Sam Keele
Sam Keele
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Idaho Falls, Idaho

High School:
Idaho Falls

Height:
5-11

Event:
Breaststroke

04/29/2012

Panthers Honor Finest Student-Athletes At Golden Panther Awards Ceremony

Schuette, Keele claim senior honors

02/25/2012

Milwaukee Dominates Again For Third-Staight Title

Panthers set three more records en route to another league championship

02/24/2012

Panthers Poised For Third-Straight Crown

Milwaukee owns 147.5-point lead heading into final day

02/23/2012

Milwaukee Stretches Its Lead After Day Two

Panthers show depth in every event to amass big lead

02/19/2012

Senior Men Look To Add To Legacy

Group of seniors truly a special class

2010-11: Earned Second-Team All-Horizon League honors in the 200 IM after missing the school record by less than half a second ... also took third in the 400 IM and seventh in the 200 breaststroke at the Horizon League Championships ... established career-best times in the finals of all three events ... recorded 14 top-three finishes on the season, including five victories ... named to the Horizon Academic All-League Team ... earned the win in the 200 IM against Grand Valley State University Oct. 15 and against Wright State Oct. 29 ... finished first in the 200 IM, second in the 200 breast and third in the 100 breast at the Stevens Point Border Battle Nov. 12-13 ... season-best time in the 100 breast at Iowa Hawkeye Invitational Dec. 4 ... second in the 100 breast against Carthage Jan. 16 ... double-winner in the 100 breast and 200 IM in UWM's win over Western Illinois Jan. 29 ... Horizon League Academic Honor Roll member.

2009-10: Strong showing at the Horizon League Championships, placing fifth in the 100 breaststroke, seventh in the 200 IM and eighth in the 200 breast ... set season-best times in each at the meet ... recorded nine top-three finishes on the season ... competed at the 2009 AT&T Short Course National Championships ... topped the field in the 200 IM at Eastern Michigan Oct. 31 ... won the 200 breast against Valparaiso Nov. 21 ... second in the 200 IM at the Stevens Point Border Battle Nov. 13-14 ... first in the 200 IM and fourth in the 200 breast against Green Bay Feb. 6 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2008-09: Took sixth place in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the Horizon league Championships ... also finished 10th in the 200 IM ... recorded season-best times in all three events ... established a freshman record in both the prelims and the finals of the 100 breast at the championships ... also topped the former freshman standard at UWM in the 200 breast ... won the 100 breast and the 200 breast against IUPUI/Xavier/Saint Louis Dec. 5-6 ... topped the field in the 100 breast against the University of Chicago Jan. 23 and then won the 200 breast the next day against Western Illinois ... second in the 100 breast against UIC/North Dakota Nov. 8 ... member of the school record-breaking 200 and 400 medley relays at the league championships.

High School: Idaho high school state champion and state record holder in the 100 breaststroke ... earned Idaho Most Valuable Male High School Swimmer accolades during his high school career, leading team to a state crown as a senior ... four-year letterwinner ... high honors list member ... was a finalist at YMCA Nationals in the 100 breast in 2008 and qualified for 2005 YMCA-National Long Course Championships in the 50, 100, and 200-meter breaststroke.

Personal: Son of Paul and Linda Keele ... majoring in mechanical engineering at UWM ... lists winning the state title as a senior as his most memorable sports experience ... sister, Lauren, is a senior on the swim team at Boise State ... lists fishing, boating and sports as interests and hobbies ... born April 9, 1990.

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