2007-08 - Is a member of SLU's Student-Athlete Advisory Council. 2006-07 - Earned third-place honors in the 100 free at the A-10 Championships after placing first in the prelims with a personal-best 45.97 ... finished sixth in the 50 free at the conference championships (21.21) after qualifying third with a personal-best time of 21.12 ... anchored the Billikens' school record-breaking 400 medley relay (3:28.21) ... was a member of three other relays that turned in the second-best times in school history at the A-10 Championships ... has turned in 17 performances that rank among the top 10 at SLU in their respective events, tying for the most top 10 appearances all-time ... led the Billikens with 25 first-place touches ... owns eight of SLU's top 10 performances in the 100 free and six of the top 10 50 free times ... established a new personal best in the 200 free at the Lindenwood Invitational (1:43.33) ... named to A-10 Academic All-Conference Team ... selected as the A-10 Performer of the Week on Jan. 2 ... was a member of the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the fall 2006 and spring 2007 semesters ... received team Co-MVP honors. 2005-06 - Tabbed Co-Most Valuable by teammates at the season-ending banquet ... posted the team's fastest times in the 50, 100 and 200 free ... accumulated 14 first-place finishes on the year, including eight nods in the 100 free ... finished fifth overall in the 100 free and 10th in the 50 free at the A-10 Championships ... swam on three record-setting relay teams (800 free, 200 medley and 400 medley) at the A-10 Championships ... swam opening leg of 800 free relay in 1:43.76, which was a career-best 200 free time ... swam a 1:47.15 in the 200 free at the Notre Dame Invitational ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the fall 2005 and spring 2006 semesters. 2004-05 - Team's premier sprinter in his first collegiate season ... qualified for the B-Final of the Conference USA Invitational in the 50 free with a career-best time of 21.38 in the prelim ... was part of three record-setting relay teams at the C-USA Invitational, helping the 200 free, 400 free and 200 medley relay teams to the program's best times ... won the 50 free in five dual meets and the 100 free in five duals as well. At Marion - Swam one season for coach Bill Price's Wildcats after competing three years at Christopher High ... part of 200 free relay team that set a national record at zones ... nationally ranked in the 50 fly, back and free ... three-time state finalist ... named Scholastic All-America three years ... won the 100 fly at zones. Personal - Born Feb. 21, 1986, in Murphysboro, Ill. ... son of Kimberly and Richard Byars ... has a younger brother, Bobby ... majoring in business with a concentration in human resource management. BYARS' CAREER BESTS
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