American University

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2010-11: Selected All-Patriot League First Team… honored to the inaugural Academic All-Patriot League Team… named swimming and diving co-MVP … also named a2010-11 team captain … swam the breaststroke leg of thevictorious 400 medley relay at the Patriot League Championships… swam all lifetime-best times while placing third in the200 breast with a prelim time of 2:18.08, fourth in the 100 breast(1:04.08), and seventh in the 200 IM (2:05.61) at the PLs …finishes her career with the second-fastest 200 breaststroke timein AU program history, while ranking fourth in both the 100breaststroke and 200 IM (all of which were set at the PLs) …qualified for and competed in the USA Swimming Short CourseNational Championship in the 200 breast … finished first inthe 200 breaststroke (2:25.09) against George Washington andCatholic … captured the victory against Howard in the 100breast (1:07.36) and 400 IM (4:39.18) … won the 200backstroke (2:12.52) at the Bison Invite … competed in thePatriot Invitational’s championship final of the 100 breast(1:05.54), 200 breast (2:18.91), and 200 IM (2:09.78), finishingsecond in the 100 breast and 200 breast … also registered asecond-place finish against Georgetown in the 200 breaststroke(2:26.39) ... recieved Dean''s List honors during the fallsemester.

2009-10: Selected as a 2010-11 team captain… honored with swimming and diving''s "team award," which ispresented annually to a student-athlete who best exemplifies thequalities of teamwork, dedication, spirit and selflessness ...currently ranks in AU''s all-time top 10 in three different events-- third in the 200 breast (2:21.23), sixth in the 100 breast(1:06.21), and 10th in the 200 IM (2.08.82) ... set newpersonal-best time in the 200 IM (2:08.82) at last year''s PatriotLeague Championships ... swam season-best times in the 100 breast(1:07.19) and the 200 breaststroke (2:22.07) at the PLs …recorded personal-best times in the 200 free (2:01.04) at the NavyInvitational and the 400 IM (4:41.17) at the George MasonInvitational … member of the 800 free medley relay team atthe PLs … placed a career-high fifth place in the 200breaststroke at the PL championships … also swam in theconsolation final in 200 IM and 100 breast events at the PLchampionships… placed on the Patriot League Academic HonorRoll for a third straight time.

2008-09: Voted team captain in 2009-10 ...honored as a team most improved swimmers ... finished eighth in 200breast at the Patriot Leagues with a personal-best time of2:21.22... time of 1:06.22 in the 100 breaststroke at the PLsearned an 11th place finish... currently third on AU Top 10 list in200 breast and sixth in 100 breast ... member of school-record 200medley relay team ... won 200 breast at Georgetown meet ... namedto the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 

2007-08: Named team''s Rookie of the Yearfollowing the season ... placed seventh at the PLs in the 200breast with a personal best time of 2:23.88 ... finished 11th inthe 100 breaststroke at the Patriot League Championships ... amember of four scoring relays at the league meet ... a PatriotLeague Academic Honor Roll selection.

High School: Lettered in swimming for fouryears at Nardin Academy ... president of the National Honor Society... the 2005 and 2006 Monsignor Martin League All-Catholic Championin the 100 breast ... set league records in the 100 breast and 200medley relay ... named team captain ... squad''s Most ImprovedSwimmer in 2005.

Personal: Daughter of Antoinette and Luis Clay... has two brothers, Edmund and George ... majoring in businessadministration with a minor in art history.