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Bio

	Danielle Cruz
	Class: So. Height/Weight: 5-3     Hometown: Catonsville, Md. Position: Sprint/Mid Free     High School: Western Tech

2007-08: Finished ninth in the 500-yard freestyle, 10^th in the 200 free and 13^th in the 50 free at the America East Championships… Also finished 10^th in the 500 free, 18^th in the 200 free and 28^th in the 50 and 100 free at the Patriot Invitational… Was also part of the second-place 800 free and seventh-place 200 free relays at the same meet… Won the 200 free against Binghamton and swam season-best times in the 50 free (25.05), 200 free (1:56.26) and 500 free (5:07.31) at the America East Championships and in the 100 free (55.59) against Towson.

Background: Attended Western Tech and swam for UMBC head coach Chad Cradock and UMBC assistant coach Chris Gibeau with the Retriever Aquatic Club… Named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American… Member of the National Honor Society, a Maryland Distinguished Scholar and member of the High Honor Roll… Graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.

Personal: One of two daughters to Helen and Norman Cruz… Has one sister Lenore (23)… Majoring in pre-med in hopes of becoming a doctor… Born July 18, 1989.