Missouri State University

Aaron Dennis

Class: Junior Hometown: Springfield, Mo. High School: Greenwood Laboratory School

Event: Breast/IM Major: Accounting

Honors & Awards
• 2012-13 Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention
• MSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll - Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011

2012-13: Ranked 170th nationally in the 100 breast (55.51); also ranked in the nation's top-250 in the 200 breast (221st)...Posted a new career best in the 200 IM by more than 1.5 seconds; won the consolation final edging out SIU's Calvin Kolar by .17 seconds...Clocked in with the fourth-fastest time and a lifetime best in the 100 breast prelims; took sixth in his lone A-Final appearance at the 2013 MAC Championships...Lowered his top mark in the 200 breast in the consolation finals to 2:02.47; placed 11th overall...Made the A-Final at the Purdue Invitational and placed eighth; just missed out on a championship final swim at the UIW Christmas Invitational...One of three Bears in the top-5 of the 100 fly at the Show-Me Showdown...Recognized on the Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention squad.

2011-12: Dropped nearly two seconds in the 100 breast (56.34) to capture sixth place at the 2012 MAC Championships; less than a second off the NCAA 'B' standard...Qualified for the 200 IM consolation final; moved up two spots from prelims to place 14th...Swam the breaststroke leg of the third-place 200 medley relay at conference...Wrapped up his MAC Championships debut with a 16th-place finish in the 200 breast...During the dual meet season, he won the 100 free vs. William Jewell (1/20)...Placed second overall in the championship final of the 50 breast at the TYR Invitational; also made the finals heat in the 100 breast (7th)...Ranked as the Bears' top 100 breaststroker in 2012; was also among the top five MSU swimmers in the 200 breast (3rd) and 200 IM (4th).

Background: Swam four seasons for head coach Jason Hite at Greenwood Laboratory School...Won the 100 breast (57.87) as a senior at the 2010 MSHSAA Swimming & Diving Championships...Finished fourth at state in the 200 IM (1:55.66) his senior year...As a junior, he made the championship finals in both individual events; placed third in the 100 breast (1:00.28) and sixth in the 200 IM (1:57.28)...As a freshman, he was the only underclassman to qualify for the finals heat and finished seventh...Ranked as the No. 11 recruit in the state of Missouri by CollegeSwimming.com.

Personal: Aaron Michael Dennis is the son of Denny and Marilyn Dennis...Born on June 28, 1992 in Springfield, Mo...Both parents, Denny and Marilyn, are Missouri State University alumni...Majoring in accounting.