Wayne State University Athletics

2012-13: Swam exhibition times in 100 breaststroke (1:00.00), 200 breaststroke (2:13.28) and 1000 freestyle (10:05.65) at GLIAC Championships ... competed in nine regular season meets ... top times during regular season in 50 free (22.15), 100 breaststroke (1:00.08) and 200 breaststroke (2:11.61) at Eastern Michigan Invitational (11/30-12/1) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ... 2012-13 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2011-12: Competed in nine meets … finished 11th in the 1650 freestyle (17:17.13), 12th in the 100 breaststroke (59.75) and 16th in the 200 breaststroke (2:15.16) at the GLIAC Championships … posted top times in the 50 freestyle (22.76) and 200 breaststroke (2:11.88) at the Eastern Michigan Invitational … 51.49 in the 100 freestyle Jan. 27 at Findlay ... Deans' Award winner from the School of Business Administration for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college ... recipient of the Winter 2012 GLIAC Commissioner’s Award for excellence both in the classroom and on the field of play ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award .

2010-11: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... finished 10th in the 100 breaststroke (59.33), 12th in the 200 breaststroke (2:12.23) and 14th in the 400 individual medley (4:22.13) at the GLIAC Championships … participated in nine meets … top time in the 50 free of 23.96 (relay leadoff) Oct. 30 at Oakland … 58.95 in the preliminary 100 breaststroke at GLIACs ... 2010-11 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2009-10: Finished 12th in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.67), 14th in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.71) and 16th in the 400 individual medley (4:36.86) at the GLIAC Championships … posted top times in the 50 free (24.84) Oct. 31 at Oakland, and the 200 breaststroke (2:15.33) and 200 IM (2:06.62) at the Eastern Michigan Invitational.

High School: A 2009 graduate of Grosse Pointe South ... spent four years on the varsity swimming team with coach Eric Gunderson, a WSU alum ... earned all-county honors every season ... helped the team finish sixth at the Division 2 state meet ... placed 13th in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.39) and was on the 14th-place 200 medley relay ... served as team captain ... was named to the MAC all-academic team ... aided his Grosse Pointe Gators club team to a 12th-place finish at the long course state championships in 2009 ... finished 10th in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.78), 14th in the 200 breaststroke (2:39.93) and fifth in the 400 medley relay.

Personal: Full name--Fares Ksebati ... born in Grosse Pointe ... son of Bashar Ksebati and Hala Besmar ... has a brother, Waseem, and a sister, Cinderella ... is a management major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2009 (4.00), Winter 2010 (4.00), Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Fall 2011 (4.00), Winter 2012 and Fall 2012 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2013.