Irish follow Friday's loss at Purdue with strong showing against Crusaders.
AS A JUNIOR: Registered a personal-time at the Hawkeye Invitational in the 500 free with a 4:37.42 performance ... also set two season-best times of 22.10 (50 free) and 50.78 (100 fly) at the invitaitonal ... clocked in at 1:53.02 at the Shamrock Invitational in the 200 fly for a top season time.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Best performance of the year came at the Ohio State Invitational ... picked up three season best times at the invitational including a time of 51.47 in the 100 fly, 1:45.01 in the 200 free and 1:52.40 in the 200 fly ... shaved over eight seconds off his time in the 200 fly during the course of the season... had one top three finish on the regular season which was against Oakland in the 100 fly ... swam the 100 fly seven times during the season.
AS A FRESHMAN: Swam a season-best 49.98 in the 100 fly at the Shamrock Invitational ... posted a 1:44.98 in the 200 free at the Shamrock Invitational ... his top 200 fly performance was also recorded that meet in 1:50.21.
THE EVANS FILE: Three-time MVP and team captain for The Heights School (Md.) ... set high school records in the 200 free and 100 fly ... swam for the Curl-Burke Swim Club ... won the all-star relays at the club level in 2008, taking the gold in the 200 medley relay while placing third in the 200 free relay ... top times entering college: 100 free (48.84), 200 free (1:44.20), 100 fly (51.51) and 200 fly (1:54.51) ... graduated as an AP Scholar with Honors ... born June 23, 1990 in Washington, D.C. ... son of Eileen and William Evans ... father is Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Economics at Notre Dame ... the oldest of three children ... took part in the pilgrimage of the Camino de Santiago (Spain) in March 2007 ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a history major.
