| Ava Ohlgren |
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Two-time NCAA Champion (200 IM, 400 IM)
Eight-time SEC Champion (200 IM, 400 IM, 400 FR, 800 FR, 400 MR)
2007 SEC Freshman of the Year
Sophomore Season (2007-08)
Named to the 2009 U.S. National Team for the World University Games after winning the 400m IM at the U.S. Open with a time of 4:43.30... Also finished second in the 200m IM (2:13.72), third in the 200m fly (2:11.32), seventh in the 100m fly (1:00.64), 24th in the 50m free (26.28) and 20th in the 100m free prelim (56.39)... Competed at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials in the 50m free, 10om free, 200m fly, 200m IM and 400m IM... Qualified for the finals in the 200 IM, placing sixth in 2:12.99... Also placed 12th in 400m IM (4:45.44), 15th in the 200m fly (2:12.26), 60th in the 100m free (56.88) and 34th in the 50m free (26.01)... At the NCAA Championships, Ohlgren earned seven All-America honors, swimming to a NCAA title in the 200 IM (1:53.94)... Earned two runner-up titles at NCAA's in the 400 IM (4:04.07) and in the 400 medley relay (3:32.84) where she swam butterfly leg (51.68)... Also swam the lead leg (22.58) on the third place 200 free relay, the lead leg (48.49) in the 400 freestyle relay that placed fourth in 3:13.65 and the lead leg on the 800 freestyle relay that placed eighth (7:06.71)... Individually at NCAA's, Ohlgren also swam to a third-place finish in the 200 fly (1:54.64)... She earned four spots on the all-time list at Auburn at NCAAs, ranking first in the 200 fly (1:54.64), first in the 400 IM (4:04.07), sixth in the 50 free (22.46) and second in the 200 IM (1:53.94)... At the SEC Championships, Ohlgren earned five SEC titles... Swam the lead leg (48.68) on the SEC Champion 400 freestyle relay, the leadoff leg (1:43.68) on the SEC Champion 800 freestyle relay that set a new American record and the butterfly leg on the (52.36) 400 medley relay... Also swam the lead leg (22.46) on the 200y freestyle relay that finished third... Individually at SEC's, Ohlgren swam to two SEC titles in the 200m IM (1:54.97) and the 400 IM (4:05.78)... Also swam to a runner-up finish in the 100 free (48.33)... Her swims in the 100 free (48.33) and 200 free (1:43.68) rank second all-time at Auburn.... Won the 200 IM at the 2007 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming Short Course National Championships... Named SEC Female Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 4, 2007) and CollegeSwimming.com National Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 15, 2007)
Freshman Season (2006-07)
Won two gold medals while representing the United States at the Pan-American Games... Won the 200m free with a time of 2:00.03 and swam the third leg on the winning 800m free relay team... A six-time All-American as a freshman... Won the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships with a time of 4:04.08, setting a new Auburn record... Finished runner-up in the 200 IM (1:55.67) and seventh in the 200 fly (1:56.34)... Her 200 IM time of 1:55.67 ranks third all-time at Auburn while her preliminary time of 1:56.32 in the 200 fly ranks fifth... Swam leadoff with a 1:45.64 split on Auburn's runner-up 800 free relay team... Also swam the second leg (49.09) on the fourth-place 400 free relay team and in the preliminaries for the 400 medley relay team that went on to finish sixth at NCAAs... Swam leadoff with a 1:44.81 split on Auburn's SEC champion 800 free relay team... Her 200 free split ranks fourth all-time at Auburn... Won the 200 IM (1:57.74) and finished fourth (1:46.88) in the 200 free while finishing 10th (49.18) in the 100 free at SECs... Also swam leadoff with a 49.09 split on Auburn's SEC champion 400 free relay team... Swam a 9:52.90 in the 1,000 free against Florida State ... Swam a 56.78 leadoff on the winning 400m free relay team at the U.S. Open... Won the B Final of the 200m IM (2:17.56) while swimming on the runner-up 800m free relay team... Also won the 400m IM B Final (4:51.38)... Made the B Final in the 100m free and the C Final in the 200m free... Named SEC Freshman of the Year.
Prior to Auburn
Named to the 2007 U.S. Pan American Games roster... B finalst in both the 200m IM (2:16.57) and 400m IM (4:49.04) at the U.S. Senior National Championships... Won the C final of the 200m free (2:01.83) at Senior Nationals.
High School
Attended Northville High School... Swam for Brad Brockway at Northville and with the Bulldog Aquatic Club... Two-time Scholastic All-American... Michigan High School Swimmer of the Year... Two-time All-American... Michigan state record holder in 200 IM... 2004 National Junior team member... Competed at the 2005 U.S. World Championship Trials... Given the 2006 McDonald's-Powerade Tomorrow's Winners Award by the Michigan Hall of Fame in October, 2006 for her accomplishments in high school.
Personal
Full name is Ava Bailey Ohlgren... Parents are Kurt and Terri Ohlgren... Born on January 31, 1988... Has two siblings, Kathryn and Derek... Majoring in exercise science / pre-physical therapy.
