| Allison Whalen |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
West Seneca, N.Y.
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| High School:
West Seneca West
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| Height:
5-5
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| Event:
Fly/IM
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| Experience:
3L
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As A Senior (2008-09)
In her final season with St. Bonaventure, she has continued to perform as an outstanding all-around swimmer with 14 individual top time records for the season ... named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference team and made the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the fall 2008 semester ... finished fifth in the 100-yard butterfly finals at the A-10 Championships with a personal best and top season time of 56.43 ... raced a 56.49 for another top season time in the 100 fly prelims ... in the 200-yard butterfly consolation finals secured 11th with a top season and personal best time of 2:05.44 ... swam a 2:06.20 in the 200 fly prelims ... swam a 59.36 for 21st in the 100-yard backstroke prelims ... joined junior Allison Smith, sophomore Natalya Ghostlaw and freshman Jamie Noonan in the 800-yard freestyle relay for fifth place (7:33.01) ... competed in the 200-yard freestyle relay with Smith, Noonan and freshman Lanae Petty for an eighth place finish (1:37.01) for a season best time.
As A Junior (2007-08)
A formidable force for the Bonnies in butterfly and relay events ... holds eight season best times for the Brown and White in the 200 and 100-yard butterfly events ... finished in 14th place in the 200 fly (2:09.38) in the Atlantic 10 Championships ... teamed up with Katie Valentine, Anneli Johnson, and Allison Smith to finish in fourth place with a team best time of 3:52.34 in the 400-medley relay ... swam a team and personal best of 2:08.00 in the 200 fly against Cleveland State for first place ... claimed gold versus the University of Buffalo in the 200 fly and secured gold with one of the relay teams in the 400 medley relay ... joined Kathryne Valentine, Anneli Johnson and Meghan King to grab gold in the 200-yard medley versus La Salle ... dominated the 400 medley relay with Johnson, King and Valentine claiming gold against Canisius ... first place finish in the 200 fly in a victory over Duquesne ... snagged silver in the 200-yard freestyle against Cleveland State.
As A Sophomore (2006-07)
Captured a fifth place finish in the 200 (2:07.75) as well as a 10th place finish in the 100 fly (58:93) ... also competed in the 100-yard backstroke with a season best time of 1:02.17 ... posted the team's second fastest times of the season in the 200 and 100 fly with marks of 2:09.02 and 59.33, respectively ... notched a season best 2:16.52 in the 200-yard IM.
As A Freshman (2005-06)
Finished 12th in the 200 fly (2:11.13) and 14th in the 100 fly (1:00.0) at the Atlantic 10 Championships ... was a member of the 400 medley relay team that finished fourth with a time of 3:56.50 ... went undefeated in the 200 fly in dual meets earning her first collegiate victory against Duquesne ... finished second vs. Pittsburgh with a personal best time of 59.84 in the 100 fly.
High School
Placed ninth in the 100 fly at the New York State Championships ... 100 fly champion at the 2004 Erie County Interscholastic Championships ... as a junior, she qualified for the New York State sectionals in the 100 fly ... holds three school records at West Seneca.
Personal
Born on December 2, 1986 ... daughter of Douglas and Mary Jo Whalen ... has one sister, Taylor Ann ... journalism and mass communication major.
