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Zach Wheeler
Zach Wheeler

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Liberty, Mo.
High School:
Liberty High
Event:
Diving
Major:
Exercise & Movement Science

03/09/2013

Bears Prepared for Tight Team Race with UB, EMU on Final Night

Sophomore Paul Le likely qualified for the NCAA Championships with his NCAA 'B' cut in the 200 back

03/09/2013

Down to the Wire, Bears Edged by MAC Powerhouse Eastern Michigan for Title

MSU defeated in one of narrowest margins; Head coach Dave Collins named MAC Swimming Coach of the Year

03/08/2013

Bears Make Strong Push in Friday's Prelims

Missouri State collects the most A-Final swims of any team with 13

12/15/2012

Slow Start for Bears on Day 1 of UIW Christmas Invitational

Missouri State swimming & diving is currently fourth in the combined team standings

11/17/2012

Purdue Invitational: Day 2 Prelims Recap

Tonight's finals session will include the 200 MR, 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back and 800 FR

• MSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll - Spring 2012

2011-12 Placed 20th in 1-meter diving at the 2012 MAC Championships...Had his highest finish of the conference meet on the 3-meter board; Finished just behind teammate Elijah Swaim in 18th place...Finished second on the season's top performance list in both 1- and 3-meter diving...Had a season-best performance on 1-meter (251.10) at the UIW Christmas Invitational in December...Registered a season best 269.48 on the road versus Drury (1/19).

Background: A three-time letterwinner diving for Chris Murphy at Liberty (Mo.) High School...Concluded his high school career by placing second at conference and third at the 2010 MSHSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships (406.05); Became the first Liberty diver to score over 400 points at state since Adam Curnow in 1992...His 6- and 11-dive scores both rank on LHS's all-time top-10 list...Was a two-time all-conference and all-state honoree...Named diving team captain during his junior and senior campaigns...Finished sixth at conference and 15th at state as a junior.

Personal: Zachary Tyler Wheeler is the son of Brian and Tracy Wheeler...Born on December 7, 1992 in Kansas City, Mo...Has two siblings, Aaron Wheeler and Nick Roofener...Plans to study exercise & movement science and would like to become an athletic trainer and diving coach after graduation.

Career Bests at Missouri State
Event Time Opponent/Meet Date
1-Meter Diving 264.90 @ Drury 1/23/13
3-Meter Diving 295.42 vs. Truman State 1/19/13
Platform Diving 94.85 TYR Invitational 11/20/11
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