Meghan Thiel

Meghan Thiel

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Arlington, Va.

High School:
Yorktown

Position:
Assistant Coach

2006-07: Named team captain and First Team All-PL ... recorded her third-straight 1650 free conference championship with a time of 16:45.10, beating her competitors by nearly 20 seconds ... also won her third consecutive 500 free championship in a time of 4:49.52 ... swam a 200 free school record of 1:50.81 at the PL Championships to place second ... was a member of the 400 and 800 free relay teams that recorded season best times at the PL Championships ... broke the school record in the 1650 free with a time of 16:36.52 at the Princeton Invitational.

2005-06: Patriot League Female Swimmer of the Year ... Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... became the school's first female swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Championships since 1994, meeting the standard in the 500 and 1650 free ... won the 200, 500 and 1650 free at the PL Championships, each setting a new meet record ... finished in the top 40 in both the 500 and 1650 free at the NCAA Championships ... set new school records in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 free ... was a member of two winning relay teams at the Potomac Relays, notching the best split time (1:52.94) of the 800 free team (7:52.85) and helped the 1000 free team to a new meet record of 10:19.69 ... posted wins in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and 1650 free at the GWU and Catholic Meet.

2004-05: Named the Patriot League Championships Female Co-Swimmer of the Meet ... broke the pool, meet, and AU record in the 1650 free with a time of 16:45.70 ... also set a new PL mark in the 500 free, earning an NCAA "B" time ... swam a new pool record in the 200 free ... finished 36th in the 1500 free at the US Conoco Phillips Nationals.

High School: Three-year member of the varsity swimming team ... earned All-MET honors ... was a Scholastic All-American ... qualified for the US Olympic trials in 2000 and 2004 in the 400 and 800 free.

Personal: Daughter of Kurt and Patricia... has one brother, Konrad, who swam for the University of Utah ... majoring in language and area studies.