Biography
As a Senior in 2015-16:
Northeast-10 Conference champion in the 800 freestyle relay, 1650 freestyle and the 500 yard freestyle…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Placed second in the 500 yard free (4:57.96), third in the 800 yard free relay (7:22.24), fifth in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:24.57), fifth in the 400 yard IM (4:21.20), sixth in the 200 yard backstroke (2:11.14), sixth in the 1650 yard freestyle (17:25.13) against West Chester University and Shippensburg on 10/2-10/3…Finished first in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:23.76), second in the 1000 yard freestyle (10:06.81), third in the 500 yard freestyle (4:52.88) and sixth in the 200 yard IM (2:05.90) against The College of New Jersey on 10/31…Notched first in the 200 yard freestyle (1:46.63), first in the 200 yard butterfly (2:00.40), third in the 100 yard freestyle (58.19), third in the 200 yard medley relay (2:03.31) and second in the 400 yard IM (4:15.01) against Saint Rose on 11/7…Achieved fifth in the 400 yard IM (4:18.68), sixth in the 500 yard free (4:48.46), seventh in the 800 yard free relay (7:52.60), ninth in the 200 yard fly (1:58.21) and 19th in the 200 yard IM (2:04.95) at the ECAC Winter Championship on 12/4-12/6…Notched first in the 200 yard IM (2:05.72), first in the 500 yard freestyle (4:55.94) and third in the 1000 yard freestyle (10:05.56) against Yale on 12/11…Finished first in the 500 yard freestyle (4:41.62), fourth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:46.44), fourth in the 200 yard butterfly (1:58.66) and fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:32.93) against Marist on 1/9…Recorded second in the 500 yard freestyle (4:50.91), second in the 1000 yard freestyle (9:57.55), third in the 200 yard freestyle (1:47.64) and fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:33.06) against Connecticut College on 1/13…Finished first in the 200 yard IM (2:00.07), first in the 400 yard medley relay (3:37.12) and second in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:22.09) against Le Moyne College on 1/16…Notched first in the 1000 yard freestyle (9:47.18) against Pace on 1/22...Placed first in the 800 yard freestyle relay (6:48.05), the 1650 freestyle (16:05.1), the 500 yard freestyle (4:35.56), second in the 200 yard freestyle (1:41.99) and 10th in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:27.45) at the Northeast-10 Championships on 2/4-2/7…Achieved second in the 200 yard butterfly (1:52.37), second in the 400 yard IM (4:04.62), second in the 400 yard IM (4:07.99), third in the 500 yard freestyle (4:37.59), fourth in the 200 yard butterfly (1:53.05), sixth in the 500 yard freestyle (4:38.45) at the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships on 2/19-2/21.
As a Junior in 2014-15:
Northeast-10 Champion in the 1650 yard freestyle and as part of the 800 yard freestyle relay…Finished fourth as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:40.67), second in the 400 yard IM (4:17.98), third as part of the 800 yard freestyle relay (7:27.48), first in the 1650 yard free (17:01.54) and fourth in the 200 yard IM (2:04.22) against West Chester and Shippensburg…Placed fifth in the 500 yard freestyle (4:45.25), 15th in the 50 yard freestyle (23.54), 13th in the 200 yard butterfly (2:01.43), seventh in the 100 yard butterfly (56.58), fifth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:46.92) and third as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:30.37) at the Sonny Werblin Invitational…Earned first in the 1000 yard freestyle (9:44.07), second in the 200 yard butterfly (1:58.08), second in the 500 yard freestyle (4:48.46) and fourth as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:20.33) against The College of New Jersey and Merrimack…Finished third in the 200 yard freestyle (1:45.75), first in the 500 yard freestyle (4:46.33), and second as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:33.39) against Yale…Took seventh in the 200 yard IM (2:01.37), second in the 200 yard butterfly (1:58.60) and eighth in the 100 yard butterfly (55.85) at The USMMA Invite…Earned first in the 1650 yard freestyle (16:39.86), second in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:04.73) and second in the 200 yard backstroke (2:13.90) at Pace…Finished 11th in the 200 yard fly (1:57.39), fifth as part of the 800 freestyle relay (7:21.78), 16th in the 200 yard freestyle (1:48.35) and 10th in the 400 yard IM (4:16.45) at the ECAC Championships…Took second in the 200 yard freestyle (1:48.16) and sixth in the 200 yard butterfly (2:03.85) at Marist…Finished third in the 1000 yard freestyle (10:02.83), seventh in the 200 yard freestyle (1:51.92) and second in the 500 yard freestyle (4:47.07) against Connecticut College…Placed first in the 200 yard IM (2:00.36), first in the 200 yard butterfly (1:58.37), and third in the 500 yard freestyle (4:50.61) at St. Rose…Finished second in the 200 yard IM (2:02.83) at Le Moyne…Took first as part of the 800 yard freestyle relay (6:53.50), second in the 400 yard IM (4:03.16), second in the 200 yard freestyle (1:41.92) and first in the 1650 yard freestyle (16:14.46) at the Northeast-10 Championships…Placed fifth in the 500 yard freestyle (4:37.01), ninth in the 200 yard butterfly (1:53.67), third in the 400 yard IM (4:07.21) and fourth as part of the 800 yard freestyle relay (7:00.56) at the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships.
As a Sophomore in 2013-14:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Metropolitan Conference Champion in the 400 IM…Placed third in the 200 yard butterfly on 10/4 against West Chester and Shippensburg...Took sixth in the 100 yard freestyle, first in the 200 yard freestyle, third in the 100 yard backstroke, second in the 100 yard breaststroke, sixth in the 200 yard IM, sixth in the 200 yard freestyle relay and second in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 10/18 in the Rutgers Invite...Placed first in the 1000 yard freestyle and first in the 200 yard freestyle on 10/25 against St. Rose and Merrimack...Took first in the 1000 yard freestyle, fourth in the 200 yard freestyle, first in the 500 yard freestyle and first in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 11/2 against The College of New Jersey...Placed second in the 200 yard freestyle, second in the 500 yard freestyle and fourth in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 11/8 against Yale...Took first in the 500 yard freestyle and first in the 400 yard IM on 11/23 at the USMMA Invite...Placed first in the 200 yard IM on 12/6 at the Pace Invitational...Took first in the 1000 yard freestyle, first in the 500 yard freestyle and first in the 400 yard IM on 1/11 against Marist...Placed first in the 1000 yard freestyle, third in the 200 yard butterfly and fourth in the 500 yard freestyle on 1/12 against Connecticut College...Placed second in the 200 yard freestyle and third in the 100 yard freestyle on 1/18 against LeMoyne College...Finished third in the 800 yard freestyle relay on 2/6 in the Northeast-10 Championship…Won the Metropolitan Conference title in the 400 IM.
As a Sophomore in 2012-13:
Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Freshman of the Year…Northeast-10 Conference champion – 400 medley relay, 400 individual medley, 500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Kicked off his collegiate career with first place finishes in the 200 yard freestyle, the 400 yard IM, the 1650 yard freestyle and the 200 yard backstroke against West Chester and Shippensburg on 10/5-6…Also finished second in the 200 yard IM and was fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay…At the Rutgers Sonny Werblin Invite from 10/19-20, finished third in the 500 yard freestyle, fourth in the 200 yard breaststroke, fourth in the 200 yard butterfly, sixth in the 200 yard freestyle relay, seventh in the 200 yard medley relay, ninth in the 100 yard backstroke and 19th in the 50 yard freestyle…In the meet against Saint Rose on 10/26, placed first in the 200 yard IM, first in the 400 yard medley relay, first in the 500 yard freestyle and third in the 200 yard backstroke…Was second in the 1000 yard freestyle, third in the 200 yard freestyle relay, fourth in the 500 yard freestyle and seventh in the 100 yard breaststroke against Yale on 11/2…Captured first place in the 400 yard IM in addition to 10th place in the 100 yard freestyle and 12th place in the 100 yard backstroke on 11/17 at the USMMA Invite…At the Pace Invitational from 11/30-12/1, was first in the 200 yard freestyle, first in the 1650 yard freestyle, second in the 200 yard IM and ninth in the 100 yard butterfly…Placed first in the 200 yard butterfly, first in the 500 yard freestyle and second in the 1000 yard freestyle versus TCNJ on 12/8…Took first in the 400 yard IM, first in the 200 yard freestyle relay and second in the 1650 yard freestyle against Marist on 1/12…In the meet against Connecticut College on 1/13, finished first in the 1000 yard freestyle, first in the 200 yard freestyle, first in the 500 yard freestyle and fourth in the 200 yard freestyle relay…On 1/18 against Queens, finished first in the 200 yard freestyle and fourth in the 50 yard freestyle and competed in the 200 yard freestyle relay…Against Le Moyne on 1/20, finished first in the 400 yard medley relay, first in the 200 yard butterfly and first in the 200 yard IM…Placed first in the 500 yard freestyle, first in the 400 yard medley relay, first in the 400 yard IM, first in the 1650 yard freestyle and second in the 400 yard freestyle relay at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships…Collected a fourth place finish in the 1650 yard freestyle at the Metropolitan Conference Championship from 2/15-2/17.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Made the Junior Nationals team...Competed at the winter and summer Junior Nationals...Placed second in 500 at state championships at Mullen (Colo.) High School...Helped team to 2011 Colorado state championship...Served as team captain in his senior year.
Personal:
The son of Mary and Jeff Geist...Born in Arvada, Colo...Plans to major in marketing.
