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2004-05 - Held the top times in the 50 and 100 fly and the fourth best times of the season in the 50 and 100 freestyle...Set a school record in the 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 55.27... A part of four relays that hold the best times of the year, which include the 200 and 400 freestyle relays that set school records at the Big Ten Championship...Took home first place in three consecutive meets in the 100 fly at Notre Dame/Michigan, Northwestern and Iowa meets...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2003-2004 - Made her mark on the Illini record books this season entering the top ten in four new events ... In the 100 fly she broke the Illini all-time mark of 55.82 previously held by Astrid Matthias with a time of 55.65 at the Big Ten Championships ... Her time in the 50 back of 27.45 and 100 back in 57.78 moved her into fifth and seventh respectively ... Was a member of the 200 free relay team that broke the school record in 1:33.72 at the Big Ten Championships ... Also was part of the 400 free relay team that moved into fourth all-time in school history with a time of 3:25.18 while competing at the Big Ten Championships ... Took first place in the 100 back against Illinois State and Toledo ... Won the 100 fly against Iowa State and Southern Illinois in a time of 58.14 ... Held two top times among Illini in the 100 back and 100 fly ... At the Big Ten Championships she competed in the 50 free, 100 fly and 100 back ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2002-2003 - A multifaceted swimmer who participated in the fly, free, and backstroke as a freshman ... Her time of 23.33 in the freestyle placed her second in the record books along with a 51.28 time that made her fifth 100 freestyle ... Also broke into the record books in the 100 butterfly finishing eighth ... Finished first in the 50 free twice against Indiana and at Ohio State ... Placed second four times in the 200 free; against Michigan St., at Oakland, Northwestern Invitational, and Miami Invitational ... Set four top five times in the 50, 100 free, 100 backstroke, and 100 fly ... Was member of four relay teams who cracked the record books in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, 400 medley ... Met a "B" standard in the 50 free at Big Ten's and finished 12th in the event ... Competed in the 50, 100 free, and 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors and received a George Huff Academic Award.
High School - Earned three varsity letters at Barrington in swimming ... Won team sectional championship in 1999, 2000 and 2001 ... A member of the state team three years ...Placed in the 100 fly at state as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Also won Mid-Suburban League conference championships three years ... Member of the National Honor Society and the Barrington Peer Jury ... Member of the honor roll all four years of high school.
Personal - Parents are Lee and Barbara Brunka ... Majoring in architecture ... Plans on attending graduate school following her time at Illinois ... Lists biggest thrill in sports as winning a close race ... Lists her older teammates as being the ones who most influenced her athletic career.
