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Larissa Neilan

Larissa Neilan

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Orange County
  • Hometown:
    Orange County, Va.

Summary

Biography

2017-18 (Senior): Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Qualified for the finals in the 100 and 200 Breast events at the Texas Invitational (12/1-2) ... Made the A Finals and scored high-point finishes in the 200 Breast (2nd place) and 100 Breast (3rd place) at Rutgers' Frank Elm Invitational (11/17-19) ... Won the 200 Breast at the Northwestern quad-meet with Illinois, Chicago and Illinois-Chicago (11/28) ... Opened the season with runner-up performances in the 100 and 200 Breast at the Florida Gulf Coast dual meet (10/6-7) ... Named team captain.

2016-17 (Junior): Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection and CSCAA Scholar All-America honorable mention ... Won the 100 and 200 Breast at the Army Invitational ... Appeared in three events (100, 200 Breast and 200 IM) at the Big Ten Championships (2/16-17) ... Took third in the 200 Breast at the Virginia Tech tri-meet with Cincinnati (1/21) ...  Placed second in 200 breaststroke with a NCAA B cut of 2:15.16 and also finished second in the 100 breaststroke during the Bruno Invitational (Dec. 2-4) ... finished third in the 200 breaststroke with a mark of 2:16.41 during the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 18-20)

2015-16 (Sophomore): Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection ... produced an NCAA  B-cut in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:15.34 at the 2016 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships ... finished second in both the 100 breast (1:04.15) and 200 breast (2:20.14) during dual meet with New Hampshire (Jan. 30) ... participated in the 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM and 200 medley relay during tri-meet with Penn State and Yale (Jan. 15-16) ... competed in the 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 medley relay during tri-meet with Kansas and Miami (Fla.) (Jan. 9) ... secured wins in the 100 breast (1:04.40) and 200 breast (2:16.640 while contributing to victory in the 400 medley relay against BU and UConn (Dec. 5) ... finished third in the 200 breast (2:23.19) and 100 breast (1:06.31) during quad meet with Georgetown, Seton Hall and Villanova (Nov. 6-7) ... produced two third-place finishes in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke events against Wagner (Oct. 23) ... helped Rutgers secure first-place time in the 200 medley relay (1:51.01) during the Sonny Werblin Invite (Oct. 16-17).

2014-15 (Freshman): Competed in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 18-21) … finished third in the 100 breaststroke during tri meet with Georgetown and Providence (Feb. 7) … recorded second-place finishes in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.53) and 200 breaststroke (2:25.07) against Boston (Dec. 6) … placed third in both 100 breaststroke (1:06.61) and 200 breaststroke (2:24.52) events during quad meet with Georgetown, Seton Hall and Villanova (Nov. 7-8) … hit the wall second in the 200 breaststroke (2:26.13) and helped RU secure second in the 200 medley relay during the Sonny Werblin Invite (Oct. 17-18).

High School: Four-year member of the Orange County High School swimming and diving team ... top-16 finisher in the 100 breaststroke all four years ... Scholastic All-American ... National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) Juniors Finalist ... Collegeboard Academic Award recipient ... National Honor Society Inductee.

Personal: A public health major with minor studies in psychology and biology... Daughter of Susanne Tomillon and David Neilan ...has one sibling; Alix ... A year-round swim lesson coach... A Dean's List honoree and member of the National College Athlete Honor Society... 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Breast/I.M.
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Breast/I.M.
  • 2016-17Junior

    Breast/I.M.
  • 2017-18Senior

    Breast/I.M.
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