American University

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2011-12: Finished in 18th place in the 100 back(57.74) and 11th in the 200 back (2:06.10) at the Navy Invitational… recorded a time of 23.57 at the same meet in the 50 free… honored on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for thefourth straight year.

2010-11: Swam a lifetime-best 1000 freestyleagainst Georgetown with a time of 11:16.13 … recorded acareer-best swim at the Eagle Invite in the 100 breast (1:05.60)… competed in the 100 backstroke (57.42), 500 freestyle(5:05.91), and 1650 free (18:03.71) at the Patriot LeagueChampionships, registering season-best times in each event ...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... recieved Dean''sList honors during the fall and spring semesters.

2009-10: Recorded a career-best at the PatriotLeague Championships in the 100 back with a time of 56.34 …swam season-bests in the 500 free and 1650 free at the PLs,recording times of 5:04.13 and 17:56.12, respectively …competed in the 50 free and 100 fly at the Navy Invitational,finishing with times of 24.35 and 59.84, respectively … alsoregistered season-best times in the 800 free (9:53.71), and 1000freestyle (11:17.57) … placed on the Patriot League AcademicHonor Roll for the second time … selected to Dean''s Listboth semesters.

2008-09: Finished third in the 200 back at theBucknell Invite with a time of 2:13.53 ... competed in the 100backstroke at the Patriot League, fi nishing with a time of 57.21... recorded a time of 5:01.72 in the 500 freestyle at the PatriotLeague Championship ... swam a season best 17:31.45 in the 1650free at the PLs ... swam on the 800 free relay at the PLs with abest-time of 1:49.7 ... placed on the Patriot League Academic HonorRoll ... recognized on the
Dean''s List both semesters.

High School: Swam for four years at ChaminadeHigh School ... earned four varsity letters ... team wentundefeated and held the CHSAA title for three years.

Personal: Son of Elizabeth and Brian Grell ...has two sisters, Catherine, and Kristin ... majoring in mathematicswith a pre-med focus and a minor in biology.