2023-24 (Senior): Competed in the freestyle and breaststroke … Recorded the fourth-best time in the 50 free (20.89) and swam in the 400 free relay (45.80; 3:02.25) at the FSU Fall Invite … Came in sixth in both the 100 breast (57.11) and 200 breast (2:07.27) at the meet against Georgia … Recorded the third best time in the 100 free (46.22) and came in seventh in the 100 breast (58:21) at the meet against Emory … Was part of a relay team that won the 200 free relay against Emory, with Alderson swimming a 21.01 50 free … Finished seventh in the 50 free (20:48) and was part of second place finish in the 400 relay in the meet vs Florida State … Came in seventh in the 50 free (20:47) and 10th in the 100 breast (55:95) at the meet vs Texas/Texas A&M … Swam in three races at the Georgia Fall Invite – 100 breast (54:15), 100 free (44.95) and 50 free (20.22) … Recorded a 12th place finish in the 100 breast (1:06.33) at the UGA Fall LC Time Trial … Came in fifth in the 100 breast (56:85) and swam a leg in the 200 free relay in the meet vs Gardner Webb and Queens … Finished 5th in the 100 breast (56:17) vs South Carolina … Finished the regular season with a 5th place finish in 500 free, recording a personal best time of 4:41.75 … Came in fourth in the 50 free (20:05) at the ACC Championships
2022-23 (Junior): Competed in the freestyle and breaststroke … Won the 50 free (21.02) and placed second in the 100 free (46.25) at UNCW … Swam a fourth-place time of 20.79 in the 50 free versus Pitt and Boston College … Recorded the third-best time on the team in the 100 free off a relay leadoff (44.32) at the Georgia Fall Invite … Finished fifth in the 50 free (20.76) and sixth in the 100 free (45.61) against Texas A&M and SCAD … Swam a leg of the 400 free relay (2:58.73/44.90) that placed second versus Auburn … Placed second in the 200 breast (2:05.52) versus Gardner-Webb … Competed at the ACC Championships, swam a season-best time in the 50 Free prelims (20.19) and qualified for the 100 breast C final … Recorded a NCAA B cut time (53.41) in the 100 breast finals of the Bulldog Qualifying Meet
2021-22 (Sophomore): Competed in the freestyle and breaststroke … Recorded third fastest 100 breast time (52.87) in program history at the Bulldog Invitational earning a B cut … Earned a B cut in the 50 free (19.92) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Also swam the 100 breast (53.45) and 200 breast (1:59.27) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Competed in the 50 free (19.93), 100 breast (53.03) and 200 breast (2:01.16) at the ACC Championships … Placed third in the 200 breast (2:08.82) against Gardner-Webb … Swam the 50 breast (25.63), 75 breast (40.86), 150 breast (1:32.74) and the lead leg of the 200 free relay (20.97) … Swam 50 free (20.87), 100 breast (57.87) and 200 breast (2:05.30) during North Carolina road trip against UNC and Duke … Clocked in at 21.05 in the 50 free against Florida State … Opened the season in the 100 breast (59.48) against SCAD
2020-21 (Freshman): Competed in the freestyle, breaststroke and individual medley … NCAA Participant … Swam with the record setting 200 free relay (1:17.70) team … Set the sixth best time in program history in the 100 breast (53.51) at the ACC Championships which was an NCAA B qualifying time … Swam his best 50 free (20.28) and 200 breast (2:00.39) at the ACC Championships … Turned in his fastest individual medley (1:48.80) at the Georgia Invitational … Secured times in the 100 breast (57.97), 200 breast (2:07.35) and the 200 IM (1:56.91) against Florida State … Touched fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 100 breast (57.95) and 200 breast (2:10.16) against Auburn … Swam fifth in the 200 breast (2:07.97), sixth in the 100 breast (57.67) and sixth in the 100 IM (54.21) against Alabama … Placed fourth in 50 free (21.17) against Gardner Webb
High School: 2017 Mid-Illini Conference Champion in the 200 IM and 500 free… 2018 Mid-Illini Conference Champion in the 100 breast… 2019 Mid-Illini Conference Champion in the 500 free… Boys Swim MVP (2017, 2018 & 2019)… 2019 NISCA All-American (100 breast)… 2019 Scholastic All-American… 2019 Peoria Journal Star Swimmer of the Year… Rewrote record boards for high school swim team in every event… First male in school history to qualify for state… Valedictorian… National Honors Society member… FCA leader.
Personal: Has two sisters… Picked Tech because of academics, top-tier swim program and to fulfill a dream he has had since high school… Enjoys relaxing with friends, reading a good book, hammocking, kayaking and playing sand volleyball.
