American University

   
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2009-10: Captured the individual title in the100 back at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 49.61,setting a new school-record ... first male conference championsince 2006 … selected as a All-Academic Team HonorableMention pick by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America(CSCAA) ... named All-Patriot League First Team … graduateswith school records in the 50 free (20.49) and 100 back (48.89)… also on AU all-time top ten list in the 100 free (46.28),100 fly (50.92), and 200 back (1:50.48) … finished third inthe 200 backstroke (1:50.48) at the PLs … swam personal-best51.63 in the 100 fly at the George Mason Invitational … finished first in the 50 free at the Howard and Georgetownmeets … recorded first-place finish in the 100 back at theCatholic and George Washington, George Mason, Army and Old Dominionmeets … first-place finisher in the 200 back at the Howardand Georgetown meets … took sixth in 200 back inschool-record time of 1:50.48 at the PLs … tenth in schoolhistory with a time of 50.92 in the 100 fly … …member of the 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay, and400 medley relay teams in the PLs … recorded a season-best21.01 in the 50 free at the University of Virginia Invitational… named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for asecond time.

2008-09: Named Patriot League All-Second Team... team captain in 2008-09, as well as for 2009-10 season...  finished third in the 100 backstroke at the PLChampionships with a time of 49.68 ... broke school-record in 100back in 49.11 ... took ninth in 50 free in school-record time of20.49 ... 10th in 200 back with a time of 1:51.56 at PLs ...recorded  first place finish in the 200 back at the GeorgetownProvidence Garner Webb and GW Catholic meets ... finished first inthe 200 IM at the Providence Meet ... first-place finisher in the100 backstroke at the Garner Webb Meet ... earned Patriot LeagueAcademic Honor Roll honors.

2007-08: Named All-Patriot League Second Team ...finished second at Patriot League Championships in the 100 backwith a time of 51.27 seconds ... swam a season-best of 51.07 in the100 back ... also finished 12th in the 50 Free and 15th in the 200back at Patriot Leagues.

2006-07: Competed in the freestyle and backstroke... led the team in all backstroke events ... season-best 200 backtime of 1:55.73 came at the PL championships where he finished 9th... placed 11th in the 100 back at the conference meet ... won the100 back at the Georgetown meet ... best 50 free time of 21.92.

High School: Swam for four years ... was a statequalifier ... holds school record in the 100 back ... named MostOutstanding Athlete ... also a member of the German and mathclubs.

Personal: Son of Susan and Dale and Pelletier ...has one sister, Erin ... majoring in public communications.