2007-08: Talented freshman member of Northwestern's sprint freestyle group ... Earned two honorable mention All-America awards as a member of Northwestern's 200 free and 400 free relays at the NCAA Championships ... Also competed in the 50 free at the NCAA meet ... Qualified for the championship heat of the 50 free at the Big Ten Championships with an NCAA `B' cut of 22.95 during the prelims before finishing No. 8 overall with a 23.20 in the finals ... Earned a `B' standard with a 50.73 in the prelims of the 100 free at the Big Ten meet, coming back to take 15th overall during the consolation final ... Also competed in the 200 free at the conference Championships ... Member of Northwestern's school-record-breaking 400 free relay, which turned in an NCAA `A' cut of 3:18.20 at the Big Ten Championships ... Anchored the 200 medley relay which had an NCAA `B' standard of 1:40.78 at the Big Ten meet ... Had second-place dual-meet finishes in the 50 free on Jan. 19 at Michigan and in the 100 breast on Oct. 27 against Illinois-Chicago, her best dual-meet event finishes of the year ... Qualified for the consolation final in the 50 free and the bonus final in 100 free at the Georgia Invitational from Nov. 30-Dec. 1 ... Ranked second on Northwestern's top times list for the season in the 50 free and 100 breast while rating third in the 100 free and 200 free. High School: Swam internationally for the Bahamas ... Senior captain of the Bahamas Swimming national team in 2006 and 2007 ... Qualified for the Pan-Am Games at the age of 14 ... Competed in the CARIFTA Swimming Championships from 2002-2007 ... Competed in the CISC Swimming Championships in 2002, 2004 and 2006 ... Competed in the CCCAN Swimming Championships in 2003 and 2005 ... Represented the Bahamas at the CAC Games and U.S. Open in 2006 ... Swam for the St. Andrews School of the Bahamas through 12th grade ... Swam for the Peddie School as a post-graduate student ... Holds the 200 IM relay and 200 free relay national prep-school records ... Team won the Eastern Interscholastic Championships and the High School MAPL (Mid-Atlantic Prep League) meet ... Swam club for the Peddie Aquatics Association ... Team came in second at the 2007 Speedo Champions Series ... Prefect, Honor Student and on the Principal's List at the St. Andrews School of the Bahamas. Personal: Born Teisha Gabrielle Lightbourne on February 6, 1989 ... Daughter of Dr. Jerome and Natasha Lightbourne ... Chose Northwestern over Emory University, Amherst College and Indiana University ... Anticipated major is biology.
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