High School — four-time all-state, all-district and all-conference selection… four-time team MVP… MVC Athlete of the Year… team captain and academic all-conference selection… placed second in 500 free (4:45.99) and fourth in 200 free (1:45.17) at state meet senior year… best times are 47.97 in 100 free, 1:44.01 in 200 free and 54.45 in 100 fly… swimming coach was Virgil Haley… club coach was Nick Larkin… two-year golf letterwinner… four-year honor roll student.
Personal — born April 21, 1989… son of Jim and Marianne Christensen… his brother, Sam, is on the golf team at Iowa… open major.