**TEAM CAPTAIN**
• 2007-08 Recipient of the J. Herb McAuley Freshman Unity Award
• Named to the 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll
In Tech’s Record Books:
• 100-Free (9th), 45.16
• 200-Free Relay (9th), 1:22.18
• 400-Free Relay (2nd), 2:58.97
As A Junior In 2009-10: Swam the third leg of the 400-Free Relay team that came in fifth place at the ACC Championship with a time of 2:58.97 also taking 18th place at the meet in the 100-Free with a time of 45.29 … Earned first place in the 100-Free vs. Emory finishing with a time of 46.79.
As A Sophomore In 2008-09: Set career top times in the 50-free (20.92) and 100-free (45.16) at the ACC Championships … Touched the wall in the 200-free in 1:41.81 against Emory for a new career best.
As A Freshman In 2007-08: Recorded the sixth-best time on the team for the season with a 46.39 in the 50-free, which he posted at the ACC Championships.
High School: Three-year letterwinner under coach Rebecca Von Ooslendorp and coach Kay Pruitt … Four-year letterwinner in basketball under coach Charles Beene … All-Area and all-District in basketball during senior year … First African American to hold Mississippi high school record … Senior and junior class president … National Honor Society … Beta Club … Drum major in band, SADD club, mu alpha theta, hall of fame honors for high school, student council president, graduated with special honors.
Personal: Born Jeffrey DeWayne Phillips on July 27, 1989, in Oxford, Miss. … Son of Willie and Clarise Phillips … Has three sisters, Clarrissa Childress, Kimberly Jones and Moesha and one older brother, Jamie … Majoring in Industrial engineering.
| Phillips’ Career Top Times (through 2008-09 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EVENT | TIME | LOCATION | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 Free | 20.92 | 2009 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Free | 45.16 | 2009 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Free | 1:41.81 | vs. Emory (1/31/09) | |||||||||||||||||||||