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2005-06 - Part of a season-best time (1:43.60) in the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships ... Her 26.69 split in the 200 medley relay was the second-fastest in Illinois history ... Swam on a school record-setting 400 free relay (1:31.50) and placed fourth in the 50 free and seventh in the 100 free at the Big Ten Championships with the NCAA `B' cut time ... Began the first weekend of her season with a pair of first-place finishes in the 50 free and 200 free relay ... Racked up two more top honors on Nov. 4-5 in the 400 free relay and 200 fly ... One week later, established pool records as part of the 200 medley and 200 free relay while taking first place in the 50 free on Nov. 11 as well ... Finished 39th at in the 50 free preliminaries at the NCAA Championships ... 400 relay team set a school record with a time of 3:22.00 and finished 18th at NCAA Championships ... Also placed 31st in the 100 free (50.20) at NCAA Championships ... Earned Academic-All Big Ten honors as well as a George Huff Award.
2004-05 - Swam the second-fastest 50 and 100 free of the season at the Big Ten Championships with a 23.35 and 51.07, respectively ... In addition, set personal and team bests in the 50 and 100 back at the Big Ten Championships ... Part of the 200 and 400 free relays that set school records at the Big Ten Championships ... Also part of the 200 and 400 medley relays that set team bests on the year and ranked third in school history ... Took first-place medals in her first two weeks of the year with wins in the 50 back, 50 free and 100 free at the Orange and Blue and Lousiville meets ... Advanced through preliminaries and finished 14th in the 50 free at the Big Ten Championships ... During Big Ten preliminaries beat her personal best in the 50 free with a time of 23.35 ... Placed second at the Indiana meet in the 50 free.
2003-04 - Ranked second among the Illini in 100 backstroke times ... Had the third-best time in both the 50 and 100 free for Illini swimmers ... Placed second in both the 50 free and 100 back against Illinois State and Toldeo ... Finished third in the 100 free against Iowa State and Southern Illinois... Took third in the 50 free against Ohio State and Iowa ... Member of the 200 free relay team that broke the school record at the Big Ten Championships ... Also was a member of the 400 free relay that ranks fourth all-time in school history ... Participated in the 50, 100 free and 100 back at the Big Ten Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL - Placed fifth in both the 50 and 100 freestyle at the 2002 IHSA state meet ... A three-year IHSA state qualifier ... Competed for the Lincoln-Way Swim Association during the club season.
PERSONAL - Born May 23, 1985 ... Parents are John and Gale Farrell ... Hobbies are playing softball and creating scrapbooks ... Biggest thrill in sports was qualifying for state in the 200 free relay ... Lists her parents as the biggest influence on her athletic career.
