Nate Zabel

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Eldorado, Wisc.
High School:
Fond du Lac HS

2005-06 (Junior): Swam to ninth-place finishes in the 100 (57.93) and 200 breast (2:06.43) at the 2006 Big 12 Championships ... placed second in the 100 breast (59.21) at the Show-Me-Showdown ... swam the breast leg of the 200 medley relay that claimed victory at the Big 12 Relays ... finished third in the 100 breast (59.27) in the Tigers' first-ever dual win over Texas A&M ... placed 16th in the 100 breast (59.63) at Purdue's Boiler Invite ... turned in a third-place finish in the 100 breast (1:00.39) in the team's dual win over Iowa ... finished 12th in the 200 breast (2:12.16) and 13th in the 100 breast (1:00.33) at Notre Dame's Shamrock Invite.

2004-05 (Sophomore): Placed seventh in the 100 breast at the Big 12 Championships ... also placed in the top-10 in the 200 breast and the top-15 in the 50 free at the conference meet ... turned in a top-20 finish in the 200 breast at the TYR Invitational ... finished fifth in the 200 breast versus Missouri State ... touched in third in the 100 breast against Drury ... part of the 400 medley relay that took third at the triangular with Penn State and Iowa.

2003-04 (Freshman): Placed in the top-15 in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and the 50 freestyle at the Big 12 Championships ... finished in the top-15 in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the Indiana Invite ... placed sixth in the 100 breaststroke against Texas A&M ... tied his personal best time in the 100 breaststroke at the conference meet.

High School: Attended Fond du Lac High School ... member of The Lake Country National Swim Team ... finished second in the 100 breast and fifth in the 50 free at the 2003 Wisconsin State Championships ... `03 High School All-American ... finished 11th in the 100 breast and 100 free at the 2002 Wisconsin State Championships ... set school records in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 breast and 200 medley relay.

Personal: Full name is Nathan R. Zabel ... born November 1, 1984, in Fond du Lac, Wisc. ... son of Richard and Kathy Zabel ... intends to major in psychology with a minor in art.