Mark Piersma Class: Senior Hometown: Huntsville, Ala. High School: Grissom Event: Free

2000-01: Finished seventh in the 1,650 freestyle at the MAC Championships with a time of 16:00.12 … placed 12th in the 500 freestyle at the MAC Championships with a time of 4:35.08 ... held the team’s second- and fourth-fastest times in the 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle, respectively.

1999-2000: Second-team all-MAC selection ... third-place finishes at the MAC Championships in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle with times of 4:31.08 and 15:44.41, respectively.

1998-99: Finished fourth at the MAC Championships in the 500 freestyle (4:32.36) and 1,650 freestyle (15:42.14).

High School: Named all-city, all-league and all-state ... member of state championship team.

Personal: Son of Mary and John Piersma ... born Aug. 15, 1979 ... zoology major ... brother, John, was a member of the 1996 Olympic swim team.