Biography
Northeast-10 Champion as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay
As a Senior in 2014-15:
Northeast-10 Champion as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Finished ninth in the 100 yard freestyle (51.53), fourth as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:31.14), sixth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.12) and fourth as part of the 400 yard free relay (3:24.89) against West Chester and Shippensburg…Placed 13th in the 50 yard freestyle (23.07), third as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:56.79), sixth as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:42.60), 21st in the 100 yard freestyle (51.54), third as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:31.64), 19th in the 100 yard freestyle (1:05.10), 22nd in the 200 yard freestyle (2:04.16) and third as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:30.37) at the Sonny Werblin Invitational…Earned second as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:38.64), second in the 50 yard freestyle (22.42), sixth in the 100 yard freestyle (50.82) and fourth as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:20.33) against The College of New Jersey and Merrimack…Finished fifth in the 50 yard freestyle (22.17) and first as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:30.30) against Yale... Took third as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:44.32), fourth in the 100 yard freestyle (49.62) and 19th in the 100 yard butterfly (59.33) at The USMMA Invite… Earned first as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.50), first in the 50 yard freestyle (22.54) and fifth in the 100 yard butterfly (1:01.78) at Pace…Finished 26th in the 100 yard freestyle (49.80), sixth as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:29.72), 37th in the 200 yard freestyle (1:59.34) and 56th in the 100 yard fly (1:00.76) at the ECAC Championships…Took fourth in the 100 yard freestyle (50.16), and first as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:31.85) at Marist…Finished fourth in the 100 yard freestyle (49.68) and second as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:28.37) against Connecticut College…Placed second as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:39.96) and fourth in the 50 yard freestyle (22.17) at St. Rose…Finished third in the 100 yard freestyle (49.57) at Le Moyne…Took fifth in the 50 yard freestyle (21.18), 16th in the 100 yard butterfly (55.51), first as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay with a record setting time (1:22.56), and sixth in the 100 yard freestyle (46.97) at the Northeast-10 Championships…Placed ninth in the 50 yard freestyle (21.32), 18th in the 100 yard freestyle (47.89), fourth as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:23.27), fifth as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:07.38) and sixth as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:36.81) at the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships.
As a Junior in 2013-14:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Northeast-10 Conference champion in the 200 freestyle relay…Placed ninth in the 100 yard freestyle and first in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 10/4 against West Chester and Shippensburg...Took eighth in the 50 yard freestyle, 35th in the 100 yard freestyle, 19th in the 100 yard butterfly, fourth in the 200 yard freestyle relay, fourth in the 400 yard freestyle relay and fifth in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 10/18 in the Rutgers Invite...Placed second in the 50 yard freestyle on 10/25 against St. Rose and Merrimack...Took fifth in the 50 yard freestyle and second in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 11/2 against The College of New Jersey...Placed third in the 50 yard freestyle, sixth in the 100 yard butterfly and first in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 11/8 against Yale...Took sixth in the 100 yard freestyle and 3second in the 200 yard freestyle on 11/23 at the USMMA Invite...Placed second in the 200 yard freestyle relay and fourth in the 50 yard freestyle on 12/6 at the Pace Invitational...Took third in the 50 yard freestyle, fifth in the 100 yard freestyle and first in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/11 against Marist...Placed fifth in the 50 yard freestyle and third in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/12 against Connecticut College...Placed second in the 50 yard freestyle on 1/18 against LeMoyne College...Took fourth in the 50 yard freestyle, first in the 200 yard freestyle relay and ninth in the 100 yard freestyle on 2/6 in the Northeast-10 Championship…Finished fourth as part of the 200 freestyle relay team at the Metropolitan Championships.
As a Sophomore in 2012-13:
Northeast-10 Conference champion – 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay…At the Rutgers Sonny Werblin Invite from 10/19-20, placed fifth in the 200 yard medley relay, seventh in the 200 yard freestyle relay, ninth in the 50 yard freestyle and 12th in the 100 yard freestyle…Also competed in the 100 yard butterfly and the 200 yard freestyle…Recorded first place in the 400 yard medley relay, first place in the 50 yard freestyle and finished second in the 400 yard freestyle relay and third in the 100 yard freestyle versus Saint Rose on 10/26…In the meet against Yale on 11/2, placed third in the 200 yard freestyle relay, fourth in the 50 yard freestyle, seventh in the 200 yard medley relay and seventh in the 100 yard freestyle…On 11/17 at the USMMA Invite, finished 13th in the 50 yard freestyle and competed in the 200 yard freestyle…Placed fourth in the 50 yard freestyle, eighth in the 100 yard freestyle, 14th in the 200 yard freestyle and competed in the 100 yard butterfly at the Pace Invitational from 11/30-12/1…Was third in the 50 yard freestyle, fourth in the 400 yard freestyle relay and fifth in the 100 yard freestyle versus TCNJ on 12/8…Placed first in the 200 yard freestyle relay, second in the 50 yard freestyle and third in the 100 yard butterfly against Marist on 1/12…In the meet versus Connecticut College on 1/13, finished second in the 200 yard freestyle relay, third in the 200 yard medley relay, third in the 50 yard freestyle and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle…On 1/18 against Queens, placed first in the 50 yard freestyle…Against Le Moyne on 1/20, finished first in the 400 yard freestyle relay and second in the 50 yard freestyle…Won the 200 yard freestyle and also swam a leg of the winning the 400 yard medley relay and the 200 yard medley relay at the Northeast-10 Championships…Also finished second in the 400 yard freestyle, third in the 50 yard freestyle and fifth in the 100 yard freestyle…Was a member of the 400 yard freestyle relay that placed 11th and also finished 21st in the 50 freestyle at the Metropolitan Conference Championship from 2/15-2/17.
As a Freshman in 2011-12:
Placed eighth in the 100 yard freestyle and competed in the 200 yard freestyle versus CCSU…Grabbed sixth place in the 100 yard breaststroke and 13th place in the 50 yard freestyle at the Werblin Invitational…Competed in the 50 yard freestyle and 200 yard medley relay against TCNJ…Participated in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle as well as the 100 yard backstroke at the Bentley Invitational…Placed fifth in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle versus Conn. College…Helped in a second place finish in the 200 yard freestyle relay and fourth in the 200 yard freestyle against Queens…Was a part of the first place finishes in the 200 yard freestyle and medley relays and the 400 freestyle relay, and also finished second in the 400 medley relay, as well as fourth in the 100 yard freestyle and fifth in the 50 freestyle at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship… Finished 12th overall in the 200 freestyle relay, 11th in the 400 yard freestyle relay and also captured sixth place in the 200 yard IM at the Metro Championships.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-State and All-Conference selection at Sheehan (Conn.) High....School record holder in four events...Team captain.
Personal:
The son of Kim and Mike Thurston...Born in Bristol, Conn...Plans to major in business management.
