| Ashlee Edgell |
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AS A FRESHMAN:
Had an outstanding freshman season for the Irish ... took the title at the BIG EAST Championships in the 200 IM with a career-best time of 2:02.08, shattering her prep-best time of 2:04.15 ... also earned all-BIG EAST honors in the 400 IM with her third-place finish and career-best time of 4:18.45 ... finished the conference championship with a 17th-place finish in the 200 back ... was second-fastest for the Irish in the 200 and the 400 IM, only after then-senior standout Katie Carroll ... was given the Beeler-Hipp award at the end of the season ... earned a monogram.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:
Eleven-time All-State Selection (100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay) ... current Ohio state record-holder in 200 IM ... the school record holder in the 200 IM, 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay ... three-time Ohio state champion in the 200 individual medley ... an All-American in both her junior and senior seasons in the 200 IM after being an honorable mention All-American in the 200 IM as a sophomore ... NISCA high school All-American ... greater Cincinnati Enquirer Swimmer of the Year as a sophomore ... greater Cincinnati Enquirer All-Star all four years ... national qualifier in the 200 IM ... was also the league's breaststroke champion her freshman and sophomore seasons ... the league's swimmer of the year each of her first three seasons ... swam for the Cincinnati Marlins club team for six year's ... a US Open Qualifier in the 200 IM and 400 IM in 2004-06 ... 2006 Spring Nationals Qualifier in the 800 free relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay, 400 IM and 200 IM ... 2005 Summer Juniors National Qualifier in the 200, 400 and 800 free relay, and the 200 and 400 medley relays as well as the 200 IM and 400 IM ... her career-best times through high school are: 50 freestyle (24.83), 100 freestyle (52.50), 200 freestyle (1:53.52), 500 freestyle (4:59.75), 1650 freestyle (17:33.16), 100 backstroke (1:00.49), 200 backstroke (2:05.97), 100 breast (1:08.42), 200 breaststroke (2:26.21), 100 butterfly (1:00.36), 200 butterfly (2:14.20), 200 IM (2:04.15) and 400 IM (4:22.10) ... also ran cross country for all four years in high school, serving as cross country captain her senior season ... named the Most Improved Cross Country runner as a freshman and junior ... a member of the National Latin Honor Society ... born Nov. 8, 1987, in Cincinnati, Ohio ... daughter of Diana and Larry Edgell ... youngest of two children ... uncle, Jeff Tunnell, played collegiate basketball at Rice University ... plans to be a science pre professional major.
