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Team captain
… Junior:
Competed in
the 50 free,
100 breast
prelims at the
ACC Championships
…
placed sixth and seventh in the 200 breast versus
UNC Wilmington and East Carolina, respectively
…took eighth place in the 200 breast in a double
dual meet with N.C. State and Maryland … named
to the ACC Honor Roll … Sophomore: Posted a
career best in the 200 breaststroke to close out the 2005-06 season …
was one of 17 Blue Devils to set a personal best in the day three preliminaries
of the ACC Championships, swimming the 100 breast in 1:01.10
… also posted a career-best time of 23.85 in the 50 free event … was
named to the ACC Honor Roll … Freshman: Swam the breaststroke for
the Blue Devils … Prep: Graduated from River Hill in Clarksville, Md. ...
swam with club team throughout high school ... participated in Maryland
Club Team Championships and sectionals ... member of National Honor
Society, Math Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America ...
featured in Who's Who Among American High School Students during
sophomore, junior and senior years ... served as state parliamentarian for
FBLA … Personal: Born Brett Joseph Sauers on December 24, 1985 in
Fairfax, Va. ... son of Gary and Debbie Sauers ... has two younger brothers,
Craig and Graham ... member of the Naval ROTC to be commissioned as
an officer into the U.S. Navy upon graduation ... majoring in structural
civil engineering with a certificate in architectural engineering.
Junior Men
Heading into
the second
portion of the
2007-08
campaign, is
Duke's top 100
breast performer
as he
holds the top two scores for the fall with his best
showing coming at the Georgia Tech Invitational
(59.11) … notched a career-best mark of 2:14.61
for the 200 breast at Maryland … is also part of
Duke's top 200 and 400 medley relay squads …
Sophomore: Had the third-best 100 breast time
Career Bests
50 Free 23.85
100 Breast 1:01.10
200 Breast 2:15.70
Career Bests
100 Free 47.40
100 Breast 57.67
200 Breast 2:14.61
200 IM 1:56.73
on the team, as he touched in a personal-best 57.67 seconds at the ACC
Championship prelims … went on to finish with a time of 58.26 in the
bonus finals of the event … was a member of the third-best 200 (1:27.44),
400 (3:12.12) and 800 freestyle (7:05.46) relay teams … also a member
of the 200 medley relay team that touched in a team second-best
1:36.41 at the Patriot Invitational … was the fourth member of the
200 medley relay team of David Hahn, Kevin Arthofer and Eric Ness
that finished in a team-best 1:32.86 at the ACC Championships … that
time ranked ninth-best in the ACC for the year … named to the ACC
Honor Roll … Freshman: Posted a career-best 100 free time of 47.40
to close out the 2005-06 at the ACC Championships … finished 22nd in
the 100 breaststroke at ACCs with a time of 58.49 … reached the
consolation finals in that event by swimming a career-best 57.92 the
day before … was one of eight Blue Devils to post a career-best in the
200 IM on day two of ACC’s, swimming a 1:56.73 … Prep: Competed
four years for Cedar Crest High School … swam freestyle leg on state
champion 200 medley relay … 100 free district champion … four time
All-League and All-State selection … named All-America his senior
year … Lebanon YMCA national finalist … YMCA state runner-up …
also lettered in cross country … Academic All-America … vice president
of National Honor Society … leader in student mentor program …
Personal: Born Jordan Daniel Charles on June 20, 1986 in Lebanon,
Pa. … son of Bradford and Barbra Charles … has a brother, Nathan, who
is a member of the crew team at the U.S. Naval Academy and a sister,
Dana, who swam at Dartmouth … enjoys flying and building model
airplanes and drawing.
Touched in a
career-best
22.71 seconds
in the 50 free
event versus
Maryland on
Nov. 3 …
Sophomore:
Touched in a 200 free personal-best 1:45.36 in the ACC Championship
preliminaries … scored for the Blue Devils versus East Carolina, notching
a time of 10:52.66 in the 1000 free event … finished in 50.09 seconds in
the 100 free versus Clemson … named to the ACC Honor Roll … Fresh-
man: Notched a career-best 100 free mark of
49.32 to close out the 2005-06 campaign at the
ACC Championships … one of seven Blue Devils
to record a personal best in Duke's regular season
closer versus Clemson, swimming the 200 free in
Career Bests
50 Free 22.71
100 Free 49.32
200 Free 1:45.36
1:50.78 … Prep: Lettered for four years at Myers Park High School …
captain on high school team that qualified for three straight state
championship meets … member of regional runner-up relay team his
senior year … AP Scholar as a junior … member of Math, Spanish and
National Honor Societies … featured in Who's Who Among American
High School Students … Junior Marshall … member of Community
Problem Solvers, Science Olympiad and All-District Band … Personal:
Born Justin Nicholas Mullen on July 11, 1987 in Atlanta, Ga. … son of
Chris and Deborah Mullen … has a brother, John, and a sister, Rachael
… enjoys playing the bassoon and computers.
Sophom
o r e :
Competed
in the 100
and 200 fly
prelims at
the ACC
Championships
… touched in 2:02.56 in the 200 fly race
versus Maryland and N.C. State … Freshman:
Registered a personal-best time of 1:58.52 in
the 200 fly prelims at the ACC Championships
… was one of 17 Blue Devils to set career bests
Career Bests
100 Fly 52.46
200 Fly 1:58.52
200 IM 2:02.27
on day three of the ACC Championships, finishing the 100 fly in
54.44 … also set a personal best of 2:02:27 in the 200 IM at ACC’s …
Prep: Lettered four years at Franklin Regional High School … named
MVP his junior and senior years and hardest worker his sophomore
year … four-time state qualifier … club team sectional qualifier …
graduated with highest honors … member of the Key Club and worked
on the school newspaper … Personal: Born Nicholas Von Schilling
on Sept. 10, 1986 in Pennsylvania … son of Bill and Cheryl Schilling
… has a brother, Will, who swims at Bucknell, and a sister, Arielle.
A member
of Duke's
top 200 free
relay squad
heading
into the second
half of
the 2007-08
season … Sophomore: Notched three personal
bests at the ACC Championships, touching in
21.51 seconds in the 50 free, 47.93 in the 100
free and 53.43 in the 100 fly prelims… that 50
free time was third-best on the Duke squad for
Career Bests
50 Free 21.51
100 Free 47.93
100 Breast 1:02.23
100 Fly 53.43
the year, while his 100 free time was fifth-best … was a member of the
200 freestyle relay team that recorded a third-best time of 1:27.44 at
the Patriot Invitational … scored for the Blue Devils versus East
Carolina, placing fifth in the 50 free … also placed fifth in the 100
free versus Davidson to score for Duke … Freshman: Notched a
personal-best mark of 48.68 in the 100 free to close out his first
collegiate campaign at the ACC Championships … swam a career-best
100 breast on day three of ACC’s, finishing in 1:02.23 … was one of
five Blue Devils to post top times in the 50 free preliminaries, touching
in 21.94 … Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Round Rock High
School … three-time All-State and two-time All-America selection …
club team sectional qualifier … member of National Honor Society
and National French Honor Society … Personal: Born Andrew Paul
Ward on Jan. 30, 1987, in Rocky Mount, N.C. … son of Phil and Nina
Ward … has one brother, Kevin … a mechanical engineering major.
SOPHOMORE MEN
Recorded
leadoff
splits of
48.32 (100
free) and
1:46.96
(200 free) to
set career
bests at the Georgia Tech Invitational … holds
the top two 100 back times for the fall, with a
career-best mark of 51.49 coming at the GT
Invitational … Freshman: Recorded a 100 back
time of 51.57 seconds at the ACC Championships
preliminaries for the second-fastest time
Career Bests
50 Free 21.66
100 Free 48.32
100 Back 51.49
200 Back 1:52.83
on the team for the event … went on to compete in the bonus finals
and finished in 52.02 seconds… also posted a personal-best in the 50
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