Niagara University Athletics

Events: Sprint freestyle/ butterfly                   

    2003-04: Swam on the 200 medley relay team that finished 12th at the ECAC Championships and had a season-low 1:38.75...Placed seventh at the MAAC Championship in the 50 free (22.19), 11th in the 100 free (49.27) and 15th in the 200 free (1:51.09)...Had season-bests in the 100 free at the league championship...Won the 50 free at Binghamton (Oct. 18) and vs. Duquesne (Oct. 24) meets in times of 22.81 and 22.53, respectively...Had a pair of first place finishes in the 100 fly (58.29) and 200 free (1:51.74) vs. Canisius (Nov. 8)...Posted season-bests of 56.61 in the 100 fly vs. Duquesne, a 22.15 in the 50 free at Cleveland State (Jan. 24) and a 1:50.94 in the 200 free at Siena (Nov. 22).

    2002-03: ECAC qualifier…Reached the finals of the 50 and 100 free at the MAAC Championship...Placed seventh and eighth, respectively...Member of the 200 and 400 free relays at the league meet...First in the 50 free (22.86) and 100 free (50.43) vs. Duquesne (Nov. 9).

    2001-02: ECAC qualifier…Top 16 in the MAAC in the 50 free…Member of the 200 and 400 free relays at the league meet...Won the 50 free (22.84) at Rider (Oct. 12)…Placed first in 50 free (22.44), 200 free relay (1:29.28) and 100 free (50.73) vs. Duquesne (Nov. 10).

    Niagara Falls High School: First-team all-area, all-league and all-conference as a junior and senior…Participated in the New York State Championship meet in 2000 and 2001.

    Personal: Born Feb. 28, 1983, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y….Son of Mark and Elizabeth Katz...Played water polo for the Western Region Team in the Empire State Games in 1999 and 2000…Majoring in business marketing.