Alex Zasadny

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bonner Springs, Kan.
High School:
Rockhurst HS

Honors and Awards
2006 Men's Most Improved Swimmer
2006 second-team Academic All-Big 12

2005-06 (Sophomore): Named Men's Most Improved Swimmer ... earned second-team Academic All-Big 12 recognition ... currently stands fifth in Mizzou history in the 200 fly (1:49.59) ... placed fourth in the 200 fly (1:50.26), seventh in the 100 fly (49.55) and 12th in the 50 free (21.52) at the 2006 Big 12 Championships ... touched fifth in the 100 fly (52.27) at the Show-Me-Showdown ... swam the fly leg of the 200 medley relay squad that earned the victory at the Big 12 Championships ... finished third in the 100 fly (51.61) in the Tigers' dual victory over Texas A&M ... earned a 12th-place finish in the 200 fly (1:52.38) 14th-place finish in the 100 fly (50.54) and a 19th-place finish in the 50 free (21.49) at Purdue's Boiler Invite ... turned in a runner-up performance in the 100 fly (51.56) to help the Tigers win their dual showdown with Missouri State ... placed second in the 50 free (21.80) and third in the 100 free (47.85) as the Tigers earned a dual win over Iowa ... produced a runner-up finish in the 200 fly (1:53.54), a fourth-place finish in the 100 fly (51.04) and a 12th-place finish in the 50 free (21.71) at Notre Dame's Shamrock Invite.

2004-05 (Freshman): Placed third in the 200 free and fourth in the 100 free against Southern Illinois ... top-20 finisher in the 200 fly at the TYR Invitational ... finished third in the 500 free versus Missouri State ... followed up his MSU performance with a third-place finish in the 500 free in the triangular with Truman State and South Dakota.

High School: Attended Rockhurst High School ... qualified for Nationals in the 800 free relay ... also qualified for Junior Nationals in the 100 fly ... all-state, all-metro and Most Valuable Player as a junior ... graduated with honors ... President's Honor Roll ... Kansas City Blazers Club member for 13 years ... also participated in basketball, baseball and cricket.

Personal: Full name is Alexander R. Zasadny ... born on Sept. 11, 1985 in Kansas City, Mo. ... son of Vicki and Dick Zasadny ... plans to major in business and minor in psychology.