Head coach Ray Looze recaps day 1 of the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Federal Way, Wash.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2011-12)
Advanced to the championship final of the 200-meter individual medley at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials ... finished with a time of 2:00.90, which is the second-fastest time in school history ... his semifinal time of 2:01.63 is the fifth-fastest time in school history ... made the semifinal of the 200-meter breaststroke where he finished 14th with a time of 2:13.43 ... went 2:13.61 in prelims ... 44th in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:03.36) ... set a new school record in the 200 individual medley at the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors with a 10th-place finish in 1:44.02 ... made the championship final of the 100 breaststroke, finishing seventh in 52.82 ... that is the fifth-fastest time in school history ... his prelim mark of 52.78 is the fourth-fastest time in school history ... All-American in the 200 breaststroke, finishing ninth in 1:54.45 ... that is the fourth-fastest time in school history ... earned All-America honors in the 400 medley relay, finishing 13th in a time of 3:11.07 ... All-American in the 200 medley relay, finishing 13th in 1:27.54 ... won his second-straight Big Ten title in the 100 breaststroke with a school-record time of 52.34 ... followed that up with his second conference title in the 200 breaststroke ... his time of 1:54.07 is a career best and the second-fastest time in school history ... finished fourth in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:25.79 ... that is the third-fastest time in school history ... fourth in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:44.81 ... fifth in the 400 freestyle relay, putting up the third-fastest time in school history at 2:55.60 ... sixth in the 200 free relay (1:19.31) ... first-team All-Big Ten honoree.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2010-11)
Won a pair of Big Ten titles in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke ... his time of 1:54.16 in the 200 breast is the third-fastest in school history ... went 1:55.87 in the prelims ... posted a season-best time of 52.90 in the 100 breast ... also took sixth in the 200 medley relay, 10th in the 200 IM (1:46.29) and third in the 400 medley relay ... first-team All-Big Ten ... earned a pair of All-America honors at the NCAA Championships ... placed 16th in the 200 medley relay and 10th in the 200 breaststroke (1:55.01) ... also took 28th in the 100 breaststroke (54.17).
PREP/PERSONAL
Member of 2009 USA Swimming Youth National Team, competing at World Cup Berlin and in Stockholm ... second in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke at the 2009 Long Course Junior Nationals ... won the C final of the 200 breaststroke at the 2009 Long Course U.S. Open Nationals ... first in the C final at the 2009 World Championship Trials ... 100 and 200 breaststroke champion at the 2008 Junior National Short Course championships ... sixth in the 200 breaststroke at the 2008 Short Course Nationals ... competed in the 200 IM at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials ... ranked No. 1 in the 2008-09 Boys Age 16 group in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke (short-course yards) ... USA Swimming National Age Group record holder in the 100-yard breaststroke (15-16), 200-yard breaststroke (15-16) ... Southern California Swimming Age Group record holder in the 100-yard breaststroke (15-16), 200-yard breaststroke (15-16) and 200-yard individual medley (15-16) ... Nevada State Meet record holder ... plans to major in business ... mother is Debra Miller ... born January 9, 1992.