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Men's Swimming
AS A JUNIOR: Won the 1000 freestyle against Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... shaved almost 15 seconds off his previous career best in the 1650 freestyle with a 16:03.71 effort at the Notre Dame Invitational ... member of the first-place 1000 freestyle relay at the Notre Dame Relays ... swam on the first place 400 butterfly relay at the Notre Dame Relays ... helped the Irish sweep the top three spots in the 1000 freestyle with a second-place finish ... recorded eight top-five finishes in distance freestyle events. AS A SOPHOMORE: Swam in eight different events during the 1999-2000 season, recording top-five finishes in six of them ... won the 1000 freestyle against St. Bonaventure, posting a career-best 9:56.84 ... placed third in the 1650 freestyle at the Shamrock Classic in a career-best 16:18.07 ... swam a career-best time (4:48.01) in the 500 freestyle at the Notre Dame Invitational ... placed second in the 1000 freestyle against Western Ontario ... finished third in the 1650 freestyle against Oakland ... recorded eight top-five finishes for the Irish in the 1999-2000 season. AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in eight different events in 1998-99 ... concentrated mainly on the 200 butterfly and the distance freestyle events ... recorded his first collegiate win in the 1650 freestyle at the 1999 Shamrock Classic in a career-best 16:52.65 ... was runner-up in the 500 free at the Shamrock Classic after recording a career-best mark of 4:51.45 in the preliminaries ... placed third in the 1000 freestyle against Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... fifth with a season and career-best time of 2:06.83 in the 200 butterfly at the season-ending Shamrock Classic ... also established a career-best time of 10:01.68 in the 1000 free at the dual meet with Buffalo. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year letterwinner at Kamiak ... set the school record in the 500-yard freestyle in 1997 ... team went undefeated his junior season ... swam for the Bellevue Swim Club and coach Bob Miller ... won the Paul Tsongas Award for the hardest working swimmer ... born Sept. 4, 1980, in Everett, Wash. ... enrolled in the College of Engineering. |
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