Garrett McCaffrey

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Federal Way, WA

Honors and Awards
2006 first-team Academic All-Big 12

2005-06 (Senior): A first-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... currently stands third in school history in the 200 back (1:48.00) and fifth in the 100 back (49.89) ... turned in seventh-place finishes in the 100 (50.21) and 200 back (1:48.91) and an eighth-place finish in the 100 fly (49.68) at the 2006 Big 12 Championships ... placed 16th in the 100 back (52.90) at Purdue's Boiler Invite ... finished 13th in the 200 back (1:48.43) at the Texas Invite ... touched third in the 200 back (1:54.21) in the Tigers' dual win over Missouri State ... notched runner-up performances in the 100 (52.14) and 200 back (1:53.49) to help the Tigers defeat Iowa in a dual matchup ... placed fifth in the 100 back (51.50) and sixth in the 200 back (1:51.82) and 100 fly (51.48) at Notre Dame's Shamrock Invite ... swam to a runner-up finish in the 200 back (1:52.02) against Drury.

2004-05 (Junior): Notched a seventh-place finish in the 200 back, in addition to top-10 finishes in the 100 back and 100 fly, at the Big 12 Championships ... placed ninth in the 200 back at the TYR Invitational ... runner-up in the 200 back versus Missouri State ... captured second in the 200 back and fifth in the 50 free in the triangular with Truman State and South Dakota ... picked up third-place finishes in the 100 and 200 back against Drury ... placed third in the 200 back and fifth in the 100 back in the triangular with Penn State and Iowa.

Previous School: Swam two years for the University of Washington before transferring to the Mizzou swimming and diving program.

High School: Attended Decatur High School ... All-America candidate in 50 free ... made the United States Open cuts in the 100 and 200 back as well as the 50 and 100 free ... placed second at Senior Sectionals in the 100 back in the summer of 2004 for Club Aquatis ... team also clinched championship title at the same sectionals ... National Honor Society member ... class vice-president ... lettered in football, basketball and track.

Personal: Born on August 8, 1982 in Fort Collins, Colorado ... son of William and Dawn McCaffrey ... majoring in journalism.