The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2007-08 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Daniel Rohleder
- Position:
- Fly/Back
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Austin, TX
- High School:
- St. Michael's
· Team Tri-Captain
· Three-time All-American
· Three-time All-America Honorable Mention
· Four-time Big 12 Conference Champion
· 11-time All-Big 12 Conference
· Member of the 2005 U.S. World University Games Team
· First-team Academic All-Big 12
AS A JUNIOR (2006-07)
· Placed 12th in the 100-yard backstroke (47.49) to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors at the NCAA Championships
· Also competed in the 200-yard backstroke (1:46.20) at the NCAA Championships
· Swam the butterfly leg on UT[apos]s first-place 400-yard medley relay (butterfly leg in 46.81) at the Big 12 Championships
· Placed second in the 100-yard butterfly (47.81), third in the 100 backstroke (47.96) and fourth in the 200-yard butterfly at the Big 12 Championships
· Competed in the 100 backstroke in four regular-season meets, headed by a second-place finish at Georgia (49.34) and third-place finishes against California and Indiana (49.51) and Arizona and SMU (49.24)
· Placed third in the 200 backstroke against Arizona and SMU (1:47.55)
· Participated in the 100 butterfly in four regular-season meets and placed first against Texas A&M in 48.79
· Took eighth place in the 100 butterfly championship finals heat (48.64) at the Texas Invitational
· Competed in the 200 butterfly in four regular-season meets, headed by a fourth-place finish at the Texas Invitational (1:49.65) and a fifth-place showing against California and Indiana (1:51.62)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005-06)
· Achieved All-America status twice at the NCAA Championships, finishing fifth as both the member of the 200-yard medley relay (butterfly split - 20.88) and the 400-yard medley relay (butterfly split - 46.70)
· Earned Honorable Mention All-America moniker at the NCAA Championships, finishing 15th in the consolation finals of the 100-yard backstroke (47.72).
· Finished 17th in the 100-yard butterfly at the NCAA Championships (47.39)
· Finished second in the 100-yard butterfly (48.09) and third in both the 100-yard backstroke (48.63) and 200-yard butterfly (1:47.66) at the Big 12 Championships
· Member of two title winning relay teams at the Big 12 Championships, including the 200-yard medley relay (1:26.95) and 400-yard medley relay (3:12.63)
· Finished second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 49.17 during the dual meet with SMU
· Took first place in both the 200-yard butterfly (1:49.60) and in the 100-yard butterfly (48.88) during the dual meet with Texas A&M
· Finished third in the 100-yard butterfly (49.67) and fourth in the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.01) at the dual meet with Arizona
· Finished fourth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:50.56 during the dual meet with Georgia
· Took fourth place in the 200-yard butterfly (1:49.94) during the dual meet with Auburn
· Sixth place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 48.73 during the Texas Invite. The time also met NCAA consideration qualifying standards
· Member of two 200-yard medley relay teams that achieved NCAA consideration qualifying standards at the Texas Invitational, including the 200-yard medley relay (1:29.07) and 400-yard medley relay (3:15.24)
· Finished second in the 100-yard butterfly (49.72) during the dual meet with USC
AS A FRESHMAN (2004-05)
· Achieved All-America status in his first trip to the NCAA Championships, finishing seventh in the 100-yard butterfly (47.09)
· Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors with a 16th-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (48.41)
· Captured first Big 12 Conference title of his career as a member of Texas[apos] top-performing 400-yard medley relay that posted an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 3:12.14
· Added runner-up performances in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke with season-best times of 47.57 and 48.09, respectively, at the league meet
· Clocked in with the third-best time (1:46.58) in the 200-yard butterfly at the conference championships
· Posted NCAA provisional qualifying times in the 100-yard butterfly (47.87), 200-yard butterfly (1:47.83) and 100-yard backstroke (48.77) at the Texas Invite
· Time of 47.87 was good for fourth place in the finals of the 100-yard backstroke, at the Texas Invite
· Notched seven top-three finishes in dual-meet competition in 2004-05
· Turned in a runner-up performance in the 100-yard backstroke finishing behind teammate Andrew Davidson in his first collegiate meet at Indiana
· Also placed third in the 100-yard butterfly at Indiana
· Turned in third-place finishes in the 200-yard butterfly at Auburn and at Georgia
· Added runner-up finishes in the 100-yard back and 100-yard fly at Georgia
· Wrapped up the regular season by placing third in the 100 back against Texas A&M
NATIONALLY
· Member of Circle C Swimming under the direction of head coach Randy Reese
· Captured first three national titles of his career at the 2004 ConocoPhillips National Championships in Palo Alto, Calif. Earned first individual national title by winning the 100-meter butterfly (54.17). Joined former UT teammates Tyler O[apos]Halloran, Poston Pritchett and Garrett Weber-Gale to win the 400-meter freestyle relay with a time of 3:25.59. Then swam the lead-off backstroke split in 57.24, helping Longhorn Aquatics[apos] 400-meter medley relay squad of Rohleder, Christian Schurz, John Abercrombie and O[apos]Halloran turn in a winning time of 3:46.02
· Placed third in the 100-meter backstroke (57.17) and placed 22nd (2:04.63) in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2004 National Championships. Also turned in another third-place performance as a member of the 800-meter freestyle relay squad. Teamed with Maverick Smalley, Weber-Gale and future Texas teammate Michael Klueh to post a time of 7:41.45
· At the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, placed 10th in the 100-meter butterfly (54.36) and 16th in the 100-meter backstroke (57.21)
· Four-time USA Swimming Sectional Champion
· 2004 Junior National Team tri-captain that competed in Brisbane, Australia
· Formerly of the Capital Sea Devils in Washington, D.C.
HIGH SCHOOL
· Six-time All-American
· Six-time Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) State Champion
· TAAPS District 4A and 5A record holder in 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke
· Team captain as a senior
· Three-time team MVP
· 2003 Academic All-American
PERSONAL
Son of Giselle and Stephen Rohleder ... has two brothers, Eric (24) and Matthew (15), and one sister, Kathleen (17) ... received St. Michael[apos]s scholar-athlete award for 2004 graduating class ... active participant in community service programs such as Coats for Kids and Feast of Sharing ... born on July 24, 1986, in Austin, Texas ... majoring in finance ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2005 and Spring 2006)
