2016-17 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Matt Loughner

  • Event(s) Sprint Freestyle
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jeannette, Pa.
  • High School Penn-Trafford
  • Major Environmental Science

Biography

Expected to compete in sprint freestyle events as a senior in 2016-17.

2015-16: Named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … earned All-PSAC honors by swimming the second leg for the 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished third (1:24.37) at the conference championships … recorded 18 PSAC-qualifying times in five different events … met conference standards during all four times he competed in the 200-yard freestyle and his only attempt at the 100-yard butterfly … generated PSAC-qualifying times during seven of eight 50-yard freestyle races and five of seven 100-yard freestyle events … produced a 50-yard freestyle time of 21.60 at the PSAC Championships, representing the eighth-fastest time in program history … captured bronze medals in the 50-yard freestyle (22.88) at Shippensburg and 100-yard freestyle (49.51) against Tiffin … recorded seven top-five finishes … competed with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley … helped win 200-yard freestyle relay titles at the Case Western Reserve Tri-Meet (1:27.78) and against Tiffin (1:28.46) … served as the anchor during the first title and swam the third leg during the second gold medal … was part of 11 top-three relay finishes … helped 200-yard freestyle relay teams finish runner-up at the Carnegie Mellon Quad-Meet (1:28.24) and Bloomsburg Dual Meet (1:30.06) … contributed to runner-up finishes in the 400-yard freestyle relay events at NCAA Division I Cleveland State (3:15.45), the Westminster Relays (3:15.70) and Shippensburg (3:21.48) … served as the anchor for the 200-yard medley relay team the placed second (1:42.76) against Tiffin.

2014-15: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … competed in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard IM … recorded 14 PSAC-qualifying times in five different events … produced seven top-five finishes … generated season-best times in the 50-yard freestyle (21.64), 100-yard freestyle (48.47) and 100-yard butterfly (53.02) at the Wooster Invitational ... posted his fastest times in the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.75) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.22) at the PSAC Championships … recorded fourth-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (23.30) at Tiffin and 100-yard butterfly (56.83) at NCAA Division I Cleveland State … achieved conference-qualifying standards during four of five 50-yard freestyle events and four of six 100-yard freestyle races … competed with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley … was part of 200-yard freestyle relay teams that finished second at the Westminster Relays (1:28.27) and Tiffin Meet (1:28.66) … swam seven times with 200-freestyle relay teams, placing second and fourth two times each … logged the third leg for the winning 400-yard freestyle relay team (3:13.35) at the Westminster Relays … was part of fourth-place finishes in the 400-yard freestyle relay at the Crimson Hawk Dual Challenge (3:17.67) and Canisius Meet (3:26.42) … captured the bronze medal in the 200-yard medley relay (1:41.50) at NCAA Division I Cleveland State … helped the 400-yard medley relay team place fourth (3:49.40) at NCAA Division I Canisius.

2013-14: Participated in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke, 50-yard butterfly, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly and 200-yard IM as a true freshman … earned eight PSAC-qualifying times ... recorded top-three finishes five times and top-five performances eight times during 28 individual races ... earned top honors (25.38) in the 50-yard butterfly at Penn State Behrend ... secured a runner-up finish (55.48) in the 100-yard butterfly against Lake Erie ... collected a top-20 showing at the PSAC Championships in the 50-yard freestyle, placing 18th (22.14) ... participated with relay teams in six different events … captured three first-place finishes as part of relay teams, including the 400-yard medley twice and 200-yard freestyle once.

High School: Swam for head coach Dave Babik at Penn-Trafford (Pa.) High School … was a four-year letterwinner … broke the school record in the 400-yard freestyle relay … was a member of the National Honor Society … named to the high honor roll throughout his high school career … qualified for the state championships as a junior and senior … helped Penn-Trafford finish undefeated en route to a sectional championship three consecutive seasons.

Personal: Environmental Science major … has one sister … is the son of Lori and Richard.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

  • 2014-15Sophomore

  • 2015-16Junior

  • 2016-17Senior