2009-10:Swam career-high times in the 50-yard freestyle (24.01) and 200free (1:51.90) at the Terrapin Cup Last Chance Meet, which rankfifth and sixth on the UMBC all-time top 10 list… Also swama season-best time of 2:08.92 in the 200-yard individual medley atthe same meet… Placed 13th in the 200 IM at the PatriotInvitational… Highest finish was second, which she achievedfour times… Named to the America East Honor Roll.
2008-09:Part of the silver medal-winning and school record-breaking400-yard freestyle relay team at the America EastChampionships… Finished ninth in the 200-yard individualmedley, 10th in the 100 free and 11th in the 200 free at theconference meet… Also placed ninth in the 200 free and 13thin the 100 free at the Patriot Invitational… Won the 100 and200 IM against Bucknell… Swam career-best times in the 100free (53.05), 200 free (1:53.06) and 200 IM (2:08.84) at theAmerica East Championships… Named to the America East HonorRoll.
2007-08: Finished ninth inthe 500-yard freestyle, 10th in the 200 free and 13th in the 50free at the America East Championships… Finished 10th in the500 free, 18th in the 200 free and 28th in the 50 and 100 free atthe GMU Patriot Invitational… Was also part of thesecond-place 800 free and seventh-place 200 free relays at the samemeet… Won the 200 free against Binghamton... Swamseason-best times in the 50 free (25.05), 200 free (1:56.26) and500 free (5:07.31) at the America East Championships and in the 100free (55.59) against Towson.
Background: AttendedWestern Tech and swam for UMBC head coach Chad Cradock and UMBCassistant coach Chris Gibeau with the Retriever AquaticClub… Named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American…Member of the National Honor Society, a Maryland DistinguishedScholar and member of the High Honor Roll… Graduated with a4.0 grade point average.
Personal: Youngest of two daughters to Helen andNorman Cruz… Has one sister, Lenore (25)… Majoring inpre-medicine in hopes of becoming a doctor… Born July 18,1989.
