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6'
3"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Salt Lake City,
Utah
Roster Years
1993-1994 | 1996-1999
Personal
- Was a national scholar-athlete
- Majoring in chemical engineering
- Parents are Lark Allen and Ann Orton
Before BYU
- Earned four letters each in swimming and water polo at Salt Lake City's Highland High School
- Earned high school All-America and Academic All-State honors
- Member of two state champion relay teams in 1993 and also placed first in the 50 free and second in the 100 free
- Placed second in the 50 and 100 free as a junior in state meet
- Named HHS most outstanding athlete two years
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
1993-1994
- Swam as a freshman before serving an LDS mission to Montreal, Canada
Sophmore Year
1996-1997
- Recorded third-best BYU time in the 100 free
- Academic All-WAC
- Qualified for Junior Nationals in 50 and 100 free
Junior Year
1997-1998
- Recorded times of 20.87 in the 50 and 45.84 in the 100 free for 10th and ninth best BYU times, respectively
- 200 free relay team swam a BYU record of 1:20.28 at WAC Championships
- Academic All-WAC
Senior Year
1998-1999
- Held top times for BYU during the 98-99 season including third place on the team for the 500 free with a time of 4:31.88, second place in the 1000 free with a time of 9:44.01 and first place on the team in the 1650 free with a time of 15:49.35
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year