Wagner College Athletics

Sophomore Season (2014-15): Defended her title in the 1,650 Free at NEC Championships in a time of 17:05.38 … Picked up 11 victories in individual events throughout the season … Qualified and competed at the 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships in the 1,650 free and finished 29th overall (16:50.93) … Won the 1,000 free against Big-10 member Rutgers with a time of 10:22.98 … Finished first overall in the 1,650 free (16:37.89) and second overall in the 500 free (4:54.40) during the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov.22-Nov.24) … Member of the 800 Free Relay that set a new Wagner pool record against Mount St. Mary’s with a time of 8:01.65 (Nov. 1) … NEC Swimmer of the Week selection for the week of November 4.

Freshman Season (2013-2014): Competed in the 100 Free on five occasions and had her best performance at Rutgers where she won first place in a time of 10:27.52 … Also won first place in the 500 Free at Rutgers where she completed the event in 5:10.02 … Competed in the 500 Meter Free, 400 Meter Free and 200 Free. 

Before Wagner: Four-year letterwinner for West Davidson High School … Helped the Green Dragons to three Conference Championships and one North Carolina (NC) State Championship … All-Conference Swimmer all four years at West Davidson High School … Three-time team MVP … Central Carolina Conference Swimmer of the Year for both the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons … Central Carolina Conference Champion in the 500 yard Freestyle for her Sophomore, Junior, and Senior seasons … Central Carolina Conference Champion in the 200 yard Freestyle during her Sophomore season … NC High School State Champion in the 500 yard Freestyle in her Junior and Senior seasons … Member of both the State Champion 200 yard Medley Relay and the 400 Freestyle Relay teams during the 2009-2010 season … USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … Honor Graduate with a 3.78 GPA.

Personal: Born Margaret Grace Baird in High Point, NC … Daughter of Boyd and Suzanne … Has one sister, Kelly, who swims for Ohio State University, and one brother, Braxton, who attends the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics … Dual Major in Education and Psychology.