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Sprint Freestyle
Junior
New Philadelphia,
Ohio
New Philadelphia
High
2007-08
(Sophomore): Helped her
teammates achieve best times in four
relays at the Horizon League
Championship, posting 1:49.00 in the
200 medley relay, placing fifth,
4:01.08 in the 400 medley relay,
placing fifth, 1:37.18 in the 200
free relay, placing fourth and
3:31.73 in the 400 free relay,
placing third. The time in the 400
medley relay broke the school
record, ranking the women first in
school history. Rupe also placed
sixth in the 100 free, posting a
time of 52:46.00, ranking her second
in school history, ninth in the 50
free, posting a time of 24.56.00,
ranking her fourth in school history
and 11th in the 200 free
with a time of 1:55.70, ranking her
second in school history. She had
seven top three finishes in the 100
free, six in the 200 free and two in
the 500 free for the season.
2006-07 (Freshman):
Was among the squad's top two sprint
freestylers in her first year ...
placed eighth in the 100 free at the
Horizon League Championships, which
is the top finish for a YSU freshman
swimmer since the Penguins joined
the Horizon League in 2001 ... also
finished 12th in the 50 free and
18th in the 100 fly at the league
meet ... swam the second leg of the
200 free relay that set the school
record at conference ... posted a
personal-best time of 53.29 in the
prelims of the 100 free, which ranks
her second in school history ...
also ranks fifth in the 50 free with
her personal-best time of 24.88 that
she swam at the league meet ...
posted a personal-best time of
1:02.35 in the 100 fly, which ranks
10th all-time, against Butler ...
won the 50 and 100 free against
Cleveland State and Marshall ... was
the top finisher in the 100 free
against Ohio ... had the top overall
time in the 100 free at the Radford
Invitational despite competing in
the consolation final ... had 10 top
three finishes in the 50 free, eight
in the 100 free and one in the 100
fly.
High School:
Was a four-year letterwinner and
one-time team captain for the
Quakers...was a YMCA national
qualifier in 2005 and 2006...set the
school record in the 50 (24.29), 100
(52.98) and 500 (5:27) yard
freestyle events...earned All-Ohio
honors as a junior and senior and
was New Philadelphia's high-point
scorer the same years...finished
fifth in the 50 free and eighth in
the 100 free in Division I at the
Ohio state meet as a senior...holds
the East Ohio Central League records
in the 50, 100 and 200 free and the
100 fly...named Academic All-Ohio,
and was a member of the National
Honor Society...also placed seventh
in the pole vault at the Ohio state
meet as a junior.
Personal: Daughter of Neil
and Barbara Rupe...has one brother
(Adam)...academic interest is
nursing...born Feb. 3, 1988....is a
member of the Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee for the 2007-08
academic year. |