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2011-12 Swimming & Diving Roster

Mike Kelly

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Castle Rock, Colo.
  • High School Regis Jesuit

Biography

2010-11
Led the distance group with his experience and setting an example of excellence...at the A-10 Championship, swam the 1650-yard freestyle touching the wall at 16:13.39, finishing eighth. This time was the second-fastest time in SLU history. Additionally, his first 1,000 yards in the mile race was clocked at 9:45.43, which is the second-fastest 1000-yard freestyle time in school history...he also owns the season's top time in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:42.35 at the A-10 Championship.

2009-10
SLU's top finisher with an eighth-place performance in the 1650 free (16:14.49) at the A-10s, that effort, which was also a personal best, ranks second in the Billiken record book ... recipient of the team's Best Attitude honor for the second straight season ... was a member of the 800-free relay (6:54.86) that logged the No. 3 time in SLU annals at the A-10 Championships ... posted the team's fastest times of the season in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 free ... finished 11th in the 200-free final in a personal best 1:43.31 after touching 13th in the prelim (1:44.18) at the A-10s ... came in 15th in the 500-free prelim with a personal-best effort of 4:42.00, went on to place 16th in the final (4:43.16) at the A-10s ... his 500-free prelim effort ranks sixth in program annals while his finals performance is seventh ... tallied 10 first-place efforts ... swept the 500 and 1000 free at Eastern and Western Illinois ... touched first in the 500 free (4:55.56) vs. IUPUI ... swept the 200 and 500 free vs. Lindenwood ... won the 1000 free, came in second in the 500 free and placed third in the 200 free at the South Dakota State-South Dakota meet ... registered a first-place performance in the 1000 free (10:00.84) at IUPUI ... garnered second-place honors in the 200 and 500 free at the Butler Quad ... touched second in the 200 free (1:48.96) and third in the 500 free (5:00.09) vs. Evansville ... placed second in the 1000 free (10:04.27) at the IUPUI Quad ... came in second in the 200 free (1:47.55) vs. Eastern Illinois ... placed third in the 500 free (4:53.26) at the Lindenwood Quad ... finished third in the 1650 free (17:10.94) at South Dakota State ... recorded a third-place finish in the 200 free (1:49.08) at the Lindenwood Invitational ...finished fifth in the 200 free (1:48.03) at the Wash U Thanksgiving Invitational.

2008-09
Received the team's Best Attitude Award ... finished 14th in the 1650 free at the A-10 Championships with the eight-fastest performance in school history (16:34.08) ... came in first in the 1000 free (10:03.52) and second in the 100 free (49.28) against Eastern Illinois ... touched first in the 500 free (4:51.94) in the second meet vs. the Panthers ... placed second in the 200 free at the Butler Quad and vs. Western Illinois ... finished second in the 1000 free at the Lindenwood Invitational and Evansville ... came in second in the 200 free at Illinois-Chicago and IUPUI ... touched second in the 500 free at Evansville and South Dakota State ... placed third in the 500 free (4:55.81) at Wash U.

At Regis Jesuit
Was a two-time NISCA/Speedo All-American ... helped the Raiders to their 16th straight Class 5A state title ... was a member of two relays that finished first at the 2008 state meet ... also placed eighth in the 100 free at the state meet in 2008 ... earned All-State accolades as a senior ... was a four-year letterwinner ... selected team MVP as a junior and senior ... earned his school's Leadership Award ... he and Tom Costigan were teammates at Regis Jesuit ... was a member of the STARS club team.

KELLY'S CAREER BESTS

100 Free 47.96 at A-10 Championships, 2/20/10 (trials)
200 Free 1:43.31 at A-10 Championships, 2/19/10
500 Free 4:42.00 at A-10 Championships, 2/18/10 (prelim)
1000 Free 9:45.43 at A-10 Championships, 2/26/11 (split)
1650 Free 16:13.39 at A-10 Championships, 2/26/11
100 Fly 55.51 at Lindenwood Invitational, 11/1/08

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Freshman

  • 2009-10Sophomore

  • 2010-11Junior

    6'0"
  • 2011-12Senior

    6'0"