| Jake Vogel |
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2007-08: Member of Northwestern's backstroke group, competing primarily in the 100 back ... Finished 20th overall in the 100 back with a season-best 50.28 at the Big Ten Championships ... Also swam in the 200 back and 200 IM at the conference meet ... Member of the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships, earning an NCAA `B' provisional qualifying time ... Ranked as the Wildcats' second-quickest swimmer in the 200 back and 200 IM, while earning the third spot on NU's top times list for the year in the 100 back ... Recorded four second-place dual meet finishes on the year, his best of the season ... Took second in both the 400 IM and 100 back against Illinois-Chicago (10/27) ... Also finished second in the 100 back against Carthage and Olivet (1/12) and against No. 21 Notre Dame (1/19) ... Qualified for the consolation final in the 100 back at the Georgia Invitational (11/30-12/2) while making the bonus finals in the 200 back and 200 IM ... 2007-2008 Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2006-07: Swam season-best times in the 100 back (49.37), 200 back (1:49.79) and 200 IM (1:51.22) at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished 14th in the consolation final of the 100 back and 19th in the bonus final of the 200 back at the Championships ... Ended the season as the 'Cats third-best backstroke swimmer on the Northwestern top times list ... Won the first event of his collegiate when he touched the wall with a time of 1:54.37 in the 200 back against Carthage ... Also claimed a second-place finish in the 200 IM against Carthage ... Swam his best times of the dual season in both backstroke events in the final meet of the season against Michigan and Ohio State ... Earned four different second-place finishes throughout the season.
High School: High school had no swim team, so swam 11 years with Canton YMCA swim team ... Four-time high school All-American ... Two-time All-State honoree ... Four-time team MVP ... Holds team records in 14 events ... Won the 2006 IHSA 100-back state title ... Three-year qualifier for the state meet ... Class valedictorian, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA ... National Honor Roll and National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Jacob Nathaniel Vogel on 1/20/88 ... Son of Matthew and Rhonda Vogel ... Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, Princeton and Texas ... Plans to major in mathematics or psychology.
VOGEL'S PERSONAL BESTS
| 100 Back | 49.37 |
| 200 Back | 1:49.79 |
| 200 IM | 1:51.22 |
