Christopher Wills Class: Junior Hometown: Baltimore, MD High School: Gilman Height / Weight: 5-11 / 155 Event: Back/Fly/IM Birthdate: 11/02/1988

AS A SOPHOMORE: A dynamic performer for the Irish ... posted a 1:47.10 in the 200 Back at the BIG EAST Championships ... best 100 Back (52.64) time came during a dual meet against Pittsburgh, when he also clocked his fastest 100 Fly (52.71) performance ... went 1:50.72 in the 200 Fly at the league meet ... stroked at 1:55.51 rate in the 200 IM and 4:00.03 in the 400 IM at the Ohio State Invite.

AS A FRESHMAN: Demonstrated grit at the BIG EAST Championships by stepping up and punching in times during the final rounds that were all faster than his preliminary performances ... seized two ninth-place finishes and one 10th-place finish during the league meet in the 400 IM (3:57.70), 200 Back (1:50.01) and 200 Fly (1:50.15), respectively ... also finished the 400 IM in 4:05.21 at the Ohio State Invitational while clocking a 1:57.04 in the 200 IM ... swam the 100 Fly (52.32) against Cleveland State, when he also posted his best time of the season in the 100 Back (52.26) ... slashed Louisville with a 25.54 in the 50 Back.

THE WILLS FILE: Qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials with his 200-meter long-course Fly time of 2:03.80 ... entered college with a best time of 51.50 in the 100 back, which is almost 1.4 seconds off Doug Bauman's school record set in 2004 ... four-time high school All-American ... state champion in each of his four seasons as a prep at Gilman (Md.) ... named team MVP during his last three years of training under head coach Ian Brooks ... son of Sisi and Chris Wills ... born Nov. 2, 1988, in Baltimore, Md. ... has two sisters, Molly and Grace .. avid Baltimore Ravens fan ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a pre-professional studies major.

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