Sam Morgan Class: Senior Hometown: Gainesville, Ga. High School: Gainesville Height / Weight: 6-3 / 195 Event: IM/Distance Free Birthdate: 09/05/1983

Four-time NCAA Qualifier • Two-time All-America in mile (2004, '05) • First Tech freshman (2003) to compete at NCAA Championships • Holds GTAC Pool record in the 1000 freestyle

As a Senior (2005-06): Became the first Tech athlete to compete in four consecutive NCAA Championships ... Tallied a 25th-place finish in the 1650 freestyle (15:15.14), 27th-place finish in the 400 IM (3:53.71) and 31st-place finish in the 500 free (4:26.81) at the NCAA meet ... Garnered All-ACC honors for the second straight season in the mile at the ACC Championships with a NCAA 'B' standard time of 15:06.69 ... Posted a fourth-place finish in the 400 IM with a season-best and NCAA 'B' cut time of 3:52.72 at the conference championship ... Tallied his third NCAA 'B' cut time of the ACC meet in the 500 free, finishing seventh with a time of 4:26.35 ... Held Tech's top time of the season in the 500 free, 1000 free, 1650 free and 400 IM.

As a Junior (2004-05): Broke the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center pool record in the 1650 freestyle at the ACC Championships, winning the ACC title with a NCAA automatic qualifying time of 14:54.71 ... Garnered All-America honors for the second consecutive season in the mile at the NCAA Championships, finishing in 14th place (15:05.37) ... Tallied 24th- and 25th-place finishes at the NCAA swim meet in the 500 free (4:22.33) and 400 IM (3:53.47) ... Earned All-ACC honors in the 500 free with a lifetime-best and NCAA 'B' cut time of 4:21.49 to finish in third place at the conference championship ... Clocked a NCAA 'B' cut time of 3:52.31 in the 400 IM to finish fifth at the ACC meet ... Held Tech's top times in the 500 free, 1000 free (9:03.01), 1650 free and 400 IM ... Swam the third leg of the 800 freestyle relay team that posted a NCAA 'B' cut time of 6:34.45 to log a new school record ... Held the top time in the ACC in the mile, ranked second in the 1000 free, third in the 500 free and fifth in the 400 IM ... Recipient of team's Fred Lanuoe Athletic Achievement Award for the second straight season.

As a Sophomore (2003-04): Qualified for his second straight NCAA Championship with NCAA `B' cut times in the 500 free (4:25.64) and 1650 free (15:07.62) ... Garnered All-America honors with a 15th-place finish in the 1500-meter freestyle (15:15.00) at the NCAA Championships ... Posted a time of 3:55.91 in the 400-meter free to finish 44th at the NCAA meet ... Finished the season ranked fourth in the ACC in the 1650 free, seventh in the 1000 free (9:14.83) and eighth in the 500 free ... Tallied a fourth-place finish in the 1650 free (15:07.52) and fifth-place finish in the 400 IM (3:55.79) at the ACC Championships ... Broke Georgia Tech Aquatic Center pool record in the 1000 free with a time 9:14.83 (1/31) ... Named ACC Swimmer of the Week after posting top-five finishes in the 400-meter free and 1650 free at the Georgia Invitational, Dec. 5-7 ... Recipient of team's Fred Lanoue Award.

As a Freshman (2002-03): Made a huge impact on Tech's distance freestyle events as a rookie, ranking second on the team in both the 500 and 1650 freestyle events ... Became the first Yellow Jacket freshman to qualify for the NCAA Championships ... Finished 18th in the 1650 free (15:15.46) and 39th in the 500 free (4:24.60) at NCAAs ... Helped Tech's 800 freestyle relay set a new school record with a time of 6:36.12 at the conference championship ... Finished fifth with a NCAA `B' qualifying mark of 4:24.60 in the 500 free at the ACC Championships ... Placed 10th at the ACC meet in the 400 individual medley (3:57.09) ... Finished 20th at U.S. Nationals in the 1500-meter free (16:07.99).

High School: Four-time letterwinner at Gainesville High School ... Georgia state champion in the 200 and 500 free as a sophomore ... Georgia swimming all-star from 1994-2002 ... Posted a senior national cut in the 1000 free in March 2002 ... Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Samuel David Morgan ... Son of Bob Morgan and Polly Pitts ... Born Sept. 5, 1983, in Gainesville, Ga. ... Has one brother, Lyle ... Majoring in management ... Sister Gin swam at Cornell from 1998-2002.