Brett Pettit

Position:
Backstroke
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Sweetser, Ind.
High School:
Oak Hill

2006-07: Received the team’s Academic Award for his strong performance in the classroom . . . also named the 2007-08 recipient of the Robert S. Thomas Scholarship . . . accumulated 106.75 points for the Cardinals last year . . . scored in the top 18 at the Mid-American Conference Championship (2/22) . . . ranked first on the team in the 50 back after turning in a personal best of 25.25 at the MAC Championship . . . finished fourth on the team in the 100 back after clocking in at 54.31 at the MAC Championship . . . continued success at the MAC’s with a 1:57.53 in the 200 back .

2005-06: Logged one second-place finish on the year and three third-place marks . . . captured a personal best in the 50 free (22.45) . . . improved career-best in the 100 back (53.52) and the 200 back (1:56.63) . . . finished 12th at the Mid-American Conference Championship in the 100 back (53.59) . . . earned a 13th place finish in the 200 back at MAC (1:56.92) . . . posted the second-highest times on the team in the 100 back and 200 back . . . was voted team’s most improved swimmer.

2004-05: Scored one third-place time on the year . . . logged career-best times in the 50 free (23.43), 100 back (55.41) and 200 back (2:01.05) at the MAC . . . posted a career-fast clocking of 26.59 in the 50 back at the Indiana Intercollegiates.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Oak Hill for Coach Mark Yordy . . . helped guide team to a perfect 12-0 record his senior season . . . posted school records in the 100 back and 500 free . . . helped guide the Golden Eagles to Three Rivers Conference Championships four times . . . academic all-conference as a junior and senior . . . sectional champion and state qualifier as a senior . . . four-time team Most Valuable Player . . . eight-time conference individual champion . . . team captain as a senior, Mental Attitude Award winner as a junior . . . also earned three letters in football and two in baseball at Oak Hill.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration . . . born Dec. 7, 1985, in Marion, Ind. . . . son of Mike and Sherrie Pettit . . . mother played volleyball at the University of Indianapolis.