2017-18 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Michael Weiser

  • Event(s) Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Manassas, Va.
  • High School Osbourn Park
  • Major Criminal Justice

Biography

Expected to compete in butterfly and sprint freestyle events for the second consecutive season as a senior in 2017-18.

2016-17: Named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … participated in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly … earned all-conference honors by swimming the opening leg for the 200-yard freestyle team that finished second at the PSAC Championships with a time of one minute and 24.91 seconds … won four individual titles … touched the wall first in the 50-yard freestyle at NCAA Division I Canisius (22.03) and Tiffin (22.18) … added championships in the 100-yard freestyle against Edinboro (48.75) and Canisius (48.92) … finished runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle at Grove City (48.65), against Bloomsburg (48.74) and at the Erie Cup (49.29) … secured a runner-up finish in the 50-yard freestyle (21.35) at the Wooster Invitational … recorded 19 PSAC-qualifying times in three different events … met conference standards during all eight 100-yard freestyle attempts and both 100-yard butterfly events … secured PSAC-qualifying times during nine of 10 attempts at the 50-yard freestyle … recorded 11 top-three finishes and 13 top-five performances … generated a season-best 50-yard freestyle time of 21.23 at the PSAC Championships, representing the third-fastest time in program history … produced season-best times in the 100-yard freestyle (47.13) and 100-yard butterfly (51.65) at the Wooster Invitational, equaling the eighth-fastest 100-yard butterfly mark in school history … competed with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley … helped Gannon win seven relay titles … swam the opening leg of Gannon’s winning 200-yard freestyle relay teams against Edinboro (1:26.78), against Bloomsburg (1:28.42), at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet and at Canisius (1:29.16) … took care of the anchor leg during 400-yard freestyle relay titles at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet (3:15.42) and Tiffin (3:15.90) … was the anchor for the winning 400-yard medley relay team (3:40.50) at Tiffin … helped Gannon’s 200-yard freestyle relay team finish first or second during seven of eight races he competed in … was part of 12 top-three relay finishes and 13 top-five relay performances.

2015-16: Selected as a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … earned a pair of All-PSAC honors as a member of relay teams … secured the first honor after serving as the anchor for the 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished third at the PSAC Championships with a 1:24.37 time … added the second honor after swimming the third leg for the 400-yard freestyle relay team that placed third at the conference championships with a 3:06.25 clocking … participated in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard IM … recorded 20 PSAC-qualifying times in three different events … met conference standards during every race in the 50-yard freestyle (10), 100-yard freestyle (5) and 100-yard butterfly (5) … finished the 100-yard freestyle at the Wooster Invitational in 46.61 seconds, representing the fourth-best time in program history … touched the wall in 51.66 seconds during the 100-yard butterfly prelims at the PSAC Championships, equaling the seventh-fastest time in program history … captured titles in the 50-yard freestyle against NCAA Division I Canisius (21.90), against Tiffin (21.98) and at Shippensburg (22.48) … added another gold medal in the 100-yard freestyle at the Case Western Reserve Tri-Meet (48.52) … finished runner-up during his only attempt at the 100-yard IM (55.18) at the Pidgeon Memorial Invitational … recorded nine top-five finishes … competed with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley … was part of six relay titles … swam the opening leg for winning 200-yard freestyle relay teams at the Case Western Reserve Tri-Meet (1:27.78) and Tiffin Dual Meet (1:28.46) … won gold medals after logging the third leg for the 400-yard freestyle relay teams at the Wooster Invitational (3:05.03) and against Canisius (3:10.57) … helped break the 400-yard freestyle school record at the Wooster Invitational and pool record against Canisius … produced a fifth relay title after serving as the anchor for the 400-yard freestyle team against Tiffin (1:38.90) … helped record 20 top-three relay finishes … opened the season by swimming the opening leg for the winning 500-yard crescendo freestyle relay team at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet.

2014-15: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … competed in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly as a true freshman … recorded 21 PSAC-qualifying times in 23 events … met conference standards during all five 50-yard freestyle events and all five 100-yard backstroke races … produced PSAC-qualifying times during all three 100-yard butterfly attempts and his only 200-yard backstroke race … generated conference standards during seven of eight 100-yard freestyle events … recorded eight top-five finishes … secured third-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (22.28) at NCAA Division I Cleveland State and 100-yard freestyle (50.41) at NCAA Division I Canisius … added a third bronze medal in the 100-yard freestyle (50.33) at Bloomsburg … produced season-best times in the 50-yard freestyle (21.30) and 100-yard backstroke (53.37) at the Wooster Invitational … generated season-low times in the 100-yard freestyle (47.64) and 100-yard butterfly (51.94) at the PSAC Championships … swam with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard medley, 500-yard crescendo freestyle and 400-yard IM … began the season by swimming the second leg for the winning 500-yard crescendo freestyle team (4:24.12) at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet … helped record three top-three finishes in the 200-yard freestyle relay, including a pair of runner-up finishes at the Grove City Tri-Meet (1:28.64) and Tiffin Meet (1:28.66) … was part of a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:27.98) at the Crimson Hawk Dual Challenge … swam with the 400-yard freestyle relay team twice, finishing second (3:17.02) at Bloomsburg and fourth (3:17.67) at the Crimson Hawk Dual Challenge … took care of the anchor leg for the 200-yard medley relay team that placed third (1:40.15) at Bloomsburg … anchored the winning 400-yard medley relay team (3:41.50) at Tiffin.

High School: Swam for head coach Jeremy Linn at Osbourn Park (Va.) High School ... received the Coaches Award ... helped Osbourn Park capture district and regional championship as a freshman, sophomore and junior.

Personal: Criminal Justice major … is the son of Connie and Jim … has two sisters and one brother.
Career-Best Times

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior