Kyle Ernst Class: Sophomore Hometown: Seekonk, Mass. High School: Seekonk Height / Weight: 6-2 / 190 Position: Breast/IM

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007-08: Swam the last leg of the third-place 800-free relay team at the conference championship ... Individually, placed fifth in the 200 IM (1:54.95) and fourth in the 400 IM (4:02.15) and 200 breast (2:05.97) ... Lifetime bests in the 200 breast (2:04.87), 200 IM (1:54.86) and 400 IM (4:02.15) came in the preliminary round of the conference championship.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY: Began high school career at Bishop Fenwick in Attleboro, Mass., and completed final three years at Seekonk High School ... Swam for Rod Garry and Ray Grant on the Bishop Feehan swimming team as a freshman and remained under Grant's tutelage at Seekonk ... As a senior broke five high school records, was MVP, a junior national qualifier and won the Wendy Heisman's Award ... Captained the Seekonk team as a senior ... Two-time All-Scholastic All-American for US Swim ... Earned the Army Merit Award as a senior ... Was a member of the French National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 20, 1989, in Providence, R.I. ... Son of Richard Ernst and Arleen Quinlan-Ernst ... Has one sibling, Kara ... Enrolled in the College of General Studies.