4.00) and Winter 2021 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2018.
