Shannon Berndt
Shannon Berndt

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Fond du Lac, Wis.

High School:
Fond du Lac

Height:
5-7

Event:
Breaststroke

2007-08: Earned Second Team All-Horizon League honors in the 100 breaststroke at the Horizon League Championships ... also placed third in the 200 breast and 11th in the 200 IM at the championship meet ... recorded 16 top-three performances on the season, including five wins ... won the 200 breast and took third in the 100 breast against UIC/Butler Nov. 10 ... won the 200 breast at the Wheaton Invitational Dec. 1 ... topped the field in the 200 breast and took third in the 200 IM against Green bay Feb. 2 ... won the 400 IM in her only attempt of the season in a victory over Valparaiso Dec. 8 ... named to the 2008 Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2006-07: Capped an illustrious freshman season with league championships in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the Horizon League Championships ... was named the Horizon League Newcomer of the Year ... set new league finals records in both breaststroke events in addition to claiming First Team All-League honors in each and another as a member of the 400 medley relay team ... earned All-Horizon League Second Team honors as a member of the 200 medley relay team ... reset freshman records in both events five times and also broke the school marks at the championships ... placed in the top three in 23 of 31 races on the season, including 15 victories ... won all but one breaststroke race she swam from Dec. 2 through the end of the season (victories in 11 of 12) ... named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week Jan. 23 after winning the 100 and 200 breast - setting a pool and freshman record in the 100 - and taking third in the 200 IM at the Bill Ritter Invitational ... also swept breaststroke events against Butler and at the Wheaton Invitational ... claimed a win in the 200 IM at Valparaiso.

High School: Was a four-time Fox Valley Association Swimmer of the Year at Fond du Lac High School ... also a four-time all-conference selection ... qualified each year at state in both the 100 butterfly and breaststroke and was named a high school All-American twice ... set numerous high school and conference records in the 100 breaststroke, 200 IM, 100 butterfly and as a member of 200 freestyle and medley relay teams ... also lettered four times as a goalkeeper on the soccer team ... Rotary Scholar and honor roll member.

Personal: Daughter of Gary and Debra Berndt ... member of the NSCAA Scholastic All-America Team as a junior and freshman ... interests include music, concerts, shopping, biking and hanging out with friends ... lists setting conference records in 100 fly and 100 breast in 2004 as most memorable sports experience ... majoring in kinesiology.