Noah Copeland Class: Graduated Hometown: Fayetteville, Ga. High School: Starr's Mill Height / Weight: 6-3 / 175 Event: Freestyle Club: Southern Crescent Aquatic Team

• Recipient of the 2007-08 Fred Lanoue Athletic Achievement Award

• 2007-08 NCAA Participant

• 2007-08 All-Atlantic Coast Conference (100-free, 200-free)

In Tech's Record Books:

* 100-free (1st), 200-free (1st), 500-free (5th)

As A Junior In 2007-08:

All-ACC performer in the 100-free and 200-free ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100-free, 200-free and 500-free and broke his own school record in the 100-free (43.83) while finishing 34th ... Participated in Olympic Trials for the 100-free, 200-free and 100-fly ... Also swam a 1:35.79 in the 200-free at the ACC Championships to break the school record by almost a full second ... Was also part of the school record-setting 800-free and 400-medley relay teams ... Both of those times, 6:31.97 and 3:14.25 were NCAA "B" cuts and good for second place in the league ... His top times of the season in the 200-free and 100-free were the second and third-fastest of the season for all ACC swimmers, respectively ... Registered a time of 4:26.30 at the ACC Championships in the 500-free, good for a NCAA "B" cut and was the fastest time on the team of the season ... Part of the 400-free relay team that set a school record at ACC's.

As a Sophomore in 2006-07:

Clocked a team-best, lifetime-best, NCAA 'B' standard time of 4:25.36 in the 500 free at the ACC Championships, finishing 11th overall ... Set a school record at the ACC meet in the 200 free with a split-time of 1:36.92 in the 800 free relay ... Finished ninth at the ACC Championships by posting a lifetime-best time of 45.01 in the 100 free event ... Member of the 400 free, 800 free, and 400 medley relay teams that set team-best times at the ACC competition ... Held team-best time honors for three individual events and three relay events for the season ... 2007 Academic All-America honorable mention selection ... Honored by the Tech team with the Chapman/Hiles Most Improved Athlete award.

As a Freshman in 2005-06:

Emerged as one of Tech's top sprint freestylers ... Clocked a NCAA 'B' standard and lifetime-best time of 1:38.09 in the prelims of the 200 freestyle to qualify for the championship finals at the ACC Championships, finishing in eighth place ... Finished 15th in the 500 free with a lifetime-best time of 4:29.70 at the ACC meet ... Led off the 800 free relay team that finished fifth at the conference championship with a NCAA 'B' cut time of 6:37.09 ... Swam a season-best time of 46.29 in the prelims of the 100 free at the ACC meet ... Held Tech's top time for the season in the 200 free.

High School:

Lettered in four seasons under head coach J.B. Campbell ... Won the 200 freestyle at Junior Nationals in 2005 ... Helped guide high school team to four consecutive county championships ... Earned USA Swimming and Academic All-America honors in '05 ... Won eight county titles and broke eight school records during his career ... Elected team captain as a senior ... Beta club member and graduated with honors.

Personal:

Born Noah Reid Copeland on April 1, 1987, in Omaha, Neb. ... Son of Robert and Cathy Copeland ... Has a younger sister, Megan ... An Aerospace Engineering major.