| Susana Esocbar |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Queretaro, Mexico
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| High School:
Instituto Orrente Arboledas
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| Height:
5-9
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| Event:
Distance Free/IM
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| Experience:
2L
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• Honorable Mention All-American
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07)
• Swam the second leg (1:48.60) of the 800-yard freestyle relay that placed 10th at the NCAA Championship
• Placed 18th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:45.82), 22nd in the 400-yard IM (4:17.77) and 41st in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:51.29) at the NCAA Championship
• Placed second in the 500 freestyle (4:46.18), fourth in the 400 IM (4:17.58) and fifth in the 1,650 freestyle (16:32.31) at the Big 12 Championship
• Claimed the 500 freestyle at Texas A&M (4:53.62)
• Added second-place finishes in the 500 freestyle against Nebraska (4:56.55), Stanford (4:54.76), Indiana (4:54.92) and against Arizona and SMU (4:51.88)
• Captured the 1,650 freestyle against Arizona and SMU (16:43.59)
• Claimed the 400 IM at Georgia (4:22.59) and added second-place finishes in the event against Stanford (4:20.18) and Arizona and SMU (4:19.37)
• Took second in the 200 butterfly against Texas A&M (2:02.34) and Georgia (2:03.40)
INTERNATIONALLY
• Helped Mexico to fourth place in the 800-meter freestyle relay (split 2:04.06) and placed seventh in the 400-meter IM (4:52.30) at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Captured three gold medals at the Central American Games
• Finalist at the World University Games
BEFORE TEXAS
• Swam for the AMV La Loma Swim Club under coach Jack Roach
• Named Athlete of the Year for the Acuatica Nelson Vargas swim club
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jose Juan Escobar and Mercedes Tomes ... has five siblings: Jose Juan, 27; Carmen, 26; Mercedes, 24; Luis, 23 and Priscy, 21 ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2006, Spring 2007) ... born on Dec. 13, 1987 in Guanajuato, Mexico ... major is psychology.
