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Duke's top
backstroke
competitor,
as she holds
the top seven
marks in the
100 back
event for the
season so far, as well as the top three 200 back
marks … one of Duke's top freestyle performers, as
she holds the fall's top times for the 50 (24.27) and
100 free (52.28) and the third-best time for the 200
free (1:54.51) … a member of each of Duke's top
relay squads … Junior: At the ACC Championships,
placed 14th in the 200 back preliminaries
with a personal-best mark of 2:04.12 to qualify for
the consolation finals … that time was tops on the team, as she also held
the top 100 back, 200 IM, 50 free and 100 free marks for the year … the
top 200 IM mark came in the ACC Championship prelims, as she touched
in 2:05.31 … secured a leadoff split of 24.12 seconds for the 200 free
relay team at ACCs to post a personal-best 50 free mark … held the top
four 100 free times for the year, with her fastest outing coming at the
ACC Championships where she notched a leadoff split of 51.75 seconds
… recorded the top five fastest 100 back times for the year, as her
personal-best time of 56.47 seconds at ACCs ranked 10th in the conference
... notched two victories versus East Carolina (100 and 200 back) …
took first place in the 100 back finals and fourth place in the 200 IM
finals at the Patriot Invitational … placed first in the 100 back in double
dual meets versus N.C. State and Maryland and UNC Wilmington and
Richmond … finished first in the 200 back event versus Clemson … was
a member of Duke's fastest 200 free (1:36.50), 400 free (3:29.52), 800
free (7:36.64), 200 medley (1:46.09) and 400 medley (3:49.20) relay
teams … that 400 medley relay time was seventh-fastest in the ACC,
while the 400 free and 200 medley relay times ranked eighth and the 200
free and 800 free relay marks ranked 10th … was named to the All-ACC
Academic Swimming and Diving Team … also was a member of the ACC
Honor Roll … Sophomore: Set a career-best mark of 57.35 in the 100
backstroke consolation finals at the ACC Championships, breaking a
mark set in the preliminaries earlier in the day … Spearman just missed
an invite to the 100 back finals, finishing ninth in preliminary competition,
.26 seconds behind the necessary eighth place … her season-best
time of 2:07.65 in the 200 IM prelims at ACCs was a Duke third-best for
the season … posted a season-best time in the 400 freestyle relay with
Anna Rogers, Julia Lewis and Katie Ness at ACCs (3:28.53) … broke the
200 freestyle relay school record with Rogers, Stupp and Lewis, posting
a time of 1:35.86 at the ACC Championships, besting the previous record
of 1:35.91 … also combined with Stupp, Ness and Lewis to break the 200
medley relay Duke record at ACCs … posted a season-best mark of
2:06.00 in the 200 backstroke at the ACC Championships, while placing
fifth in the bonus finals … combined with Jackie Rodriguez, Emily Kelly
and Ness to record a team season-best in the 800 free relay (7:33.68) …
was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll … Freshman: Swam Duke's
season-best 50 backstroke at the ACC Championships … peaked at the
conference meet, recording five personal-best times to close out the year
… Prep: Graduated from McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md., in
2004 ... named All-America after junior and senior swim seasons ... set
school records in 100 backstroke and 400 freestyle relay events junior
year and 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay
during senior season ... earned Golden Eagle award for swimming, water
polo and lacrosse ... also lettered in water polor and lacrosse at McDonogh
... member of honor roll all four years … Personal: Born Danielle
Patricia Spearman on February 19, 1986, in Baltimore, Md. ... daughter
of Dave and Pat Spearman ... has one younger brother, Patrick and two
sisters, Christina and Carolina ... father graduated from Duke in 1977 ...
sister, Christina, graduated from Duke in 2006 ... sister, Caroline, is a
current member of the Duke women's lacrosse team … majoring in biological
anthropology and anatomy.
10
JUnior Women
Career Bests
50 Free 24.12
100 Free 51.67
200 Free 1:54.50
100 Back 56.47
200 Back 2:04.12
200 IM 2:04.48
Sophomore:
Finished fifth
versus Maryland
in the 200
free, touching
in 1:59.19 …
took fourth
versus UNC
Wilmington in the 200 free (1:59.24) … missed Career Bests
four weeks of action due to a bout with mononucleosis
… named to the ACC Honor Roll … 100 Free 53.69
50 Free 25.14
Freshman: Set a career best in the 50 free preliminaries
at the ACC Championships (25.14) …
200 Free 1:55.14
posted the fifth-best time on the team in the 100 free and 500 free
events … her 100 free time versus N.C. State and William & Mary
(53.69) was a personal best … swam a 1:55.14 in the same meet to record
a team third-best 200 free mark … finished second in the 200 IM versus
Davidson … Prep: Lettered four years at Jesuit High School … two-time
district champion … team MVP her junior year and captain senior year
… participated on All-America relay team in 10th grade … club team
regional finalist and three-time state champion in the 200 fly … Academic
All-America and National Merit Commended Scholar … National
Honor Society member … Personal: Born Kate Lauretta Bieze on September
22, 1987 … daughter of Jerry and Sarah Bieze … has two brothers,
Joey and Jacob, and one sister, Ellie … Joey and Ellie swim for Boston
College … enjoys movies, music and cooking … majoring in literature.
Sophomore:
Set a personal
best of 262.15
on the 1-
meter board
versus N.C.
State and
Maryland, as
she finished third overall … notched a score of
259.73 on the 3-meter board versus Davidson, finishing
second and also placed third on the 1-meter
board … took second place on the 1-meter in a
events … majoring in psychology with a minor in Spanish.
Recorded a
personal best
in the 400 IM
event at the
Georgia Tech
Invitational
(4:36.62) …
Sophomore:
Recorded a personal season-best in the 500 free
prelims at the ACC Championships, touching in
5:05.82 … took third place in the 200 fly versus
Davidson … scored for the Blue Devils versus N.C.
State and Maryland by placing in the 200 free …
scored in the 200 and 500 free events in a double
dual meet with UNC Wilmington and Richmond
to open the season … was a member of Duke's
Career Bests
1-Meter 262.15
3-Meter 259.73
double dual meet with UNC Wilmington and Richmond … placed fourth
on the 1-meter board and third on the 3-meter board versus East Carolina
… at the Patriot Invitational, took seventh place on both boards to score
24 points for the Blue Devils … named to the ACC Honor Roll …
Freshman: Placed second on the 1- and 3-meter boards versus N.C.
State and William & Mary after recovering from a neck injury … picked
up her first collegiate win versus UNC Wilmington and Richmond on the
1-meter board … that score of 243.60 was a Duke women-high for the
season … also posted a team-high 245.00 score on the 3-meter board …
named to the ACC Honor Roll … Prep: Four-year letterwinner at St.
Thomas Aquinas High School … advanced to the finals of the 2002 U.S.
Junior Nationals, placing 11th on the 10-meter platform … qualified for
2004 U.S. Junior Nationals on 10-meter platform … 2002 runner-up at
Florida 2A state championship … member of three-time high school
state championship team … stopped competing in February 2005 to
recover from a neck injury … three-time All-County selection … 2005
Broward County Scholar Athlete … National Spanish Honor Society
officer … member of high school social justice club … Personal: Born
Lauren Marie Gonzalez on Dec. 18, 1986, in South Miami … daughter of
Orlando and Beatriz Gonzalez … has a brother, Kristian, and a sister,
Natalie … enjoys baking and supporting fellow Blue Devils at sporting
Career Bests
100 Free 53.57
200 Free 1:53.04
500 Free 4:57.23
100 Fly 58.36
200 Fly 2:06.60
200 IM 1:20.86
fastest 200 free (1:36.50), 400 free (3:29.52) and 400 medley (3:49.20)
relay teams … that 400 medley relay time was seventh-fastest in the
ACC, while the 400 free time ranked eighth and the 200 free mark
ranked 10th … Freshman: Led the Blue Devils in two events, posting
the fastest times on the team in the 200 and 500 free … took over two
seconds off her preliminary 200 butterfly time of 2:10.88 by notching a
2:07.06 in the bonus finals of the ACC Championships, finishing second
in that heat … that time was just short of her personal-best time of
2:06.60 … combined with Katie Ness, Nora Stupp and Julia Lewis to post
a season-best 400 medley relay time of 3:51.52 in the ACC Championship
race, finishing eighth … was a member of the 800 free relay team
that led all Duke teams with a time of 7:33.68 on the year, as she, Jackie
Rodriguez, Danielle Spearman and Ness recorded that time at the ACC
Championships … notched a career best time of 58.36 in the 100 fly in
Duke's season-ending dual meet versus Clemson … that mark is the
fastest for that event among returning swimmers … placed first in her
first attempt at the 200 IM, trouncing her nearest opponent by over six
seconds (versus Davidson) … was named to the ACC Academic Honor
Roll … Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Loudon Valley High School …
three-time US Swimming Scholastic All-America and two-time High
School All-America … Virginia AA state champion in the 200 freestyle
and 100 butterfly as a junior … district champion in the 200 IM and 200