Maggie Behrens Class: Junior Hometown: Munster, IN High School: Munster Height: 5-9 Position: Back/IM Birthdate: 12/19/1987

AS A SOPHOMORE: Swam the 100 Back at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials ... placed third in the 100 Back (55.54) at the BIG EAST Championships ... finished fourth in the 200 Back (1:59.49) at the league meet with an NCAA B-cut performance ... sprinted against Pittsburgh and covered the 50 Free in 25.30 ... fastest time in the 100 Free was 54.10, clocked during the Shamrock Invitational ... that was an improvement on her first try in the event during the Husky Invitational (56.46) ... her top two times in the 100 Back during the regular season came during the Husky Invitational (58.25 and 58.59) ... swam the 100 Back on 11 occasions throughout the season ... top two times in the 200 Back prior to the conference meet came at the Irish Invitational (2:07.81) and Shamrock Invitational (2:08.16) ... topped out in the 100 Breast (1:07.16) against Toledo ... shaved over seven seconds off her best 200 IM mark throughout the course of the season, going from 2:16.35 (Miami) to 2:09.32 (Irish Invitational) ... named team's most improved swimmer.

AS A FRESHMAN: Placed fifth at BIG EAST Championships in the 200 Back... was sixth in 100 Back at conference meet ... ended the season with the fastest time in the 200 Back for the Irish ... was third-fastest for the Irish in the 50 and 100 Back.

THE BEHRENS FILE: A two-time Indiana high school state runner-up in the 100 Back ... two-time Munster (Ind.) team captain and four-time Munster Seashore team MVP ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... NISCA high school Academic All-American ... a junior national qualifier in backstroke events ... sported a perfect 4.0 grade-point average on four occasions, earning a Munster scholar-athlete award each time ... all-time best marks through high school: 100 Back (57.00), 200 Back (2:05.32), 200 IM (2:06.56) and 100 Free (52.90) ... born Dec. 19, 1987, in Evanston, Ill. ... daughter of George ('79) and Mary Behrens ('80), both Notre Dame graduates ... second oldest of four children ... younger brother, Patrick, also attends Notre Dame while Kevin swims for Munster ... older brother, George, attends Purdue ... enrolled in the College of Letters and Arts as a psychology major.