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Ross Ford
| Height: | 5-10 |
| Weight: | 150 |
| Year: | Sophomore |
| Hometown: | LaGrange, Ill. |
| High School: | Lyons Township |
| Position: | Butterfly |
| House Affiliation: | Winthrop |
Sophomore 2009-10
Helped 400 medley relay team to third-place finish at ECAC
Championships with a time of 3:24.00 … Placed 54th in the 50
free at ECAC Championships … Finished 12th in the 100
butterfly at ECAC Championships … Placed sixth in the
200 butterfly with a time of 1:51.26 at ECAC Championships …
Finished third in the 200 butterfly at HYP meet with a time of
1:50.27.
Freshman 2008-09
Placed fifth in 200 butterfly (1:53.50) and sixth in 100
butterfly (51.77) against Cornell and Dartmouth ... Was third in
200 butterfly against Brown, finishing in 1:55.56 ... Swam the 200
butterfly in 1:49.51 for sixth at HYP meet ... Finished fourth in
200 butterfly (1:49.34) and eighth in 100 butterfly (50.22) at ECAC
Championships.
Background
Six-time high school All-American at Lyons Township High
... Was an eight-time IHSA state finalist and seven-time IHSA
sectional champion ... MVP at Lyons Township in 2006, 2007 and 2008
... Team won three IHSA sectional championships ... 2008 National
Merit Scholar ... Class valedictorian ... 2008 U.S. Army Reserve
National Scholar Athlete Award recipient ... Earned LaGrange
Kiwanis Vernon Timke Award.









