Photo courtesy of Mark Theall
Mark Theall, from Friendswood, Texas has chosen University of Nevada, Las Vegas to be his home for the next four years. “As of yesterday I verbally committed to UNLV. I can’t wait to be a Rebel!!!”
Theall is a senior at Friendswood High School, and a year-round swimmer at Aquastar in Houston. At the UIL 6A Region 6 Championships during his junior year, Theall won both the 200 free and 100 fly, posting personal-best times in each event. He went on to swim the same events at the Texas 6A State Meet and finished 15th and 13th, respectively.
In club swimming Theall had a very successful Gulf Swimming Short Course Championships in February, 2016; he won the 50/100y free and was runner-up in the 100y fly. He also finished in the top 8 of the 100 back and 100 breast. Theall had a full schedule at Austin Sectionals in July, competing in the 50/100/200m free, 100/200m breast, and 100/200m fly.
Best times:
- 100 fly – 49.98
- 200 fly – 2:00.71
- 50 free – 21.55
- 100 free – 47.12
- 200 free – 1:40.75
- 200 IM – 2:12.22
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