Gabe Strickler Class: Sophomore Hometown: Midland, Mich. High School: H.H. Dow High School Event: Back/Free Birthdate: 10/02/1988

Freshman Season: Opened season with first-place swim in the 100 back (52.34) and a second-place showing in the 200 back (1:55.87) against Iowa (10/28) ... Placed second in the 100 back and third in the 200 back and 200 free versus Princeton (11/11) ... Won the 200 free with a season-best 1:43.34 and placed third in the 200 back (1:57.43) against Ball State (12/9) ... Placed third in the 100 and 200 back versus Purdue (1/13) ... Swam to a third-place finish in the 100 back (52.73) in season finale against Oakland (1/19) ... Competed in six events, including three relays, at the Big Ten Championships.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Dow for his coach and father, Gary Strickler ... Earned All-America status in 14 events ... Two-time all-state honoree ... Garnered conference MVP honors in 2002 ... Named Dow's Senior Athlete of the Year ... Earned four varsity letters in soccer, claiming team MVP and all-conference accolades ... Also lettered in track in 2006, claiming team MVP honors ... Swam for the Midland Barracudas club team.

Personal: Born Oct. 2, 1988 in Midland, Mich. ... Son of Gary and Amy Strickler ... Brother, Greg, swam at Western Kentucky, and his other brother, Gary, swam and played water polo at Kalamazoo College ... Supply chain management major.