Annie Mantey Class: Senior Hometown: Woodstock, NY High School: Onteora Event: Breast/Fly Birthdate: 04/18/1984

Figures to add depth for Irish again in breaststroke and butterfly events ... will be seeking first top-20 finish at BIG EAST Championships ... evolved into more of a butterflyer than breaststroker during sophomore season, and her contributions will mostly be in that area ... very talented swimmer possesses great work ethic ... has improved greatly ... two-time monogram winner.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in 200 butterfly (25th), 100 fly (26th), and 200 IM (31st) in BIG EAST Championships ... 200 fly result was career best in the meet ... also qualified for conference championships in 100 breast ... helped set meet record in 400 butterfly relay (3:54.23) at Dennis Stark Relays ... season bests included 57.85 in 100 fly, 2:07.91 in 200 fly, 1:08.45 in 100 breast, and 2:11.02 in 200 IM.

AS A FRESHMAN: Qualified for BIG EAST meet competing in the 100 and 200 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke ... placed 26th in the 100 butterfly and 28th in the 200 butterfly at the BIG EAST Championships ... also was 31st in the 100 breaststroke at the conference meet ... posted team's fourth-fastest and her personal-best time in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:07.90 against Indiana ... swam team's sixth-fastest and her individual-best in the 200 breaststroke (2:28.91) at the Purdue meet ... finished second in 200 fly against Michigan State ... was sixth in the 100 breaststroke against Michigan ... was sixth in the 100 butterfly against Bowling Green, Louisville, and Saint Louis ... placed sixth in the 100 breaststroke against Kansas in Acapulco.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Was a five-time national championship qualifier while attending Onteora High School in West Hurley, N.Y. ... high school did not have a swimming program so she swam for Marist Swim Club ... a 2000 Olympic Trials qualifier ... team captain for Marist Swim Club in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., her junior and senior years ... nationally ranked her freshman and sophomore years ... Junior National Northeast recordholder in 100-meter butterfly ... 1999 national junior team member ... Empire State Games champion in the 100 breaststroke for the scholastic age group in '98 ... oldest of two children to Rick and Peggy Mantey ... member of National Honor Society and Math Honor Society ... born April 18, 1984, in Albany, N.Y. ... twice named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major.