Saint Louis Billikens Athletics

2010-11
Was a standout freshman in the distance freestyle events...Swam the opening 1,000 yards of the 1650-yard freestyle at the A-10 Championship in 9:40.82, setting a new SLU record. His final time of 16:17.27 is the fifth-fastest mile time in school history...also swam the 500-yard freestyle in 4:44.01, the second-fastest time on the season...Touched in at 1:46.10 in the 200-yard freestyle, notching SLU's third-best time on the season...

At Esperanza
2008-09 USA Swimming Scholastic All-America honoree ... placed second in the 500 free at the 2009 Sunset League Championships after finishing third in 2008 ... came in 14th in the 500 free (4:40.02) at the 2009 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Division I Championships after placing 16th (4:49.69) as a sophomore ... shattered the JV 500-free Sunset League record (4:59.96) as a freshman ... three-time recipient of his team's Outstanding Swimmer Award ... earned the 2009 Coach's Award for his club team ... specialized in the freestyle events ... four-year varsity letterwinner ... named to the Principal's Honor Roll ... member of the Fullerton Aquatics Sports Team (FAST).

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