2002: Experienced vet whose strong leadership should guide the men’s squad to a run at the ACC title…earned All-ACC honors at the confer-ence meet…swam anchor leg of the ACC championship 200-yard medley relay... turned in the eighth-fastest 100-free time in FSU history (44.91)...swam anchor leg in the 400-free relay at ACCs which finished second...fourth in the 100-free at ACCs with a NCAA B-cut time...10th in the 50-free at ACCs… won the 50-free at the prestigious Georgia Invitational …placed third overall in the 100-free at the Georgia Invitational…led off the 200-free relay that placed sec-ond at the Georgia Invitational…member of the 200- and 400-medley relay teams that finished fourth at the Geor-gia Invite…competed in the 400-free relay at the Geor-gia Invitational, placing second…seventh-fastest 50-yard freestyle time in FSU history (20.25)...picked up two wins against Maryland in the 50- and 100-free…continued his winning streak in the 50-free against James Madison/ William & Mary, Georgia Tech and Clemson…swam the lead leg of the winning 400-free relay against nationally ranked Florida…finished third in the 50-free against the Gators…swam the anchor leg on the winning 200-med-ley and 200-free relays against Alabama…top finisher in the 50-free against the Crimson Tide…won the 50- and 100-free against LSU/UL-Monroe. 2001: Finished sixth in the 50 freestyle and ninth in the 100-freestyle at the ACC Championships …won both events in the 50- and 100-freestyle against Georgia Tech…other first-place fin-ishes came in the 50-freestyle against Florida, Truman State and Alabama…accumulated second-place finishes against Arizona, FAU, Indian River and LSU in the 50 freestyle…finished second against NC State and third against Southern Methodist, Florida, Alabama and LSU in the 100-freestyle…competed in the freestyle and medley relay teams for the Seminoles. 2000: ACC finalist in both the 50- and 100-free...member of the ACC Champion 200-free relay...finished fourth on the 400-free relay at the ACC Championships. HIGH SCHOOL: High school All-American in the 50- and 100-free... team MVP freshman and sophomore years...junior and senior All-PG County Swimmer of the Year and first team All-Metro as a junior and senior...WCAC Male Swimmer of the Year senior year...a member of student government...also played basketball and ran track. PERSONAL: Son of Dolores Ammons...born on July 11, 1981...nicknamed the ‘Rocket’, likes to write poetry and rap...his greatest sports memory was competing at the 2000 Olympic trials...majoring in finance. |
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