| Rugile Mileisyte |
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WSU CAREER
Sophomore (2008-09): Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke...placed 28th in the 50 free (22.49) and 55th in the 100 back (54.93)...broke WSU records in the 50 free (22.45) and 100 free (49.81) at the Pac-10 Championships...50 free time earned a NCAA "B" Consideration time...broke WSU records and earned NCAA "B" Consideration times as a member of the 200 free relay (1:31.96), 400 free relay (3:21.29), 200 medley relay (1:40.22) and 400 medley relay (3:38.08)...scored at the Pac-10 Championships with an eighth-place finish in the 50 free, 21st-place finish in the 100 free, eighth-place finishes in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay, a fifth-place finish in the 200 medley relay and a seventh-place finish in the 400 medley relay...ranked second on the Cougar all-time top 10 list in the 100 back (54.88) and eighth in both the 200 back (2:04.32) and 200 IM (2:05.37)...broke the Gibb Pool record in the 50 free at the Debbie Pipher Memorial Invitational with a time of 23.15...finished second overall in the 50 free at the USA Swimming Southern California Grand Prix (22.78) as well as 10th in the 100 back (56.31), ninth in the 100 free (50.75) and first as a member of both the 400 free relay (3:24.27) and 400 medley relay (3:45.73)...placed 12th overall in the 50 free at the Texas Invitational (22.86) and seventh as a member of the 200 free relay (1:32.51).
Freshman (2007-08): Had NCAA "B" Consideration times in the 100 freestyle (50.74) and the 100 backstroke (55.32) at the Pacific-10 Championships...scored at that meet in both events, finishing 17th in the 100 back and 23rd in the 100 free...also placed 23rd in the 50 freestyle...was a member of four relays that earned NCAA "B" Consideration times...started the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay and swam on the 400 and 800 free relays...set the WSU school record in the 100 backstroke (55.32) and was a member of the WSU record-setting 800 free relay (7:23.26)...also on the Cougar all-time top 10 list in four other individual events...second in the 50 free, third in the 100 free, sixth in the 200 IM and eighth in the 200 backstroke.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB CAREER
Swam for Sigitas Skarelis at Salomejos Neries High School...placed first at the Lithuanian national championship as a Freshman, Sophomore and Junior...as a Senior, participated in European Swimming Championship in 2005 in Triest and set two national records...participated again in 2006 at Budapest...finished first six times at the 2008 Lithuanian national championship setting a new 50 back record...set three Lithuanian records at the 2008 European Championships and competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics following her freshman year as a Coug...competed in the World University Games and the World Championships in Rome in 2009.
PERSONAL
Born in Kaunas, Lithuania...age 20...parents Arvydas Mileisis and Irena Mileisiene...brother Aurimas...enjoys sports, traveling and dancing...plans to major in finance.
WSU BEST TIMES
EVENT TIME MEET DATE
50 Freestyle 22.45 Pac-10 Championships 02/26/09
100 Freestyle 49.81 Pac-10 Championships 02/28/09
200 Freestyle 1:51.85 Pac-10 Championships 02/27/08
100 Backstroke 54.88 Pac-10 Championships 02/27/09
200 Backstroke 2:04.31 Princeton Invitational 12/01/07
200 IM 2:05.37 Princeton Invitational 11/30/07
