Nellie Langeland

Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
High School:
Buchholz HS
Hometown:
Gainesville, Fla.

2003-04: Scored 11 points at the Conference USA Championship...set personal-best times in all three events she participated in - 200 free (1:59.63), 500 free (5:10.61) and 1650 free (17:32.09) to finish 29th, 18th and eighth, respectively...named to C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll and Tulane[apos]s 3.0 Club. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Buchholz High for coach Bryan Welter...helped the Bobcats win four district championships and the state title as a senior...was a state qualifier all four years in the 200 and 500 free...served as the team captain as a junior and senior...away from the pool, was a member of the French Honor Society, served as the French Club secretary, received National Merit Scholar honors, and graduated in the Top 10 percent of her class. Club: Swam for North Central Florida YMCA for coach Scott Caron...set YMCA National Times in the short course 500 and 1650 free in 2000, the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 free in 2002 and the 500, 1,000, and 1,650 free in 2003...in the long course, posted YMCA National qualifying times in the 400 and 1,500 free in 2000, 400, 800, 1,500 free and 800 free relay in 2002, and 200, 400, 800, and 1,500 free, and 800 free relay in 2003...also qualified for the Senior Nationals in the 800 free relay in 2002. Personal: Born Nellie Howze Langeland on Jan. 27, 1985 in Raleigh, N.C...daughter of Ken and Mary Langeland...has one sister, Zoee...chose Tulane over the University of Florida and Davidson College...majoring in international relations.