Gilad Kaufman

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Netania, Israel
High School:
Tcharnichovsky HS

2007-08 (JUNIOR) - Member of the Academic All-Big 12 first team ... named team's Top Big 12 Performer ... part of the record-holding 800 free relay squad (6:36.40) ... member of the 400 medley team that came in second (3:18.99) at Big 12's ... earned a sixth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships when he broke Mizzou's 100 fly record (48.49) ... tallied another sixth-place finish and a new career best at the conference championships in the 200 (1:48.13) fly event, the third-best time ever at MU ... also came in ninth in the 50 free (20.61) at the Big 12 Championships, setting a new personal record ... won the 200 free (1:41.12) at the Show-Me Showdown, leading the way in a race that saw four Tigers claim the top-four spots ... came in first-place 12 times during the regular season ... only finished lower than third-place twice in dual meets.

2006-07 (SOPHOMORE) - Recorded top-10 finishes in the 100 (49.40) and 200 fly (1:49.97) at Big 12's ... swept both the 100 (46.16) and 200 fly (1:53.17) against Truman State ... posted top-10 finishes in the 200 free (1:40.52) and 200 fly (1:48.94) at the Georgia Fall Invitational.

2005-06 (FRESHMAN) - Notched top-10 finishes in the 100 (50.32) and 200 fly (1:53.75) at conference championships ... won the 100 fly (51.42) against Iowa ... took eighth in the 200 fly (1:54.54) at Notre Dame's Shamrock Invite.

HIGH SCHOOL - Coached by Leonid Kaufman at the Wingate Institute ... captain of the Israeli Junior National team ... three-time Israeli national champion, earning 2002 and 2003 titles in the 100 fly ... also notched a national title in the 100 free during the summer of 2002 ... holds five Israeli Junior records ... owns age group records for the 18-year old group in the 100 fly (55.98) and short course 50 free (23.24).

PERSONAL - Gilad Kaufman is the son of Ori and Ronit Kaufman ... middle of three children ... majoring in chemical engineering.