Jean DeOrnellas

Class:
Senior
Position:
Freestyle/Butterfly
High School:
Fairfax
Hometown:
Fairfax, Va.

2011-12: Was Davidson’s top performer in the 100-freestyle, recording a time of 52.21 in the 100-yard free at the CCSA meet (2/16)… Swam the Wildcats’ second-best time of the season in the 50 free with a 24.14 at the CCSA Championships (2/16)… Other season-bests include: 1:58.66 in the 200-free at the Kenyon Invite (21/1) and 57.29 in the 100-fly at the CCSA Championships (2/16)… Placed third in the 50-yard freestyle with a 25.31 and took second in the 100 in 54.42 in the season-opener at Clemson (10/1)… Was also a member of the Wildcats’ second-place 4x100-yard free relay (3:38.74)… Anchored Davidson’s first-place 200-meter relay team (11/5) in the Cats’ in over College of Charleston (11/5) and swam a 28.59 in the 100-meter free… Placed 12th with a 24.30 in the 50-yard free and swam the freestyle leg of the 400-yard medley relay (3:56.59) that finished fourth at the Total Performance Invite (12/1)… Also swam a 53.39 in the 100-free at the meet… Touched the wall second with a time of 25.01 in the 50-yard freestyle and was also the runner up in the 100-yard free with a time of 54.53 against Gardner-Webb (1/21)… Was the anchor leg of Davidson’s first place 200 freestyle relay team (1:39.17) vs. the Runnin’ Bulldogs… Swam the freestyle portion of the Wildcats’ 200-yard medley relay team that took third overall in 1:50.94 at the CCSA Duals (1/28)… Swam a 24.14 in the prelims of the 50-yard free at the CCSA Championships, taking 16th in the finals… took 10th in the 100 fly with a 57.29 and was 12th in the 100-yard free with a 52.21 at the meet.

Wildcat Career: School-record holder as a member of the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays ... Wildcat Top-10 performer in the 50 free (:23.91/4th), the 100 free (:52.04/5th) and the 100 fly (:57.49/5th) ... 2011 CCSA champion as a member of the 200 and 400 freestyle relays ... 2011 CCSA championship finalist (100 free/6th) ... 2011 CCSA consolation finalist (50 free/15th; 100 fly/10th) ... 2010 CCSA champion as a member of the 200 and 400 freestyle relays ... 2010 CCSA championship finalist (100 free/5th) ... 2010 CCSA consolation finalist (100 fly/10th) ... conference championship relay team member (2010, 2011) ... received team's 2010 Most Promising Freshman award ... All-Academic CCSA (2011) ... relay event winner against Campbell (2009-10), College of Charleston (2010-11), Clemson (2009-10), East Carolina (2009-10), Gardner-Webb (2010-11), Georgia Southern (2009-10), N.C. A&T (2009-10), NC State (2010-11), Radford (2009-10), William & Mary (2010-11) and VMI (2009-10).

Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner at Fairfax ... Honorable Mention All-Metro in 2009 ... All-Metro Top Relay Performance in 2008 and 2009 ... member of the Virginia High School League State Championship team in 2008 ... member of the Northern Region Championship Team from 2006-08 ... All-American in 200 freestyle relay from 2006-09 ... All-American in 400 freestyle relay from 2006-08 ... All-American in 200 medley relay in 2009 ... eight-time Virginia state individual finalist ... NCSA Junior National qualifier ... holds Virginia High School League record as a member of the 200 freestyle relay (1:36.20), also region, district and high school record ... holds Northern Region record as a member of the 200 medley relay (1:46.80), also the district record ... also earned three varsity letters as a member of the volleyball team ... Rebel Award winner in 2007 and 2008 ... National Merit Commended student ... member of the National Honor Society ... Fairfax High School Scholar Athlete ... recipient of the Donna de Varona Spirit of Sport Award in 2009 ... Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship recipient in 2009 ... high school's Valedictorian ... Journalism award recipient in 2009.