Franklin & Marshall College

An All-American swimmer during the early 1990s, Gareis hasachieved fame both in and out of the pool. She earned All-Americanhonors in the 100 butterfly (1990, 1991) and 200 freestyle relay(1990). In addition, she won the Middle Atlantic ConferenceChampionship in the 100 butterfly (1990,1991,1992) and 200butterfly (1992) during her career at the College. As a sophomore,she placed fifth in the 100 fly, eighth in the 200 freestyle relayand also placed eighth in the 100 butterfly as a junior at the NCAAChampionships.

Currently, she still holds the school record in the 100butterflies with a time of 58.798 from a 1991 performance. A 1988graduate of McCaskey High School in Lancaster and a 1993 graduateof F&M with a degree in accounting, Gareis has achieved equalfame away from swimming. The winner of numerous beauty pageants,such as Miss Hawaiian Tropic and Miss New York, she finished in thetop six at the 1992 Miss USA Pageant.

An actress, she currently portrays Grace Turner on The Young andthe Restless, and she has had roles in movies such as The 6th Day,The Mirror Has Two Faces and Miss Congeniality.