Danielle Garcia » » » » »
5-6 JR-2V Free/Breaststroke Saint Francis HS Santa Cruz, CA
Briefly... Danielle Garcia is in her third season with LMU swimming... At LMU... 2008... PCSC Conference finalist in the 100 (17th place), 200 (10th place) and 500 (12th place) freestyle events scoring 41 points for the Lions in the Championship meet to help win the Team Championship... provided depth to the Lions in all freestyle distances throughout the dual meet season... 2007... scored in all three of her freestyle races at PCSC Conference: 500 (16th), 200 (19th), 100(21st)… voted “Most Supportive” and “Hardest Worker” by her teammates... 2006... was a strong freestyle specialist for the Lions in the 100 and 200 events, scoring 17th and 10th respectively at the PCSC Championship... was also a member of the school record-setting 400 freestyle relay which placed third at the PCSC Championship… High School... a 2005 graduate of Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, CA... served as team captain her senior season for Coach Dave Knochenhauel... Personal... Danielle Amanda Garcia was born March 12, 1987, in Santa Cruz, CA... daughter of Olivia and Henry Garcia... has two sisters, Stacey and Amber... chose LMU for its academics and swim program... an athletic training major.
Alyssa Geraghty » » » » »
5-8 SR-3V Breaststroke/IM Placer HS Auburn, CA
Briefly... Alyssa Geraghty is in her fourth season with LMU swimming... At LMU... 2008... Conference finalist in the 100 & 200 breaststroke and 400 individual medley, scoring 11 points for the Lions in the Championship meet… provided a key win in the 200 breaststroke in the victory over CSUB to help the Lions to an undefeated 9-0 dual meet record... 2007... had a lifetime best year with improvements in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and 400 IM,
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scoring 16th in the IM, 13th in the 200 breaststroke and 22nd in the 100 breaststroke at the PCSC Conference Championships to help the Lions to it’s second place team standing... voted the “Most Improved” award by teammates… 2006... scored throughout the season in her breaststroke and IM specialties, including critical third place victories in the 200 breaststroke against Pepperdine and Cal Poly... scored at the PCSC Championships, placing 18th in both the 200 breaststroke and 400 IM... 2005... swam primarily breaststroke and IM events, earning valuable points for the Lions throughout the dual meet season... finished 17th place in the 400 IM and 19th place in the 200 breaststroke at the PCSC Championship, helping the Lions to a third place finish in team standings... High School... a 2004 graduate of Placer High School in Auburn, Calif... was a two-time All-Sierra Foothill League selection for Coach Ron Buda... also a state championship qualifier in skiing her freshman year... Personal... Alyssa Anne Geraghty was born December 10, 1985, in Glendale, CA... daughter of Linda and John Geraghty... has one sister, Laura... an undeclared engineering major.
Gillian Ghazal » » » » »
5-4 JR-2V Butterfly Clovis West HS Fresno, CA
Briefly... Gillian Ghazal is in her third season with LMU swimming... At LMU... 2008… achieved personal best times at the PCSC Championships in the 100 and 200 butterfly events ending on a strong note after struggling with injuries throughout the season... also swam a collegiate best 500 freestyle... 2007… continued as a strong butterfly specialist scoring in dual meets against USD, CSUN, Cal Poly and Pepperdine, contributing a critical second and third place win in the 100 and 200 butterfly events to help the Lions to a third straight victory over the Waves... 2006... added depth to the Lion squad in the butterfly and distance freestyle events winning the 200 freestyle in her first dual meet as a Lion against Alaska Fairbanks... scored in multiple events to help the Lions to victories over WCC rivals Pepperdine and USD… High School... a 2005 graduate of Clovis West High School... was a four-year letterwinner for Coach Steve Baxter... was an All-Fresno League selection her sophomore season... Personal... Gillian Teal
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