Wade Pennington

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Scottsdale, Az.
High School:
Horizon

Honors and Awards
Three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree
2005-06 team co-captain

2005-06 (Senior): Earned a third consecutive Academic All-Big 12 berth ... placed fourth in the 1000 free (10:29.58) in the Tigers' first-ever dual win over Texas A&M ... competed in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 free and the 100 and 200 fly at Purdue's Boiler Invite ... finished sixth in the 200 free (1:47.84) to help the Tigers pick up a dual win over Iowa ... swam the 100, 200 and 500 free and the 200 fly at Notre Dame's Shamrock Invite ... closed out the dual season by competing in the 500 free against Drury.

2004-05 (Junior): Selected Academic All-Big 12 for a second consecutive year ... earned sixth-place finishes in the 200 and 500 free against Southern Illinois ... captured sixth in the 500 free versus Missouri State ... recorded a season-best time of 1:48.37 in the 200 free in the triangular with Truman State and South Dakota, and also finished fourth in the 500 free ... placed in the top-10 in the 500 free against Iowa and Penn State.

2003-04 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big 12 ... placed in the top-10 in the 200 fly and 500 free at the Big 12 Championships ... set a personal best in the 200 free at the Indiana Invite ... finished 10th at the Indiana Invite in the 200 free ... finished second in the 500 free against Texas A&M ... placed in the top-25 in the 1650 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the Indiana Invite.

2002-03 (Freshman): Finished eighth and 10th in the 200 and 500 free, respectively, at the Big 12 Championships ... member of 800 freestyle relay squad that placed third at Big 12's ... placed seventh in the 1650 free at the Big 12 Championships ... placed second in the 500 freestyle against Kentucky and fifth in the 500 freestyle against Texas A&M ... placed in the top-five in the 200 freestyle three times.

High School: Attended Horizon High School ... placed second in the 800 free at state sectionals ...2000 400 free Pacific Swimming champion ... 1998 state champion ... Junior Nationals qualifier in the 200, 400 and 800 free ... four-year letterwinner ... two-time team captain ... National Honor Society member ... Spanish Honor Society member ... USA Swimming All-Scholastic Team.

Personal: Majoring in accounting ... son of Jim and Judy Pennington ... born July 27, 1984 in Scottsdale, Arizona.