2004-05: Posted a pair of career-best times in the consolation finals at the ACC Championships (Feb. 26-29)...Highest finish was a personalbest 45.26 to take tenth in the 100 freestyle...Started the meet by taking 12th in the 200 freestyle, notching a career-best of 1:39.56...Made the bonus final of the 100 butterfly, finishing 19th with a season-best time of 49.92. Also a member of the fourth-place 800 freestyle relay that notched an NCAA "B" cut of 6:34.20...Placed in the top 16 of two events at the Georgia Fall Invitational (Dec. 3-5)...Took 12th with a 50.28 in the 100 fly, while his 1:41.36 earned him 16th in the 200 freestyle. Recorded a new personal-best 1:56.12 in the 200 butterfly...Beat everyone to the wall in the 100 butterfly against Florida A&M (Oct. 15), posting a winning time of 51.47...Took sixth in both the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle in an ACC Quad meet in Atlanta (Oct. 30-31)...Had nine top-five finishes throughout the dual meet season...Posted career-best long-course times at the Speedo Southern Zone Championships, notching at 52.19 in the 100 freestyle, along with a 56.13 during the 100 butterfly...Qualified for his first 2005 ConocoPhillips US National Championships where he took 55th in the 100 butterfly (56.64) while hitting the wall in 52.92 for 75th during the 100 freestyle. 2003-04: Notched two top-16 finishes at the ACC Championships (Feb. 25-28)...Lowered his career-best marks in four different events throughout the year...Scored a 14th-place finish with a season-best time of 1:40.00 in the 200-yard freestyle...Added a new low of 49.58 to take 15th in the 100-yard butterfly...Posted two more career-best times at the Texas A&M Fall Invitational (Nov. 21-23)...Placed tenth with a career-best time of 4:32.15 during the 500 freestyle...Hit the wall with a time of 1:56.92 in the 200 butterfly...Earned 12 top-five finishes during the dual meet season. AT TOLEDO (2002-03): Scored a pair of fourth-places finishes at the 2003 Mid-American Conference Championships...Took fourth in the 500 freestyle after swimming a then career-best 4:31.19--the thirdbest time in Toledo history--during the prelims...Came back the next day to finish fourth with a time of 1:40.22, ranking him fifth in Rocket lore, in the 200 freestyle...Finished league summit with a ninth-place showing in the 100 freestyle (46.23), the ninth best UT time...Member of the Rockets' winning 800-freestyle relay at the league meet. HIGH SCHOOL: Nine-time NISSCA high school All-American...Named team MVP his senior year...Crowned Illinois High School Association champion in the 100-yard butterfly...Coached by Corky King at both Hinsdale Central and the Hinsdale Swim Club. PERSONAL: Born August 10, 1984...Majoring in criminology...Son of Scott and Yamina Connor. |
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