Sarah Snyder Class: Junior Hometown: Eugene, Ore. High School: Henry D. Sheldon High School Event: Sprint Freestyle Experience: HS

Colorado State 2006-07: Voted `Most Improved' swimmer for her efforts at the Denver University dual meet in the 50 free and both freestyle relays...Swam near lifetime bests but untimely injuries hampered her potential end-of-season performances.

Sheldon High School: Lettered all four years at SHS in Eugene, Ore. ...Also lettered twice in water polo...Helped the Irish to a 2003 league championship in swimming...Holds the district record for the 50 m Freestyle...Named team MVP, and team captain, in both 2005 and `06...Received the Powerade Scholar Athlete Award...Team captain in water polo in 2004...Swam for coach Scott Kerr on the Eugene City Swim Club.

Personal: Born July 4, 1988...Daughter of Ronald and Valory Snyder...Has an older brother, John, and two older sisters, Hannah and Nicole...Seeking business in her open-option major at CSU...Loves to snowboard in her spare time...Favorite food is chocolate chip cookies...Full name is Sarah Ann Snyder.

John Mattos says: Health issues have plagued the beginning of Sarah's sophomore season; we need her team sprint potential desperately this season so we're all hoping for her innate strength and pure power to resurface soon.