2012-13 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Ethan Chase

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Erie, Pa.
  • High School Cathedral Prep
  • Major Sprint Fly, Freestyle

Biography

Expected to compete in freestyle and butterfly events for the fourth consecutive season … enters the season as Gannon’s record holder in the 100-yard butterfly (50.33) and the 200-yard butterfly (1:52.90) … was part of the 400-yard medley relay team that holds the school record with a time of three minutes and 28.97 seconds.

2011-12: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete for the third consecutive season … earned All-PSAC honors in the 100-yard butterfly, the 200-yard butterfly and the 200-yard freestyle relay … broke the school’s 100-yard butterfly record with a PSAC Championships prelim time of 50.33, before finishing second with a 50.71 finals time … met NCAA “B” cut standards with both times … set a second school record at the PSAC Championships with a time of 1:52.90 during the finals of the 200-yard butterfly, securing another silver medal and another NCAA “B” cut time … completed his all-conference run as part of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished third at the PSAC Championships with a time of one minute and 25.26 seconds … captured eight individual gold medals throughout the regular season … touched the wall first in the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly two times each … met PSAC-qualifying times 26 times, including all 10 times he swam the 100-yard butterfly … helped break two records at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet, setting new standards while winning the 400-yard medley relay (3:39.79) and the 3X100 butterfly relay (2:37.98) … was part of 10 relay titles, including both 400-yard freestyle relays he participated in … swam with relay teams that recorded 21 top-three finishes and 27 top-five finishes … placed in the top five during all but two relay events.

2010-11: Selected a PSAC Scholar-Athlete for the second consecutive season … received the Division II Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … helped the 400-yard medley relay team break the school record at the PSAC Championships, finishing fourth in three minutes and 28.97 seconds … recorded 10 PSAC-qualifying times, the fourth-highest total on the team … met the conference standards in the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard butterfly … swam a season-best 52.45 in the 100-yard butterfly at the PSAC Championships … recorded nine individual top-three finishes, including a gold medal in the 100-yard butterfly (53.63) during a tri-meet with Edinboro and Clarion … posted a season-best 200-yard butterfly time of 2:01.96 while finishing third in the Edinboro/Clarion Tri-Meet … tied for the team lead in relay victories, being part of seven titles … helped relay teams win the 200-yard medley, the 400-yard medley and the 400-yard freestyle races at the Indiana (Pa.) Invitational … contributed to 15 top-three relay finishes.

2009-10: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

High School: Swam for head coaches Neil Postas and Mike Doyle at Cathedral Prep (Pa.) High School … was a two-time All-American … earned all-state honors three times … was a PIAA State Medalist … helped Cathedral Prep finish second at the 2008 PIAA State Championship and sixth at the 2009 PIAA State Championship … earned all-district honors six times … was a four-year member of the honor roll.

Personal: Finance major … has one sister and one brother … son of Susan and Craig.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

  • 2010-11Sophomore

  • 2011-12Junior

  • 2012-13Senior