Student-Athletes TYLOR GAUGER Junior IM / Fly t Kokomo, Ind. Kokomo AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Registered two personal-bests at the Shamrock Invitational, his best meet of the year ‌ two personal records included swims of 51.86 in the 100 fly and 1:49.71 in the 200 fly ‌ also swam a 4:51.32 in the 500 free in a tri-meet against Oakland and Michigan for another personal-best time ‌ registered a 1:52.95 in the 200 IM at the Shamrock Invitational for a top season time ‌ that time was less than a second away from another personal best ‌ also competed in the 400 IM (4:02.52) at the inviational and earned another top season time. AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Swam a myriad of events for the Irish during the season ‌ per-
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON Junior Breast / Free t St. John, Ind. Lake Central AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Set a new Notre Dame record in the 100 breast with his 53.75 performance at the BIG EAST Championships ‌ that swim was the first ever 100 breast swim under 54 seconds in Notre Dame history ‌ the 100 breast showing was also good for his first individual NCAA B-cut ‌ swam the breaststroke legs of the 200 and 400 medley relays that set new Notre Dame records with NCAA B-cut times of 1:28.86 and 3:15.10, respectively ‌ also recorded two additional personal-best scores at the league meet with swims of 2:01.18 in the 200 breast and 20.76 in the 50 free. AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Delivered the ninth fastest 100 breaststroke performance in pro-
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sonal bests in the 400 IM (4:00.98) and 200 fly (1:49.80) came during the prelim session at the BIG EAST Championships as an exhibition swimmer ‌ stopped the clock at 9:58.20 in the 1000 free and 53.31 in the 100 fly in a tri-meet with Cleveland State and Miami (Ohio) for personal best times ‌ touched the pad at 4:53.21 in the 500 free in a dual meet against Pittsburgh for another personal best ‌ competed in the 200 IM at the Ohio State Invitational and finished in a time of 1:52.19 which is a career best ‌ shaved over seven seconds off his 200 IM time over the course of the season ‌ racked in three top three finishes over the course of the regular season. THE GAUGER FILE: Earned four varsity letters under head coach Mark Schelbert at Kokomo (Ind.) ‌ team went undefeated in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ‌ two-time NISCA All-American in the 200 IM ‌ three-time USA Swimming Academic All-American ‌ four-time IHSAA allstate (200 IM, 500 free) ‌ three-time team MVP and team captain ‌ holds school records in 200 IM, 500 free and 200 free ‌ nine-time conference champion and league’s 200 IM record holder ‌ all-state and All-American in the 200 IM in his junior and senior seasons ‌ national finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award ‌ vice president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ‌ senior class treasurer ‌ treasurer of the National Honor Society ‌ born Sept. 6, 1990, in Kokomo, Ind. ‌ son of Lisa and Gary Gauger ‌ oldest of three children ‌ enrolled in the College of Science.
gram history at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 55.63 ‌ was a member of the 200 medley relay at the league meet that set a school record ‌ the relay performance was an NCAA B-cut time ‌ set a personal best time of 2:07.72 in the 200 breast at the Shamrock Invitational ‌ recorded a career best time of 20.81 at the league meet in the 50 free ‌ finished the dual meet season with a top three performances in all seven 100 breast races he swam ‌ recipient of the Beeler Hipp award ‌ swam in 16 breaststroke events during the course of the year. THE JOHNSON FILE: Four-year varsity swimmer at Lake Central (Ind.) under head coach Todd Smolinski ‌ team MVP and state champion in his junior and senior seasons ‌ team captain as a senior ‌ Lake Central was undefeated in his junior and senior seasons ‌ held a national ranking as a sophomore, junior and senior ‌ All-American in each of his four season ‌ set school records in the 100 breast, 200 IM and 50 free ‌ defending state champion in the 100 breast (56.56) after finishing runner-up in the 2007 edition of the event ‌ the former effort ranked as the nation’s 11th best time in 2008 ‌ went 20.60 during the 2008 Crown Point Sectional in the 50 free to win the event while bettering that mark with a 20.57 in the event less than one year later ‌ won the 50 free at the 2008 high school sectional meet ‌ member of the National Honor Society ‌ born July 16, 1990, in Crown Point, Ind. ‌ son of Cathy and Greg Johnson ‌ oldest of two children ‌ enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as an marketing major.
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