| Liza Engstrom |
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2007-08: One half of Northwestern's strong freshman backstroke tandem with Katie Eschenburg ... Earned honorable mention All-America status as a member of NU's 200 free relay, which finished 16th at the NCAA Championships ... Finished 38th in the 100 back and 39th in the 200 back at the NCAA Championships ... Broke the Northwestern record in the 100 back with an NCAA `B' provisional qualifying time of 54.82 in the prelims of the Big Ten Championships ... Lowered that mark to 54.81 in the finals to take seventh in the event ... Finished eighth in the 200 back at the Big Ten Championships with an NCAA `B' time of 1:59.71 in the finals ... Swam a season-best 23.32 to earn a swim in the bonus final of the 50 free at the Big Ten meet ... Swam the third leg of the 200 free relay at the Big Ten Championships that finished with an NCAA `A' cut of 1:30.49 ... Also led off the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten meet, earning a `B' time of 1:40.78 ... Had one dual-meet win on the year after a first-place finish in the 100 back against Illinois-Chicago (10/27) ... Had nine other top-three finishes in dual-meet races on the season ... Was NU's second-quickest swimmer in the 200 back ... Already ranks No. 5 in the 200 back on Northwestern's all-time top-10 list in addition to her school record in the 100 back.
High School: Won the Nevada state title in the 100 back and the 50 free, setting a zone record in the 50 free ... All-America in the 100 back and named team's most valuable swimmer in 2006 ... High school team place second in the state in her freshman and sophomore years.
Personal: Born on Elizabeth Hall Engstrom on 12/19/88 ... Daughter of Kris and Larry Engstrom ... Major is undeclared.
ENGSTROM'S PERSONAL BESTS
| 50 Free | 23.32 |
| 100 Back | 54.81 |
| 200 Back | 1:58.50 |