Biography
As a Senior in 2016-17:
NE10 champion in the 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 200 backstroke and 100 backstroke…Finished second in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:29.88), third in the 100 yard backstroke (54.84), third in the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.01), fourth in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:20.37), fifth in the 100 yard freestyle (49.57) and eighth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.01) versus West Chester and Shippensburg on 9/30-10/1…Won the 200 yard medley relay (1:39.09) and 200 yard freestyle relay (1:32.20), placed third in the 100 yard backstroke(55.20), third in the 200 yard backstroke (2:05.32) against Iona on 10/8…Recorded first in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:29.68), second in the 100 yard butterfly (54.68), third in the 400 yard medley relay (3.41.59) and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle (49.88) against TCNJ on 10/22…Placed second in the 200 yard medley relay (1:42.66), second in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:23.76), third in the 100 yard backstroke (55.92) and third in the 100 yard freestyle (50.65) versus Pace on 11/12…Earned seventh in the 200 yard medley relay (1:42.24), seventh in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:28.61), seventh in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:20.10), eighth in the 400 yard medley relay (3:44.16), ninth in the 100 yard backstroke (55.47), 13th in the 200 yard backstroke (2:04.07) and competed in the 100 yard butterfly (54.40) in the ECAC Championships on 12/2-12/4…Finished first in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:33.05), fourth in the 50 yard freestyle (22.81) and fifth in the 100 yard freestyle (50.29) versus Yale on 12/8…Won the 50 yard freestyle (22.53), 200 yard backstroke (2:00.96) and competed in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:20.18) against Saint Rose on 1/13…Placed first in the 200 yard medley relay (1:37.95), first in the 100 yard backstroke (53.86), first in the 200 yard backstroke (2:01.10) and competed in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:30.76) versus Le Moyne on 1/14…Notched second in the 50 yard freestyle (22.57), third in the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.33), third in the 800 yard freestyle relay (7:42.97) and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle (49.32) against UConn on 1/20…Earned second in the 200 yard medley relay (1:36.81), second in the 50 yard freestyle (22.53), second in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:28.24) and third in the 100 yard backstroke (54.09), versus Bridgeport on 1/27…Finished fourth in the 100 yard IM (56.54), fifth in the 50 yard butterfly (24.22) and fifth in the 50 yard backstroke (25.61) in the UConn Open on 2/4…Recorded first in the 400 yard medley relay (3:25.05), first in the 100 yard backstroke (51.24), first in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:24.45), first in the 200 yard backstroke (1:51.67), third in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:06.08) and third in the 50 yard freestyle (21.49) in the NE10 Championships on 2/16-2/19.
As a Junior in 2015-16:
Northeast-10 Conference Champion in 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Finished second in the 100 yard backstroke (54.75), third in the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.69), third in the 400 yard medley relay (3:38.95), fourth in the 200 yard free relay (1:30.51), fifth in the 100 yard freestyle (50.68), sixth in the 800 yard free relay (7:55.12) and sixth in the 50 yard freestyle (22.94) against West Chester University and Shippensburg on 10/2-10/3…Recorded second in the 200 yard medley relay (1:38.13), third in the 100 yard backstroke (55.19), third in the 200 yard backstroke (2:07.37) and sixth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.14) against The College of New Jersey on 10/31…Achieved first in the 200 yard medley relay (1:35.98), fourth in the 100 yard backstroke (54.73) and fifth in the 100 yard freestyle (50.11) against Saint Rose on 11/7…Placed sixth in the 200 yard IM (2:07.31) and seventh in the 100 yard butterfly (55.99) against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on 11/21…Notched third in the 400 yard free relay (3:13.35), seventh in the 800 yard free relay (7:52.60), ninth in the 100 yard back (55.11), 18th in the 50 yard free (22.53), 22nd in the 100 yard fly (55.16) and 23rd in the 100 yard freestyle (49.92) at the ECAC Winter Championships on 12/3-12/4…Finished first in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:27.98), second in the 100 yard backstroke (54.50), third in the 200 yard backstroke (2:04.75) and fifth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.01) against Yale on 12/11..Placed first in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:26.83), first in the 200 yard medley relay (1:35.92), third in the 100 yard backstroke (55.10) and fifth in the 200 yard backstroke (2:04.53) against Marist on 1/9….Recorded seventh in the 50 yard freestyle (22.98) and fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:33.06) against Connecticut College on 1/13…Notched third in the 100 yard backstroke (54.28), third in the 200 yard backstroke (2:02.12) and third in the 400 yard medley relay (3:39.61) against Pace on 1/22...Finished first in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:01.24), the 200 yard medley relay (1:31.16), the 400 yard medley relay (3:21.89), the 100 yard backstroke (51.08), the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:21.29), second in the 200 yard backstroke (1:52.32) and fourth in the 50 yard freestyle (21.22) at the Northeast-10 Championships on 2/4-2/7…Placed eighth in the 100 yard backstroke (51.65), eighth in the 100 yard backstroke (51.88), ninth in the 100 yard butterfly (50.76), 10th in the 100 yard butterfly (50.85), 11th in the 200 yard backstroke (1:54.55), 12th in the 200 yard backstroke (1:55.95) at the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships on 2/19-2/21.
As a Sophomore in 2014-15:
Northeast-10 Champion as part of both the 200 and 400 yard freestyle relay and in the 100 yard backstroke…Finished fourth as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:40.67), ninth in the 200 yard butterfly (2:12.66), fourth as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:31.14), third as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.61), seventh in the 200 yard backstroke (2:06.27), seventh in the 100 yard fly (56.22) and fourth as part of the 400 yard free relay (3:24.89) against West Chester and Shippensburg…Placed 15th in the 200 yard IM (2:06.73), fifth in the 50 yard freestyle (22.57), seventh as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:44.85), 11th in the 100 yard freestyle (50.12), 13th in the 200 yard freestyle (1:53.97), third in the 100 yard backstroke (57.39) and first as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:24.03) at the Sonny Werblin Invitational…Earned fourth in the 100 yard backstroke (55.80), fifth in the 100 yard freestyle (49.57), fourth in the 100 yard butterfly (55.21) and third as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:19.56) against The College of New Jersey and Merrimack…Finished sixth in the 50 yard freestyle (22.49), sixth in the 200 yard backstroke (2:04.22) 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), 10th in the 200 yard butterfly (2:13.55) and eighth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:52.59) at the USMMA Invite…Earned second in the 200 yard freestyle (1:49.06) and third in the 200 yard IM (2:09.58) at Pace…Finished 15th in the 200 yard backstroke (2:02.56), 23rd in the 100 yard freestyle (49.60), sixth as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:29.72), 17th in the 100 yard backstroke (55.50) and 29th in the 100 yard fly (54.87) at the ECAC Championships…Took fourth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.11), fifth in the 200 yard backstroke (2:06.15) and first as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:31.85) at Marist…Finished fourth as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:41.50), third in the 100 yard backstroke (55.24), fifth in the 100 yard freestyle (49.84) and fourth in the 100 yard butterfly (55.18) against Connecticut College…Placed second as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:39.96) and second in the 200 yard backstroke (2:03.70) at St. Rose…Finished second as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.26), third in the 50 yard freestyle (22.85) and first in the 100 yard backstroke (55.63) at Le Moyne…Took first as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay with a record setting time (3:05.36), third as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:28.76), fourth in the 100 yard butterfly (50.94), first in the 100 yard backstroke (51.78), first as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay with a record setting time (1:22.56) and fourth in the 200 yard backstroke (1:54.24) at the Northeast-10 Championships…Placed 22nd in the 100 yard freestyle (48.25), 14th in the 200 yard freestyle (1:45.05), 14th in the 500 yard freestyle (4:46.05), fourth as part of the 800 yard freestyle relay (7:00.56), sixth as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:36.81) and sixth as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:27.77) at the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships.
As a Freshman in 2013-14:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Placed second in the 400 yard medley relay, fourth in the 100 yard freestyle and first in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 10/4 against West Chester and Shippensburg...Took 18th in the 50 yard freestyle, ninth in the 200 yard freestyle, second in the 100 yard backstroke, 17th in the 200 yard butterfly, 26th in the 200 yard IM, sixth in the 200 yard freestyle relay, sixth in the 200 yard freestyle relay and fifth in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 10/18 in the Rutgers Invite...Placed second in the 100 yard backstroke and third in the 100 yard freestyle on 10/25 against St. Rose and Merrimack...Took fourth in the 200 yard medley relay, fourth in the 100 yard backstroke, seventh in the 200 yard backstroke and first in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 11/2 against The College of New Jersey...Placed sixth in the 200 yard freestyle, sixth in the 200 yard IM and fourth in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 11/8 against Yale...Took fifth in the 100 yard freestyle, seventh in the 200 yard butterfly and fourth in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 11/23 at the USMMA Invite...Placed first in the 200 yard freestyle relay, sixth in the 200 yard IM and third in the 400 medley relay on 12/6 at the Pace Invitational...Took third in the 200 yard medley relay, third in the 200 yard freestyle, third in the 200 yard backstroke and third in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/11 against Marist...Placed fifth in the 200 yard medley relay, fourth in the 100 yard backstroke, fifth in the 100 yard freestyle and third in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/12 against Connecticut College...Took first in the 200 yard freestyle and second in the 200 yard butterfly on 1/17 against Queens College...Placed second in the 200 yard IM and second in the 100 yard butterfly on 1/18 against LeMoyne College...Took 10th in the 200 yard medley relay, seventh in the 50 yard freestyle, ninth in the 400 yard medley relay, second in the 100 yard backstroke, fourth in the 200 yard backstroke and 10th in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 2/6 in the Northeast-10 Championship…Finished fifth in the 200 medley relay and sixth in the 100 backstroke at the Metropolitan Championships.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Four-time All-State at Sacred Heart (Conn.) High School...Four-time All-NVL selection...Two-time NVL swimmer of the year award winner...Helped team win two state championships, two state runner-ups and three league titles...Served as team captain in his senior year.
Personal:
The son of Arleen and Ray...Born in Waterbury, Conn....An exercise science major.
