Personal
Born 3/13/84 -- parents Kevin and Jerilyn -- attended Mountain View High School -- Academic All-American ... served LDS mission from 2003-05.
Before BYU
Member of state championship 200-yard relay team -- team MVP and Most Inspirational Player -- Athlete of the Year
MWC Champion in the 1,650 free ... First-team All-MWC in the 200, 500 and 1,650 free ... MWC record holder in the 1,650 free ... Placed third in the 200 and 500 at the MWC Championships ... Recorded seven individual wins and nine top-three finishes on the season
Swam in the 800 free relay who placed second at Mountain West Conference Championships with a time of 6:36.48 ... finished higher than any other Cougar in the 500 free at MWC Championships placing third with a time of 4:26.18 ... won the MWC Championship title in the 200 free with a time of 1:37.50, a personal and season high ... anchored the 200 free relay who placed second at MWC Championships with a time of 1:20.64 ... finished fifth in the 1650 free at MWC Championships with a time of 15:38.80 ... anchored the second-place 400 free relay at MWC Championships with a time of 2:59.38 ... had the fourth-fastest time in the 100 free on the season with a time of 46.27 achieved at the Speedo Cup ... had the second-fastest time in the 1000 free with a time of 9:35.38, a season and career high ... earned first-team All-MWC honors for his performance in the 200 and 500 freestyle at MWC Championships ... earned first-team All-MWC honors for his performance on the 200 free, 400 free, and 800 free relay teams at the MWC Championships ... earned second-team All-MWC honors for his performance in the 1650 free.
Competed in every event of the 2006-07 season ... had two second place finishes at the MWC Championship in the 200 and 500 free ... three season-best times recorded during the MWC Championship-- 200 free (1:38.17), 500 free (4:25.93) and 1650 free (15:41.52) ... helped the BYU men's team finish second at the MWC Championship with a fourth-place finish in the 1650 free ... swam in a season-high three individual events during both the Speedo Cup and the dual meet versus Washington ... his 50 free time of 21.60 against Washington was a season ... swam his season's best time in the 100 free against Wyoming with at time of 46.72.
Tallied seven first-place wins during the season ... at the Mountain West Conference Championships, he placed third in the 200 free (1:37.72) and 500 free (4:23.99) as well as fifth in the 1650 free (15:37.15) ... was also a crucial member of the 200 free and 400 free relay teams that both took third place at the MWCC with times of 1:20.60 (200 free) and 2:58.52 (400 free).