Catawba College Swimming

PROFILESKEVIN FLEBBESenior • Vineland, NJ2008-09: Swam 200 IM, 100 fly and 200 fly at Bluegrass Mountain ConferenceChampionships … best finish was 29th in 200 fly … was 13th in 100 fly at SCAD meet …2007-08: Named to the BGMC All-Academic team … was 23rd in 200 fly and 24th in 100fly at BGMC meet … finished 28th in 200 IM … 2006-07: Picked up win in the 100 fly atPfeiffer … best finish at the BGMC Championships was 21st in the 200 fly (2:18.56) … wasa member of record swims in the 800 free and 200 and 400 medley … HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman atVineland High School ...helped Vineland qualify for state meet ...placed second in 100 fly at CAL Meet ... PERSON-AL: Born Kevin Robert Flebbe on June 26, 1988 in Vineland ... son of Thomas and Heidi Flebbe ... political sciencemajor with an excellent 3.44 GPA.GRANT GIBSONSenior • Owen Sound, ONT, CANADA2008-09: Was named to the Bluegrass Mountain Conference All-Academic Team …swam on record setting 800 free relay team… finished 10th at BGMC meet in 1000 freeand 11th in 1650 free …was 3rd in 1650 free and SCAD meet and swam fourth in the 500free prelims … earned the coaches Student Athlete Award … 2007-08: Earned All-BGMChonors and was a member of the BGMC All-Academic team … finished fifth in 1000 free(10:08.29) and seventh in 1650 free (16:52.01) at BGMC meet … won the “B”final of the 500 free (4:52.99) at theSCAD Invite … was member of all five record relay swims in freestyle and medley … was third at SCAD meet in1650 free (16:52.59) … 2006-07: Swam to All-BGMC honors in the 1000 and 1650 free … placed second in the1000 free (9:55.34) and was third in the 1650 free (16:42.90) … finished seventh in the 500 free (4:52.98) …setsix Catawba freestyle marks as well as records in the 100 and 200 fly … swam on all five relay record setting swims… HIGH SCHOOL: Attended West Hill Secondary School ... named Ontario “Ironman” in 2004 ... won the OSACFreestyle Award on five occasions ...finished second in the 400 free at the Provincial Championships ...PERSON-AL: Born Grant Alexander Gibson on April 28,1989 in Owen Sound ...son of Robert and Marion Gibson ...sustainablebusiness and community development major with an outstanding 3.73 GPA.PETER GLISSONJunior • Covington, VA2008-09: Swam 50 free, 100 free and 100 breast at Bluegrass Mountain ConferenceChampionships … was 41st in 100 breast … also runs cross country for Catawba … PER-SONAL: Born Peter Glisson on March 5, 1984 in Manassas,VA … son of Andrew and LinnGlisson … psychology major.CRAIGE HOFFMANSenior • Weddington, NC2008-09: Swam to 20th place finish in 1650 free at Bluegrass Mountain ConferenceChampionships … was 20th in 1000 free … 2007-08: Swam on record-setting 800 freerelay team … was 18th in 1000 free and 14th in 1650 free (18:11.30) at BGMCChampionships … 2006-07: Won the 1000 free event at Pfeiffer … was fifth in the 1000free (10:29.68) at the BGMC Championships and finished sixth in the 1650 free (17:29.97)… member of the 800 free relay record swim … HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman at Weddington High School... won Coaches Award in 2006 ... was Mecklenburg County 200 free Champion in 2005 … helped Warriors to aconference title and a runner-up finish at the 2005 State Meet ... PERSONAL: Born William Craige Hoffman onFeb. 1, 1988 in Charlotte, NC ... son of Eric and Allison Hoffman ... information systems major.5

PROFILESMIKAEL KARLSSONSophomore • Norsborg, SWEDEN2008-09: Set school records in the 100 free (47.37),50 back (25.27),100 back (53.79)and 200 fly (2:03.34) … member of record relay swims in the 200 and 800 free and 200and 400 medley … HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Tullinge Gymnasium High School … PER-SONAL: Born Mikael Andreas Karlsson on Jan.4,1987 in Stockholm … son of Jan and KaisaKarlsson … business major.YAKIR MALULSophomore • Rishon Le-Zion, ISRAEL2008-09: Named to CSCAA honorable mention All-Academic Team … member ofrecord swim in 400 free relay … finished eight in 100 breast at Bluegrass MountainConference Championships … had a NCAA “B”cut time of 58.77 in final … went 58.37 inprelim … broke freshman mark in 50 breast (27.01) … placed 15th in 200 breast … HIGHSCHOOL: Attended Makif Chet … was team captain … swam in Israeli National Finals …PERSONAL: Born Yakir Malul on November 22, 1987 … son of Itzik and Edna Malul … has interest in businesswith an outstanding 3.68 GPA.PATRICK NOVAKJunior • Bethlehem, PA2008-09: Made “B”finals at Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in the 100and 200 breast … was 13th in 100 and 14th in 200 … swam on relay record setting swimsin the 200 and 400 free and the 200 medley … named Most Improved by the coaches …2007-08: Set school record in the 50 free (21.58) at BGMC Championships and was 12thin the “B” final (21.98) … finished 15th in 100 breast at BGMC meet … was member ofrecord relay swims in the 200 and 400 free and the 200 medley relay … HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman atLiberty High School … named a NISCA All-American in the 50 free and 100 breast … served as captain for theHurricanes … PERSONAL: Born Patrick John Novak on Jan. 27, 1989 in Madrid, SPAIN … son of Gary and MaryNovak … business major with an excellent 3.37 GPA.ZACH OWENJunior • Charlotte, NC2008-09: Was named to the Bluegrass Mountain Conference All-Academic Team … was24th at BGMC meet in the 1000 free … was 18th in 1000 free at SCAD meet … 2007-08:Selected to the BGMC All-Academic team … was 21st in 200 free at BGMC meet … HIGHSCHOOL: Attended East Mecklenburg High School … wrestled and played tennis for theEagles ...PERSONAL: Born Zachary Talmadge Owen on July 27,1989 in Charlotte ...son ofJoe and Celia Owen ... mathematics major with a stellar 3.85 GPA.JAKE SNYDERFreshman • Eden, NCHIGH SCHOOL: Swan four years at Morehead High School … two-time captain andtwo-time team MVP … four-time all-conference performer … 2008-09 Triad 3A ConferenceSwimmer of the Year … qualified for regionals all four years and three-time State qualifier… set school marks in 50 free (23.89) and the 500 free (5:45.79) … helped Panthers to apair of conference titles … PERSONAL: Born Jacob Donald Snyder on Dec. 25, 1990 inCanton, OH … son of Sherry Snyder and Geoff Snyder … has interest in environmental science.6