Before BYU
- Prepped at Brandon High School under coach Kate Murphy
- Club: Mississippi Makos Swim Team under coach Brian Ware
- Received WEndy's Heisman aware
- Scholastic All-American
- 2015 Mississippi Swimmer of the Year
- Four-time state champion and current 200-yard IM record holder in Mississippi with a time of 2:08.03
- Two-time NCSA Junior Nationals Qualifier
- Won the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2014 Speedo Champions Series LCM with a time of 1:14.74
- Finished second in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 35.23 at the 2014 Speedo Champions Series LCM
- Placed fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.34 at the 2015 NCSA Junior National Time Trials
- Lettered in cross country four years and soccer two years
Personal
- Daughter of Bart and Donna Ballard
- Has one sister
- Majoring in recreation management