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SWIMMING & DIVING

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Zach Ruske

IM, Back, Free
Junior

Superior, CO
Monarch

2006-07: Earned team’s Most Outstanding Athlete award and collected All-MAC Second Team honors for his performance at the league championships. Scored a fourth-place finish in the 200 backstroke final (1:51.59) after posting a lifetime-best time (1:51.45) in the preliminaries. Also finished fourth in the 200 IM (1:53.87) after a lifetime-best (1:53.82) in the prelims. Finished seventh in the 100 backstroke (52.18) and was part of three UB relays that set season-best times at the MAC meet.

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Previous college: Attended Division II Metro State (CO) for the 2005-06 season. Saw little action with the Roadrunners.

High School: Won four letters for coaches Stacy Moore and Gretchen McSwain at Monarch High School. Earned All-American honors as a junior and senior and all-state recognition three times. Named to the all-conference team all four seasons with the Coyotes. Set the state record in the 200 freestyle relay. Also part of Boulder Swimming Club program where he was a finalist at the Junior National meet.

Personal: Born July 15, 1987. Son of Tim and Donna Ruske. Has one brother (Matthew) and two sisters (Maegan, Rachel). Hobbies include mountain climbing. Favorite food is green beans. Majoring in communication.


LIFETIME BESTS
100 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
200 IM
400 IM
100 Backstroke
200 Backstroke



December 4-6
Swimming & Diving at Zippy Invitational
All Day

January 16
Swimming & Diving at Niagara
6:00 pm

January 18
Swimming & Diving at Binghamton
2:00 pm

January 22
Women's Swimming & Diving at Akron
5:00 pm

January 23
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING vs. MIAMI (OH)
1:00 pm
Alumni Arena

January 29
Swimming & Diving at St. Bonaventure
6:00 pm

January 30
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING vs. BOWLING GREEN
1:00 pm
Alumni Arena

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