This is the 11th-year for the traditional year-end gala honoring more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2011-12 school year.
This is the 11th-year for the traditional year-end gala honoring more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2011-12 school year.
This is the 11th-year for the traditional year-end gala honoring more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2011-12 school year.
Kelly Ryan wins the 100 free and 200 back and the 400 free relay repeats.
AS A JUNIOR: Specialized in the fly and individual medley ... turned in best 200 IM (2:05.03), 400 IM (4:27.54) and 200 fly (2:05.66) times at the BIG EAST Championships ... competed in the finals of the 200 and 400 IM at the BIG EAST Championships ... earned a Monogram.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Swam to three season-best times at the BIG EAST Championships ... performances included swims in the final session of the 400 IM (10th-4:22.87) and 100 fly (10th-2:02.50) and a preliminary session time of 2:02.88 in the 200 IM for eighth place ... set additional season-best times at the Shamrock Invitational, touching the pad in a time of 58.31 in the 100 fly and 1:07.73 in the 100 breast ... top 200 back time came at the Hoosierland Invitational with a finals time of 2:09.29, matching her preliminary time ... collected one top three finish on the dual meet season with a third place finish in the 200 IM against Purdue ... lead off for an Irish 800 free relay at the Shamrock Invitational in a time of 1:57.79, her best 200 free time of the year.
AS A FRESHMAN: Versatile swimmer who competed in nine different events throughout the season ... closed out her first campaign with the Irish by advancing to the finals in the 200 IM (2:01.25), 400 IM (4:18.95) and 200 fly (2:01.51) at the BIG EAST Championships ... went 2:01.49 in the finals of the 200 IM for a third-place finish ... placed fifth in the 400 IM after a 4:19.63 in the finals while recording the program's fifth-fastest time in the event ... improved her 400 IM performance by more than 15 seconds over the course of the season ... won the team's Beeler-Hipp award.
THE BARTON FILE: Earned All-America honors in each of her four years as a high school student ... four-time state champion, regional champion and all-city performer ... part of the 2005 Junior National Champion squad that set the country's record in the 200 free relay ... nine-time Junior National Qualifier and was Arizona's high school state champion in the 100 breast, 200 IM, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay ... holds the Arizona high school record in the 400 free relay ... attended high school at Desert Mountain (Ariz.) where she was the program's record holder in the 100 breast and 200 IM ... team captain as a senior ... three-time team MVP ... member of the National Honor Society ... each of her two older sisters - Ann ('07) and Kelli ('05) - swam at Notre Dame ... born in Phoenix, Ariz., on Dec. 30, 1989 ... daughter of Kari and Fred Barton ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an English and Spanish major.
