Kendall Matous

Class: Senior Hometown: Columbus, Ohio High School: Blue Valley North

Event: Freestyle

2007-08 (Junior): A key distance and butterfly swimmer for Kansas her junior campaign... Returned to the finals of the 200-yard butterfly at the 2008 Big 12 Championship meet, placing 20th... Was also a member of the 200-yard medley relay at Big 12s... Recorded a season-best time (10:48.78) in the 1000-yard freestyle in KU's dual meet against Drury University, placing third... Also finished sixth in the 200-yard fly against Drury... Captured a season-best time in the 200-yard butterfly against Big 12 foe Nebraska (2:09.68)... Clocked in at 1:00.35 in the 100-yard fly at the same meet against Nebraska... Represented Kansas at the Nike Cup-Kenyon Invitational in the 500-yard free and the 100 fly... A member of the 200, 400 and 800-yard freestyle relays and the 200 and 400-yard medley relays at the Nike Cup... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2006-07 (Sophomore): Added depth in the distance freestyle and distance butterfly events for Kansas... Competed in the 1650-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championships (17:47.23)... Best meet of the season came at the Terrapin Cup Invitational in College Park, Md., where she swam the 200-yard freestyle (1:59.58), 500-yard freestyle (5:13.71), 1650-yard freestyle (17:43.81) and the 200-yard butterfly (2:10.22) in prelims of each event... Was the fifth-place high point finisher in the distance freestyle category against Northern Iowa, finishing seventh in the 200 free (2:02.16), fourth in the 500 free (5:13.56) and fifth in the 1000 free (10:45.74)... Finished fourth in the 200 free (2:01.67) in the double-dual meet against Nebraska-Omaha and South Dakota State and also swam the 500 free (5:16.61)... Finished third in the 1000-yard free (10:15.86) and seventh in the 500-yard free (5:18.47) against Big 12 rival Missouri... Swam the 1000-yard freestyle against Nebraska (10:40.10; seventh-place) and the 200-yard butterfly (2:14.14) and 500 free (5:23.01) against Iowa State... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2005-06 (Freshman): Earned season best times in the 200 fly (2:10.34) and 500 free (5:06.36) at the Minnesota Invite... Finished the 1650 free with a time of 17:25.97 and the 1000 free with a time of 10:26.74 at the Big 12 Championships, both personal bests.

High School (Blue Valley North): Holds the Blue Valley North High School record in the 50 and 500 free... Recognized in consideration for High School All-American in the 500 and 400 free relay... Named to the all-state team three times... Kansas City All-Metro first team member... Member of the 2005 State Champion Swim Team.

Personal: Parents are Ken and Ruth Matous... Dad, Ken, played football at Western State... A journalism major.