Gannon University Athletics

Expected to compete in freestyle events during the 2016-17 season … enters the campaign as part of Gannon’s record holder in the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:52.04).

2015-16: Named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award … named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America second team … received CoSIDA Academic All-District first-team honors … earned All-PSAC honors after swimming the opening leg for the 400-yard freestyle relay team that finished third (3:06.25) at the PSAC Championships … recorded 19 PSAC-qualifying times in five different events … met conference standards during all three 1,650-yard freestyle events he competed in … produced PSAC-qualifying times in seven of eight 500-yard freestyle races and six of eight 200-yard freestyle competitions … generated a time of 4:41.47 in the 500-yard freestyle at the PSAC Championships, representing the fifth-fastest time in program history … swam a 9:54.33 time in the 1,000-yard freestyle at the conference championships, equaling the eighth-best time in program history … won the 500-yard freestyle race at Shippensburg with a 5:03.77 time … was the runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.95) at Shippensburg, 500-yard freestyle (5:03.22) at NCAA Division I Cleveland State and 1,000-yard freestyle (10:38.49) against Tiffin … recorded eight top-three finishes … competed with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle … won gold medals after logging the opening leg for the 400-yard freestyle relay teams at the Wooster Invitational (3:05.03) and against NCAA Division I Canisius (3:10.57) … helped break the 400-yard freestyle school record at the Wooster Invitational and pool record against Canisius … added a third 400-yard freestyle relay (3:16.89) title at Shippensburg … helped his 400-yard freestyle relay team finish among the top three during all seven races he competed in … logged the opening leg for the 800-yard freestyle relay team during bronze-medal performances at the Wooster Invitational (6:53.94) and Pidgeon Memorial Invitational (7:20.50) … opened the season by swimming the third leg for the winning 500-yard crescendo freestyle relay team at the Westminster Relays.

2014-15: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award … named to the Capital One Academic All-America third team … landed a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District II first team … earned All-PSAC honors as part of the 800-yard freestyle relay team that broke the school record (6:56.98) during a third-place finish at the PSAC Championships … competed in the 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle and 400-yard IM … recorded 22 PSAC-qualifying times in 23 events … missed the conference standard only once in the 500-yard freestyle … produced eight top-three finishes and 12 top-five performances … finished runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle (50.29) and 1,650-yard freestyle (17:11.61) at NCAA Division I Canisius … added a silver medal in the 500-yard freestyle (4:56.85) at Tiffin … finished third in the 500-yard freestyle three times and 1,000-yard freestyle twice … produced season-best times in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.60), 500-yard freestyle (4:48.49), 1,000-yard freestyle (9:56.72) and 1,650-yard freestyle (16:38.75) at the PSAC Championships … swam with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley, 400-yard medley, 500-yard crescendo freestyle and 3X500 freestyle … began the season by winning two relay titles at the Westminster Relays, swimming the middle leg for the winning 3X500 freestyle team (15:11.65) and anchor segment for the 500-yard crescendo freestyle team (4:24.12) … started the 200-yard freestyle relay team’s runner-up finish (1:28.85) at NCAA Division I Cleveland State … added another relay runner-up finish in the 400-yard freestyle (3:17.02) at Bloomsburg … was part of four 800-yard freestyle relay teams that placed first, second, third and fourth … swam the opening leg for the 800-yard freestyle relay team that won the title at the Westminster Relays (7:20.18) … was part of an 800-yard freestyle relay runner-up finish (6:52.04) at the Wooster Invitational … swam once with the 400-yard medley relay team, helping secure second place (3:48.02) at Tiffin.

2013-14: Selected as a PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... participated in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle, 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM as a true freshman … earned 20 PSAC-qualifying times ... recorded top-three finishes 10 times and top-five performances 15 times during 31 individual races ... captured a pair of first-place finishes in the 500-yard freestyle at the Edinboro Tri-Meet (4:55.70) and Lake Erie Meet (4:56.92) ... earned a runner-up finish (1:48.51) in the 200-yard freestyle at NCAA Division I Canisius ... secured a pair of second-place performances in the 500-yard freestyle at Penn State Behrend (4:59.39) and NCAA Division I Cleveland State (4:50.29) ... collected three top-20 finishes at the PSAC Championships … placed 13th (1:44.78) in the 200-yard freestyle, 14th (16:43.65) in the 1,650-yard freestyle and 15th (4:47.00) in the 500-yard freestyle at the conference championships ... participated with relay teams in seven different events … captured two first-place finishes as part of relay teams, including the 200-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle.

High School: Swam for head coach Chris Gibeau at Atholton (Md.) High School … received the Williams College Book Award.

Personal: Political Science major … has four brothers … is the son of Carol and Thomas.