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A potential NCAA qualifier in the breast, fly and IM ... Ranked130th in the world in the 400m IM (4:30.18).
As a Junior in 2000-2001: Placed 23rd at NCAAs in the 400 IM with a time of 3:52.68 ... Finished 21st at NCAAs in the 200 IM clocking in at 1:48.14 ... Swam a 1:48.77 in the 200 fly at NCAAs to finish 33rd ... Took seventh in the 400 IM at Pac-10s with a time of 3:49.51 - his fastest time this season ... Swam a 1:47.75 at Pac-10s in the 200 IM ... Notched a season-best time of 1:48.29 in the 200 fly at the conference championships ... Swam a season-best time of 2:05.17 in the 200 breast against California (2/17) ... Turned in a season-best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:47.75 in the 200 IM at Pac-10s (3/1).
As a Sophomore in 1999-2000: At the Pac-10 Championships he finished 10th in the 400 IM (3:52.44) and 14th in the 200 fly (1:49.03) ... Finished 1st in the 200 IM (1:53. 60) and 2nd in the 200 back (1:52.55) vs. Pacific (1/25) ... Won twoevents vs. San Francisco State (11/19), the 1000 free (9:32.09) and the 200 IM (1:56.91) ... Took 3rd in the 200 fly (1:53.11) vs. Arizona State (1/21).
As a Freshman in 1998-99:Hit NCAA provisional qualifying standards in the 200 fly and 400 IM but did not make the NCAA field ... Improved his personal bests by at least three seconds in four different events ... At the Pac-10 Championships he finished 8th in the 400 IM (3:54.54), 11th in200-yard free ... Had a tremendous Pac-10 meet in 2000 ... Won the 200-yard fly (1:43.34), breaking the Pac-10 meet record and becoming the 4th- the 200 fly (1:48.81) and 20th in the 200 IM (1:51.26).
National Competition: Placed 15th in the 400m IM (4:29.42) at the 1999 Phillips 66 Summer Nationals.
Prep:Academic All-American at Roseburg High School ... Class valedictorian ... Finished in top 10 in 1997 Oregon State Math Competition ... Graduated with a 4.00 GPA ... Alsoplayed four years of varsity golf ...Swam at the club level for Neil Romney and the Roseburg Swim Team.
Personal: Civil Engineering major ... Son of Michael and Patty O'Neil ... Career goal is to become a golf course architect.