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Wayne State University Athletics

2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jennifer Michalski
Fares Ksebati

Lezlie Bueno Estrada

Lezlie Bueno Estrada

  • Position:
    Free/Fly
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Chihuahua, Mexico
  • High School:
    Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Was a 21-time All-American (eight Honorable Mention Relays, seven First Team Relays, five Honorable Mentions, and one First Team) ... was a 19-time All-GLIAC swimmer (12 First Team honors, five Second Team honors, and two Third Team honors) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team for three consecutive years (2017-19) ... voted the 2016 GLIAC Freshman of the Year ... named to the CollegeSwimming.com Preseason All-America Team for the 50 free (2016-17) ... helped break the overall GLIAC record in the 200 medley relay (1:40.49) at the 2016 GLIAC Championships ... assisted WSU to a GLIAC Meet record in the 200 medley relay (1:40.92) during the 2017 Championships ... voted team co-captain for the 2018-19 season.

2018-19:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a seven-time All American (two First Team Relays, two Honorable Mentions, three Honorable Mention Relays) ... anchored the fifth-place 400 medley relay quartet (3:44.48) ... assisted WSU to an eighth-place finish as the anchor in the 200 medley relay (1:42.77) ... helped Wayne State to ninth place in the 200 free relay (1:33.17) ... swam in the 12th-place quartet of the 400 free relay (3:25.31) ... helped the Warriors to a 14th-place finish in the 800 free relay (7:35.29) as the anchor ... claimed the 14th spot in the 100 free (50.84) ... placed 15th in the 50 free (23.48).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a four-time All-GLIAC swimmer (two First Team, one Second Team, and one Third Team) ... led off the first-place quartet in the 200 free relay (B-cut time of 1:32.93) and anchored the first-place group in the 800 free relay (B-cut time of 7:29.64) ... earned a second-place finish in the 100 free (B-cut time of 50.87) ... led off the third-place quartet of the 400 free relay (B-cut time of 3:26.07) ... finished fifth in the 50 free with an NCAA B-cut time of 23.88 ... placed sixth in the 200 free (1:54.89) ... earned the top spot in the "B" finals of the 100 back (57.40).  SEASON:  Earned CSCAA Scholar All-American recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... voted team co-captain prior to the start of the season ... competed in all 10 meets ... won the 50 free (24:31) and the 100 free (53.59) vs. Davenport and Tiffin (10/19) and was a member of the winning quartet in the 400 medley relay (4:00.57) … notched a victory in the 100 free at DI Oakland University (10/26) with a time of 53.28, while also claiming first with her teammates in the 200 free relay (1:38.56) … earned the top spot in the 50 free (24.54) against Ashland (11/10) and competed in the winning quartet of the 200 medley relay (1:48.26) … won the 50 free (24.74) and the 100 free (53.76) versus Calvin (11/16), and helped notch a victory in the 200 medley relay (1:48.02) … 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) … tallied a win in the 50 free (24.77) at Grand Valley State (1/5) and placed second in the 100 free (54.07) … finished first in the 50 free (24.59) and the 100 free (53.26) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11), while also anchoring the winning 200 medley relay (1:48.08) … swam the lead-off leg in the winning quartet of the 400 free relay (3:36.20) at DI Eastern Michigan (1/12) … claimed first place in the 50 free (24.72) and the 100 free (53.81) vs. Findlay (1/18), while also anchoring the first-place quartets of the 400 medley relay (3:54.68) and the 400 free relay (3:35.91).

2017-18:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Competed in six 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).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Helped the 400 free relay to first place (3:26.10) ... earned All-GLIAC honors in the 100 free with a second place finish (50.99) and the 50 free with a third place finish (23.58), earning NCAA B-cuts ... 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 and helped it to first place and a B-cut time of 3:45.75 ... finished seventh in the 100 back (57.27) ... completed the 100 butterfly in 13th-best 58.51.  SEASON:   Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in all eight meets ... member of the 400 free relay team that claimed first place (3:33.31) and took second place in the 50 free (24.45) against Oakland (10/27) ... finished second in the 50 free (24.57) and the 100 free (53.37) against Ashland and Tiffin (11/3) ... placed first in the 50 free (24.15) at Calvin (11/17) and guided the 200 free relay team to first place (1:38.41) in the same meet ... won the 100 free (51.74) at the EMU Invite (12/2) and took second in the 50 free (23.99) and in the 200 medley relay (1:45.96) at the same meet ... won the 100 free (53.85)  and the 50 free (24.77) 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 50 free (24.23) and the 100 free (52.86) vs. Saginaw Valley State (1/12), and was a member of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:47.77) at the same meet ... earned top finisher honors in the 50 free (24.60) and the 100 free (53.15) at Findlay (1/19), while helping the 400 free relay to a win (3:35.42) ... was a member of the second place 200 medley relay team (1:45.02) vs. Eastern Michigan (1/20). 

2016-17:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Notched two First Team All-American nods and three Honorable Mention All-American accolades … anchored both the 200 medley relay team that finished third in 1:41.01 and the sixth-place 400 medley relay (3:44.73) … swam on the 200 free relay team that took ninth (1:33.96) … posted a 12th-place finish in the 50 free … logged a time of 3:24.29 in the 400 free to take ninth place.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Finished as runner-up in the 100 free (51.38) and 50 free (23.37) … earned victories as anchor of both the 200 medley relay team that posted a time of 1:40.92 and 400 medley team (3:44.63) … won the “B” final (9th overall) in the 100 fly (57.88) … took 14th in the 100 back (57.81) … anchored the second-place 400 free relay team (3:26.55).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... participated in all eight meets … posted top times in both the 50 free (52.71) and 200 IM (2:11.73) at the EMU Invite … recorded season-bests in the 100 back (1:03.92) at Findlay (1/13), 50 free (23.76) at Saginaw Valley (1/20) and 100 fly (1:00.22) at the EMU Triangular (1/21) ... named to the CollegeSwimming.com Preseason All-America Team for the 50 free.

2015-16:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  A four-time First Team All-American and earned three Honorable Mention All-American honors … member of the national runner-up 200 free relay squad (1:32.00) … swam the final leg for the 200 medley relay that placed third in a time of 1:40.49 … a part of the 400 medley relay team who came in fifth (3:44.76) … placed seventh in the 50 free with a mark of 23.25 … competed in consolation finals of the 100 free (51.39), 400 free relay (3:25.24) and 800 free relay (7:33.43).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Voted GLIAC Female Freshman of the Year after her strong performance of the conference championships … captured five GLIAC titles (three relay, two individual) … won the 50 free with a time of 23.56 … notched a first-place finish in the 100 free (51.64) … swam the first leg for the first-place 200 free relay (1:33.57) … member of the 400 free and 400 medley relays that placed first with times of 3:26.74 and 3:46.82 … posted a time of 2:09.69 in the 200 IM to notch a 15th-place finish … also competed in the 200 free.  SEASON:  Participated in seven meets … named GLIAC Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 10th after helping WSU top Ashland, 164-125. She won both the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle with marks of 24.25 and 53.06, respectively and set a new personal-best in the 100, beating her previous time by .33 seconds.

High School/Club:  A 2014 graduate of Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey ... competed with the Britania Desert Dragons under coach Nicolas Torres Perez ... posted a time of 58.17 in the 100 free in 2013 at the state championship ... recorded a time of 26.51 in the 50 free at the 2014 state championship  ... was elected as captain in 2014 ... honor student. 

Personal:  Full name -- Lezlie M. Bueno Estrada ... born on April 15, 1996, in Chihuahua, Mexico ... daughter of Mireya Estrada Macias and Julio Bueno Hernandez ... has a brother, Julio and a sister, Estefania ... is an Industrial Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Fall 2018 (4.00) and Winter 2019 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2016 and Fall 2016.


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Free/Fly
    5'10"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Free/Fly
    5'10"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Free/Fly
    5'10"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Free/Fly
    5'8"