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    Mary Beth Howard
    Mary Beth Howard
    Class:
    Sophomore

    Hometown:
    St. Louis, Mo.

    High School:
    Parkway West

    Event:
    Free/Back

    02/20/2013

    Illini Begin Action at Big Ten Championships

    Break two school records

    02/02/2013

    Illini Suffer Three Losses at Big Ten Quad Meet

    Fall to #13 Minnesota, Purdue, Wisconsin

    02/01/2013

    Illini Wrap Up Day One of Big Ten Quad Meet

    Post three top-five finishes

    01/18/2013

    Illini Cruise to 194-106 Win over Iowa State

    Win 12 events in Friday's meet

    10/26/2012

    Illini Edge Michigan State, 153-147

    Break two ARC pool records

    Freshman 2011-12 - Set personal-best times in the 50 free (24.54), 200 back (2:05.06) and 200 free (1:52.68) at the Big Ten Championships and the 100 free (53.24) and 500 free (5:05.67) at the TYR Invite ... Posted a personal-best time in the 200 IM (2:08.67) at the Last Chance Meet.

    High School -Four-year letterwinner at Parkway West High School ... Earned first- and second-team all-metro honors in her first two years of high school ... Named team captain as a senior ... Co-winner of the Army Strong Award for outstanding athletes at her school ... Claimed state titles in the 200 free relay as a sophomore and 400 free relay as a senior ... Helped her team finish first in the state championships as a senior ... Placed second in the 200 free and fourth in the 100 back in the state championships as a senior ... Swam for the Clayton Park Tideriders ... Earned the Lois F. Glaser Merit Award for dedication and Tiderider Spirit Award with her club team.

    Personal - Born Jan. 15, 1993 ... Parents are Richard and Becky Howard ... Majoring in general engineering ... Has two sisters, Katie and Emily ... Sister, Katie played soccer at Texas Christian University ... Majoring in general engineering ... National Honor Society member ... Member of Beta Chi Pi (science honor society) and Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society) ... Achieved honor roll status for achieving three outstanding citizenship grades each semester ... Achieved academic role status for posting a 3.5 or higher GPA (three years) and a 4.0 or higher (one year) ... Lists the people who have most influenced her athletic career as her sisters.

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