2023-24 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Joey Decheck

  • Event(s) Sprint
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Plum, Pa.
  • High School Plum
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

Career Accolades: 
  • Team MVP (2023-24)
  • Member of  school record 200 Medley Relay team that placed third (1:29.64) at the Magnus Invitational
  • Member of All-PSAC 200-yard Medley Team (2nd place) (2023-24)
  • Member of All-PSAC 400-yard Medley Team (3rd place) (2023-24)
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
Personal Collegiate Bests
 50 Y Free  20.53  Magnus Invitational  Nov 16, 2023
 100 Y Free  45.49  Magnus Invitational  Nov 18, 2023
 200 Y Free   1:44.28  Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships  Feb 16, 2023
 50 Y Back  23.49  R  Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships  Feb 16, 2024
 100 Y Back  50.82  R  Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships  Feb 15, 2024
 50 Y Breast  27.73  Magnus Invitational  Nov 16, 2023
 50 Y Fly  22.84  Magnus Invitational  Nov 18, 2023
 100 Y Fly  50.58  Magnus Invitational  Nov 17, 2023

2023-24: Named the 2024 Men's Swimming MVP ...  Member of school record 200 Medley Relay team that placed third (1:29.64) at the Magnus Invitational (11/16-18/23)  ... Swam seven-personal-best marks during the 2023-24 season ... Had five personal-best marks at the Magnus Invitational ... Finished in 27.73 in the 50 breaststroke ... 22.84 in the 50 fly ... 50.58 in the 100 fly ... 20.53 in the freestyle .. 45.49 100 freestyle ... Added two personal-best times in the 50 backstroke (23.49) and 100 backstroke (50.82) during the 2024 PSAC Swimming Championships ... Member of the  All-PSAC 200-yard Medley Team (2nd place) ... Member of the  All-PSAC 400-yard Medley Team (3rd place) ... Notched a pair of first-place finishes in the 100 freestyle (48.49) and 50 freestyle (21.80) against IUP (12/2/23) ... Tallied first-place results in the 50 freestyle against Edinboro (21.81) and at the John A. Mmemorial Invitational (21.16) ... Won the 100 freestyle (46.22) against Niagara (1/27/24) ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner.

2022-23: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete and D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner ... Set two personal-best marks (200 Freestyle, 1:44.28 and 100 Freestyle, 46.25) and also finished ninth in the 50 Freestyle during the 2023 PSAC Championships ... Also set a personal-best 51.29 mark during the 100 Fly and finished 11th in the 50 Freestyle at Cleveland State's Magnus Invite ... Tallied a second place finish in the 50 Freestyle (22.11) at the RIT dual meet ... Finished second in the 50 Freestyle at the IUP dual meet ... Touched the wall third during the 50 Freestyle at the Edinboro dual meet ... Secured a first place finish in the 100 Freestyle (48.48) and finished third in the 100 Backstroke (55.98) at the Penn State Behrend dual meet ... Finished third in the 50 Freestyle at the Edinboro dual meet ... Relay contributions include ... A win in the mixed 500 Crescendo Relay during the Bengal Relays, hosted by Buffalo State ... A third place finish in the 400 Medley and win in the 200 Freestyle during the Clarion dual meet ... Finished third in the 200 Medley and won the 400 Freestyle during the RIT dual meet ... Added another third place mark in the 200 Medley and first place finish in the 200 Freestyle at the Edinboro dual meet ... Captured a first place finish in the 400 Freestyle ... Finished fifth in the 200 Freestyle and third in the 400 Freestyle during the PSAC Championships.

2021-22: Set a new personal best in the 100 freestyle (46.39 with a relay leadoff leg) at the 2022 PSAC Championships... at that meet, finished ninth in the 100 free and eighth in the 50 free... at Cleveland State's Magnus Cup, set personal bests in the 50 free (20.91), 50 breaststroke (29.18), and 50 butterfly (23.36)... at the Penn State Behrend dual meet, won both the 50 free and 100 fly... earned seventh place in the 100 fly and ninth in the 200 free at the Denison and Cleveland State tri-meet... won both the 50 free and 100 free at the Edinboro dual... earned second place in the 50 free and third in the 100 free at the IUP dual... was first in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 fly at the RIT dual meet... finished third in the 50 free and sixth in the 100 free at Youngstown State... opened the individual season at Saint Vincent with a pair of runner-up finishes in the 50 free and 100 free in addition to fourth place in the 100 back... relay contributions included a win in the mixed 400 free relay at Buffalo State's Bengal Relays... first place in the 200 medley relay at Saint Vincent... second in the 200 free relay and fourth in the 200 medley relay at Youngstown State... a win in the 400 free relay and third place in the 200 medley at RIT... swam in four relays at the Magnus Cup (the 200 free, 400 medley, 800 free, and 400 free)... earned a win in the 200 free relay and third in the 200 medley relay at the IUP dual meet... won the 200 medley relay at the Edinboro dual... earned fourth place in the 200 free and eighth in the 200 medley relays at the Denison and Cleveland State tri-meet... won the 200 medley relay at Penn State Behrend... participated in four relays at the 2022 PSAC Championships: third place in the 800 free, third in the 200 free, third in the 200 medley, and fourth in the 400 freestyle.

2020-21: Set new personal best times in the 200 freestyle (1:45.53, second at the IUP Last Chance meet) and 100 butterfly (51.44, fifth at the PSAC Invite)... finished first in the 50 free and third in the 100 backstroke at the Clarion dual meet... at the IUP dual meet, earned third place in the 100 free and fifth in the 50 backstroke... at the Youngstown State dual, placed fourth in the 50 free and seventh in the 100 fly... relay contributions included a win in the 200 free relay and fifth in the 200 medley relay at Youngstown State, a win in the 200 free relay at IUP... runner-up in the 200 medley relay at the Clarion dual... and contributions on three relay teams at the 2021 PSAC Championships (second in the 200 free relay, second in the 400 free relay, and fourth in the 800 free relay.)

Personal: Majoring in Exercise Science ... Minoring in Nutrition ... Brother Justin also on Gannon swim team.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    0 lbs
  • 2021-22Redshirt Freshman

    5'11" 185 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'11" 185 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'11" 185 lbs