Freshman Dani des Tombe was named the Pitt Performer of the Meet.
2010-2011: Qualified for the Big East Championships...aided the 800 free relay team to a fifth-place finish at the Big East Championships...placed fifth as a member of the 400 free relay team...finished sixth overall in the 1,650 free...recorded a Big East top 10 time for the 500 free and 1,000 free...touched for first as a member of the 200 free relay team at the 2011 Senior Recognition Meet...earned second in the 1,000 free against Virginia...won the 500 free and placed second in the 1,650 free in the quad meet against Maryland, Penn State and Villanova...honored as the Pitt Performer of the Meet during both the West Virginia and Frank Elm Invite meets...won the 200 free against St. Bonaventure...placed second in the 1,000 free against Buffalo.
2009-2010: An All-Big East honoree...named Pitt's Most Improved Swimmer at the season-ending banquet...held the best overall time in the 1,000 free among Big East swimmers...placed in the top-three of the 1650 free at the BEC, setting the freshman record at 16:36.98...recorded NCAA provisional times in the 500 and 1650 free...named Pitt Performer of the Meet against WVU and during the Pitt quad meet...touched the wall first in the 500 and 1,000 free, breaking Towers Pool record at Duquesne...placed first in the 1,000 free against Virginia.
High School: Holds 11 district championships, two District runner-up honors and four District 10 Team Championships... won five top 10 awards at the 2009 Pa. States Championship event...qualified for the state meet in the 500 free in three consecutive years... participated in the 200 free at the state championship... an All-American honoree in the 500 free, 400 free relay and 200 free relay...had All-American Considerations in the 500 free (2008) and 200 free (2009)...earned a Kiwanis Citizenship Award as a senior...served on the Student Council Executive Board for two years...garnered MVP and All-State First Team honors in Water Polo...also named the 2005 Water Polo Rookie of the Year.
Personal: Born May 5, 1991...daughter of Charles and Nancy Herbst...has one sibling, Casey...an undecided major.
