2007-08: Qualified for the 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Team Trials ... served as a team captain ... nearly won two titles at the Horizon League Championships, taking second by 24-hundredths of a second in the 200 IM and third place by less than half a second in the 200 butterfly ... tied his own school-record in the 200 IM, while lowering his own school mark in the 200 fly in the process ... also placed third in the 400 IM at the meet ... leaves UWM with nine school records (four individual, two relay, three freshman) ... set a new Klotsche Natatorium record in the 100 fly against Valparaiso Dec. 8 ... broke the school mark in the 400 IM at the Wheaton Invitational Dec. 1 ... recorded 15 victories and eight second-place showings on the season ... named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week Dec. 11, after winning all five of his individual events and both relays he swam with to lead Milwaukee to dual wins over South Dakota State and Valparaiso ... against SDSU, he won the 200 IM in 1:53.98 and the 200 breaststroke in a then season-best 2:08.96 ... member of the school-record breaking 800 freestyle relay team Feb. 22 at the league championships.
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2006-07: Won two Horizon League titles and just missed a third at the Horizon League Championships ... repeated in the 200 IM with a school-record showing and the 200 butterfly; touched out (by .05) in the 100 fly ... swam season-best times in all events at the championships and was also part of the school record-breaking 200 medley relay team ... won an impressive 21 of 30 races on the season, taking second three other times ... served as a team captain ... key member of UWM's relay teams ... named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week twice during junior campaign ... reset the 200 IM record twice during the season and also set a new Klotsche Natatorium record in the 400 IM when he claimed a victory over Western Illinois ... won all three of his individual events (prelims and finals) at the Wheaton Invitational, setting a meet record in the 200 fly and a meet, pool and school record in the 200 IM ... swept fly events against Butler/UIC ... won three events and helped three relay teams to victories at the Ball State Invitational.
2005-06: Earned All-League honors in three events with a record-breaking performance at the Horizon League Championships ... won the 100 butterfly, 200 fly and 200 IM at the meet, setting UWM school records in each ... won 22 of 36 races on the season, taking second 10 times and never finishing lower than third ... swept the butterfly events against UIC, at the Ball State Invitational and at the Wheaton Invitational ... touched the wall first in his final six 200 IM races ... named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week in October ... claimed victories in his only attempt at the 400 IM against UIC, the 100 freestyle against Valparaiso and went 2-for-2 in the 200 free ... member of UWM's 400 free, 800 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams that posted the top times during the season.
2004-05: Enjoyed a stellar freshman campaign, setting school and freshman records in the 200 and 400 IM and a freshman record in the 200 fly ... set all three of those marks at the Horizon League Championships, placing second in the 400 IM and fifth in the 200 fly and IM ... earned All-League Second Team honors in the 400 IM ... placed first in the 200 fly at five different meets ... placed lower than third only twice all season, finishing with eight first-place finishes and 13 second-place showings ... won the 200 free at Valparaiso ... recorded a first-place finish in the 200 fly, second in the 400 IM and set a personal-best in the 100 fly at the Wheaton Invitational ... earned first place finishes in the 200 IM and fly and a third in the 400 IM at the Doug Coers Invitational ... named UWM's Rookie of the Year.
High School: Helped Arrowhead to three-straight state championships ... earned all-state and All-American honors in each of his last three seasons ... as a senior, achieved that status in the 200 medley relay, 100 fly and 200 IM ... part of 200 medley relay that owns both the state and national record in the event ... won state championship in 200 medley relay last three seasons, setting state record twice ... added state titles in 200 free relay, 200 IM and 100 fly over his career, while also finishing among top four in six other events ... was an all-conference honorable mention goalkeeper for the soccer team.
Personal: Parents are Charles and Susan Gravengood ... majoring in business ... born in Chicago, Ill. ... career goal is to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
