| Austin Surhoff |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Cockeysville, Md.
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| High School:
St. Paul's
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| Height:
6-4
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| Event:
Back/IM
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| Experience:
2L
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• 2010 NCAA Champion, 200 IM
• Two-time All-American
• Honorable mention All-American
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2009)
TOP TIMES
100 free: 45.74 (SCY), 52.63 (LCM)
200 free: 1:38.37 (SCY), 1:53.79 (LCM)
100 back: 48.67 (SCY), 56.07 (LCM)
200 back: 1:40.34 (SCY), 2:01.14 (LCM)
200 IM: 1:42.95 (SCY), 2:01.51 (LCM)
400 IM: 3:43.19 (SCY), 4:24.07 (LCM)
INTERNATIONALLY
• silver medalist in the 200m IM (2:02.51) at the 2008 FINA World Youth Championships in Monterrey, Mexico
2010 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
• placed eighth in the 200m IM (2:01.51), fourth in the 200m backstroke "B" final (2:01.27) and third in the 100m backstroke "C" final (56.07)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
•won the 200 backstroke (1:43.94) and placed third in the 400 IM (3:54.06) and fourth in the 100 backstroke (49.91) against Texas A&M
•took fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:47.78), fifth in the 200 IM (1:50.96) and ninth in the 100 backstroke (50.21) against Arizona and SMU
•placed fifth in the 200 backstroke (1:51.81) and sixth in the 400 IM (3:58.76) at Georgia
•took third in the 200 backstroke (1:48.38) and fifth in the 200 IM (1:51.32) at Auburn
•placed third in the 400 IM (3:50.09), third in the 200 backstroke (1:43.19) and fourth in the 200 IM (1:46.25) at the Texas Invitational
•placed third in the 100 backstroke (49.99), fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:49.11) and seventh in the 200 IM (1:52.23) against Indiana and Michigan
•won the 200 backstroke (1:50.43), took second in the 200 IM (1:52.52) and placed third in the 100 backstroke (50.59) at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10)
• registered the most individual points (40) among the Longhorns competing at the 2010 NCAA Championships
• won the 200 IM (1:42.95; 1:43.17 prelims) at the NCAA Championships and became UT's first NCAA champion in the event since Nate Dusing in 2001;
• placed sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:41.13; 1:40.34 prelims) and 10th in the 400 IM (3:43.32; 3:44.07 prelims) at the NCAA Championships
• won the 200 IM (1:43.26) and the 200 backstroke (1:41.72) and placed second in the 400 IM (3:43.19) at the Big 12 Championships
• took second in the 200 IM (1:50.93) and seventh in the 100 backstroke (50.49) at Arizona
• placed second in the 200 backstroke (1:49.67) against Georgia
• placed fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:48.18) and the 200 IM (1:51.77) against Auburn
• took third in the 200 backstroke (1:44.21), fifth in the 400 IM (3:53.65), eighth in the 200 IM (1:53.79) and second in the 100 backstroke "B" final (49.07) at the Texas Invitational
• won the 200 IM (1:51.62) and took second in the 200 backstroke (1:49.08) against Indiana
HIGH SCHOOL
• Six-time individual MIAA Champion
• 2009 Maryland 17-18 Long Course Swimmer of the Year
• 2009 Maryland 17-18 Short Course Swimmer of the Year
• 2008 Maryland 15-16 Short Course Swimmer of the Year
NATIONALLY
• placed 14th in the 200m backstroke (2:02.14) and 20th in the 100m backstroke (56.63) at the 2009 U.S. National Championships
• placed 13th in the 200m IM (2:02.77) and 24th in the 200m backstroke (2:02.14) at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials
PERSONAL
Born Austin James Surhoff on the November 27, 1990... son of B.J. and Polly Surhoff ... father, B.J., played 19 seasons of Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles and played college baseball at The University of North Carolina ... mother, Polly, swam at The University of North Carolina ... major is undergraduate studies.
