Gannon University Athletics

Expected to compete in butterfly, freestyle and backstroke events for the second consecutive season as a senior in 2016-17.

2015-16: Named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … earned All-PSAC honors as a member of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished third at the conference championships, helping post a school-record time of 1:33.31 by swimming the third leg … named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Swimmer of the Week on February 25 after helping Gannon finish fourth at the PSAC Championships with a school record, two NCAA "B" cut times and an all-conference honor … recorded NCAA "B" cut times during both the prelims (49.64) and finals (49.68) of the 100-yard butterfly at the PSAC Championships, breaking the school record during the prelims … produced the second-fastest 200-yard IM time in program history during the PSAC Championship finals, missing the school record by .29 second … swam a season-best 1:55.40 during the 200-yard butterfly prelims at the Wooster Invitational, representing the seventh-fastest time in program history … recorded 22 PSAC-qualifying times … met conference standards every time he competed in the 100-yard butterfly (11), 200-yard butterfly (6) and 200-yard IM (4) … captured six gold medals, including five in the 100-yard butterfly … touched the wall first in the 100-yard butterfly at the Wooster Invitational (49.84), against Tiffin (51.12), at Shippensburg (51.57), against NCAA Division I Canisius (51.61) and at the Case Western Reserve Tri-Meet (51.67) … added an individual title during his only 100-yard IM race at the Pidgeon Memorial Invitational with a 54.88 time … finished first or second during eight of nine 100-yard butterfly events … recorded nine top-three finishes … competed with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley … was part of five relay titles … swam the second leg during gold-medal performances with the 200-yard freestyle relay team at the Case Western Reserve Tri-Meet (1:27.78) and against Tiffin (1:28.46) … started the race for the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team at Bloomsburg … added a relay title in the 200-yard medley against Tiffin, swimming the third leg that contributed to a 1:38.90 time … was part of 200-yard freestyle relay teams four times, winning three and finishing runner-up once … helped relay teams record 12 top-three finishes … opened the season by serving as the anchor for the 400-yard IM relay team that touched the wall first at the Westminster Relays.

High School: Attended Willy Brandt Gesamtschule High School in Bergkamen, Germany … swam for head coaches Bernd Hoffmeister (SG Dortmund), Dr. Volker Hoeltke (SG Dortmund) and Matthias Hoevener (SG Lunen) … competed with SG Dortmund from 2006-09, before finishing her career in Germany with SG Lunen … qualified for the German National Championships … finished 10th in the DK 2013 4X100 medley relay, 23rd in the DKM 2014 100-yard butterfly and 30th in the DM 2015 100-yard butterfly … competed at the German Youth Championships from 2004-08, advancing to three consecutive finals (2006-08) in the 50-yard butterfly and 100-yard butterfly … finished second regionally at the 2014-15 100-yard butterfly in the Olympic and Short Course … participated in the 50-yard butterfly at the final 2014-15 Olympic Course … competed in the 50-yard butterfly and 100-yard individual medley at the 2014 NRW Final Short Course.

Personal: Business Administration major … has one brother … is the son of Klaudia and Klaus.