Sarah Korellis Class: Sophomore Hometown: Champaign, Ill. High School: Centennial Height: 5-4 Event: IM/Free Experience: 1L Club Team: Storm Aquatics

How I chose my Rice number: "I'm not really sure why I'm number 15. hahaha." -- Sarah Korellis

At Rice
2008: Scored big for the team with her best times of the year in the distance events at the Conference USA Championships held across town at the University of Houston... Finished sixth in the mile with a time of 17:25.73... Made the championship finals of the 500 and placed eighth with a 5:04.59... Scored for the Owls with a 15th in the 400-individual medley (4:36.00)... Swam the team's fifth-fastest time of the year in the 200-IM (2:10.36) at the NIKE Invitational in Irvine, Calif.

High School -- A 2007 graduate of Centennial High School... Two-time all-America selection in the 200-medley relay and 400-free relay... Four-time state qualifier in four different individual events... Selected as the team's most valuable performer as a junior and senior... Served as the Chargers' team captain... Placed second in the 200-backstroke at the zone championships... Coached by Alison Czmarko-Kutzler... Outstanding student who is a three-time academic all-America honoree... Member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society for two years.

Club -- Swam for Storm Aquatics... Coached by Will Barker.

Personal -- Full Name: Sarah Beth Korellis. Born: March 1, 1989 in Urbana, Ill. Parents: Sam and Shirley Korellis of Champaign, Ill. (one sister). Sister, Rachel, was a varsity swimmer at Valparasio.

Rice Bests
200 IM 2:10.36
400 IM 4:36.00
500 Freestyle 5:04.59
1000 Freestyle 10:32.83
1650 Freestyle 17:25.73
100 Butterfly 1:02.96

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