Boston University

AS A JUNIOR IN 2006-07
Swam a collegiate best in the 200 free (1:49.06) against Boston College on Jan. 23... Shaved nearly six seconds off his collegiate best in the 200 fly at the AE Championships with a time of 1:59.15... Also saw a collegiate best in the 400 IM at the conference championship, clocking in at 4:10.19.

AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY
One of the top distance freestyle performers in the America East in 2005-06... Finished fifth in the 400 IM with a personal-best time of 4:12.17, shaving nearly 18 seconds off his previous top performance... Finished eighth in the 1650 Free, in just his second time swimming the event all season... Swam 55 seconds faster than his time in the same event one year earlier... Finished second in the consolation finals of the 500 Free... Set a personal best of 4:44.28 in the preliminaries of the event... Swam in the 800 Free Relay, helping squad finish third... Ranked first on the team in 500 Free, 1000 Free and 400 IM... Ranked second in 200 IM... In 2005 America East Championships as a freshman, finished seventh in 1650 Free (17:45.15)... Qualified for consolation finals of 400 IM

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Graduated from Yucaipa High School in 2004... Swam for coach Chuck Riggs on Redlands Swim Team... As a sophomore in high school finished second in 200 IM at CIF meet, fifth in 500 Free... Team captain as a junior and senior... Four-year letterwinner in swimming and water polo.

PERSONAL
Born on Jan. 8, 1986, on Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio... Son of Kate Wheeler and Jeffrey Dierksen... Enrolled in the College of Engineering as a biomedical engineering major with a minor in chemistry.