HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coaches Josh Saylor and Todd Griner at North Central High School in Indianapolis
• Three-year All-American
• Four-year All-Marion County and All-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference honoree
• Two-year Indiana state finalist as an upperclassman
• Helped North Central win three consecutive Marian County titles, four straight sectional championships and a conference title as a senior
• 100 freestyle time dropped from 47.61 as a freshman to 45.80 as a senior
• All A’s honor roll student ranked among the top 25 in his class all four years
• Won multiple student of the month awards
• Also competed for the Washington Township Swim Club and Franklin Regional Swim Team
• State finalist on the club level was a national qualifier for Futures, Speedo Sectionals and Junior Nationals
PERSONAL
• Major: Electrical Engineering
• Full name is Brody Lowell Wesley Friend
• Born in Franklin, Indiana
• Parents are Brent & Elizabeth Friend
• Family also includes older sisters Brenna, Arden & Scarlet
• Both parents plus sisters Brenna & Arden are Purdue alumni
• Sister Scarlet swam at the Air Force Academy
• Grandparents Paul & Inger Friend, aunt & uncle Brian & Kendra Friend are also Purdue alumni
• Counsin Kaden Friend currently attends Purdue as well
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coaches Josh Saylor and Todd Griner at North Central High School in Indianapolis
• Three-year All-American
• Four-year All-Marion County and All-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference honoree
• Two-year Indiana state finalist as an upperclassman
• Helped North Central win three consecutive Marian County titles, four straight sectional championships and a conference title as a senior
• 100 freestyle time dropped from 47.61 as a freshman to 45.80 as a senior
• All A’s honor roll student ranked among the top 25 in his class all four years
• Won multiple student of the month awards
• Also competed for the Washington Township Swim Club and Franklin Regional Swim Team
• State finalist on the club level was a national qualifier for Futures, Speedo Sectionals and Junior Nationals
PERSONAL
• Major: Electrical Engineering
• Full name is Brody Lowell Wesley Friend
• Born in Franklin, Indiana
• Parents are Brent & Elizabeth Friend
• Family also includes older sisters Brenna, Arden & Scarlet
• Both parents plus sisters Brenna & Arden are Purdue alumni
• Sister Scarlet swam at the Air Force Academy
• Grandparents Paul & Inger Friend, aunt & uncle Brian & Kendra Friend are also Purdue alumni
• Counsin Kaden Friend currently attends Purdue as well