As a Senior (2006-07): Anchored the first-place 200-yard medley relay team (1:33.80) and won the 50 freestyle (20.66) in the home opener against Johns Hopkins ... won the 50 free (20.98), placed second in the 100 free (46.66), and anchored first-place 200 free relay team (1:25.13) against Duke and NC State ... finished fifth in the championship final for the 50 free (20.66) and was the top finisher in the consolation final, taking ninth overall in the 100 free (46.01) at the Terrapin Cup ... also at Terp Cup, was a member of the sixth-place 200 free relay team (1:24.26), sixth-place 400 free relay team (3:07.26), and seventh-place 200 medley relay team (1:33.75) ... placed second in the 50 free (21.54), led the first-place 400 free relay team (3:16.05), and anchored the third place 400 medley relay team (3:30.18) against Western Kentucky ... placed fourth in the 50 free (21.47) and was a member of the first-place 400 free relay team (3:11.28) at West Virginia ... swam for the first-place 400 medley relay team (3:29.03), first-place 200 free relay team (1:26.20) and the first-place 400 free relay team (3:12.45) at the FIU Invitational ... won the 100 free (46.61), took first in the 50 free (20.80), and helped the 200 medley relay team (1:32.74), 200 free relay team (1:24.55), and 400 free relay team (3:08.00) all to second place against Pittsburgh and Villanova ... took second in the 50 free (20.87), member of the fourth-place 400 medley relay team (3:27.15), and led-off the third-place 400 free relay team (3:10.70) against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech ... won the 50 free (20.60), was part of the first-place 200 free relay team (1:23.42) and 200 medley relay team (1:32.49) at North Carolina ... contributed to a first-place finish in both the 200 medley relay (1:32.50) and 200 free relay (1:22.43) at Virginia ... finished third in the championship final for the 50 free at ACC Championships with a season best and NCAA B-cut time of 20.01 ... placed sixth in the championship final for the 100 free (44.96) after swimming a season best and NCAA B-cut time of 44.40 in the prelim for the event ... swam the second leg for the fifth-place 200 free relay team (1:21.08) and for the sixth-place 400 free relay team (3:00.84) at ACCs ... anchored the sixth-place 200 medley relay team with a season-best time (1:29.54) and the fourth-place 400 medley relay team with a season-best time (3:18.70) at ACC Championships.
As a Junior (2005-06): Set a school record in the 50-yard freestyle with his silver medal performance at the ACC Championships (19.91) ... won the 50 free at the ACC quad meet against Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, and Florida State (20.96) ... took fourth in the 100 free at the quad meet (46.21) ... part of the victorious 400 free relay team against Johns Hopkins and Howard (3:09.76) ... won the 100 free against JHU and Howard (46.79) ... won the 50 free (20.97) and the 100 free (46.57) against Duke ... took ninth in the 50 free at the Terrapin Cup Invitational (20.79) ... set a personal record in the 100 breaststroke at Terp Cup, swimming a 1:04.05 ... part of the third place 200 medley relay team (1:36.04) and led off the second place 200 free relay team (1:25.69) against Pittsburgh and Villanova ... won the 100 free (46.14) and finished second in the 50 free (20.88) against Pittsburgh and Villanova ... took second in the 100 free against NC State (46.34) ... won the 50 free (20.51) and the 100 free (46.38) against North Carolina ... part of the victorious 200 free relay team against UNC (1:23.54) ... took the 50 free against Virginia (20.70) ... part of the victorious 400 free relay team against Virginia (3:03.83) ... finished fifth in the 100 free at the ACC Championships (44.38) ... part of the bronze medal-winning 400 free relay team at the ACC Championships (2:58.83) ... part of the sixth-place 200 medley relay team at ACC Championships (1:30.21) ... part of the fourth-place 200 free relay team at the ACCs (1:20.81).
As a Junior (2004-05): Did not compete for Maryland.
At James Madison: Attended James Madison University for two years ... was named JMU's Comeback Athlete of the Year ... won medals in the 50 and 100 free at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships.
Before James Madison: Was the team captain and MVP at Carlisle High School ... holds the school record in the 50 free ... also was MVP of the golf team in high school.
Personal: Daniel M. Gray ... son of Susan and Jonathan Gray ... brother of Stevie, Rachael, and Michael ... enjoys playing golf ... participated in the Dukes' BALL program at James Madison ... favorite athlete is former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino ... a criminal justice major.
Career Bests:
-50 free: 19.91
-100 free: 44.38
2006-07 Season Bests:
-50 free: 20.01 (ACC Championships, NCAA B-cut, Team Season Best)
-100 free: 44.40 (ACC Championships, NCAA B-cut, Team Sesaon Best)
-200 free: 1:47.96 (Terrapin Cup)
