Towson University Athletics

Probably the greatest swimmer in Towson history ... one of the Tigers’ senior captains ... owns school records in the 50-free (0:23.14), the 100-free (0:50.58), the 100-backstroke (0:57.96) and the 100-butterfly (0:55.94) ... also owns Colonial Athletic Association records in the 50-free and the 100-free ... member of the Tigers’ record-setting 200-free relay team, the 400-free relay team, the 200-medley relay team and the 400-medley relay team ... Towson’s first female NCAA qualifier ... should be a strong candidate of the CAA Swimmer of the Year award ... honored as the winner of the Doc Minnegan Scholarship at Towson University’s Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner in October ... has won the CAA championship in the 50-free three years in a row ... has won a total of six individual CAA titles ... named as the CAA Scholar-Athlete for women’s swimming in 2003 ... honored as CAA Rookie of the Year as a freshman ... named as the Most Outstanding Performer at the CAA Championship Meet as a sophomore ... outstanding student who has been named to the CAA Commissioner’s List three times.

2003-04: Led the Tigers to a fourth place finish at the Colonial Athletic Association Championship Meet ... won three individual titles at the CAA Meet, taking first place in the 50-free, 100-butterfly and the 100-free ... broke the CAA record in the 100-free (0:50.58) ... became an NCAA B-Cut qualifier in the 100-free ... also part of the Tigers’ record-setting 400-free relay team (3:27.34) ... swam the first leg of the 200-free relay team that finished second ... part of the 400-medley relay team that finished third in the CAA ... also won the ECAC Championships in the 50-free and the 100-free ... named as CAA Swimmer of the Week in January after leading Tigers to a win over George Mason ... double winner in the 50-free and 100-free in four different meets ... won the 50-free in five meets ... won the 100-free in six different meets ... double winner against LaSalle and Binghamton ... also won both events at Old Dominion and against George Mason ... finished first in the 200-fly against Loyola.

2002-03: Honored as the Most Outstanding Performer at the CAA Championship Meet ... also named as the CAA Scholar-Athlete award winner for women’s swimming ... broke four individual records and was part of three record-setting relay teams ... won two individual title and finished second in another ... set a CAA record and a school record in the 50-free with a time of 0:23.14 ... also won the 100-butterfly title with a school record time of 0:55.99 ... ECAC Champion in the 50-freestyle ... first Tiger female NCAA qualifier after winning the CAA title in the 50-free.

2001-02: Honored as the Colonial Athletic Association “Rookie of the Year” ... broke the school record in the 50 free as a freshman ... won the 50-free at the CAA Championships ... broke four school records ... set records in the 50-free (0:23.77), the 100-free (0:52.02), the 100-fly (0:57.93) and the 100-back (0:58.03) ... honored as ECAC Swimmer of the Week in January.

Background: Team captain of the Lightning ... Junior National Qualifier ... qualified for Nationals four times ... member of high school track and field team ... also served as captain of the cheerleading team ... Academic All-American ... honor roll student ... member of student government and class board.

Personal: Has one younger brother ... lists mother as the person she admires the most ... career goal is to become a teacher ... has done volunteer work with the Senior Olympics ... favorite restaurant is TGI Fridays ... favorite athlete is Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps ... favorite book is “Coming Home” ... father works as a sales representative ... mother is a retired high school teacher ... mother is a graduate of the University of Maryland ... daughter of James and Debbie Irby ... major is Early Childhood Education.