Missouri's top returning distance swimmer...
Had a fabulous freshman campaign establishing personal-best times in
three events...
School-record holder in the 1650 free...
Ranks in MU'sall-time top-five in both the 1000
and 1650 free...
Big 12 Finalist...
1999-00 As A Freshman:
Broke the Missouri school record in the 1650 free (15:43.08) with a 10th place finish at the Big 12 Championships... 1000 yard split of 9:33.33 was also a personal-best and fourth all-time at MU... Won back-to-back dual races in the 1000 free against SMS and Rolla
Northwest Rankin High School:
Finished 8th at Junior Nationals last spring in the 1500 meter freestyle... Also finished 10th in the mile at the 1999 summer Junior Nationals... Junior National qualifier in multiple events... One of Mississippi's top-5 swimmers... Holds multiple Mississippi state records... Member of Northwest Rankin swim team that won the public state title as a senior... Member of Sunkist swim club that has won the Mississippi state title 14 consecutive years since 1985... Member of the National Honor Society... Graduated from Northwest Rankin Highs School with honors... Swam for Audrey Wilkirson at Northwest Rankin High School... While competing with Sunkist Swim Team swam for Jimmy Roberts
Personal:
Major undeclared... Son of Robert and Gloria Pedersen... Born October 1, 1980 in Flowood, Miss.
-Text taken from 2000-2001 Media Guide