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Photo by: Jaylynn Nash

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Glastonbury, Conn.
High School:
Glastonbury

2x All-American
- 2024: 500 freestyle
- 2022: 500 freestyle

1x ACC Champion
- 2023: 500 freestyle

Academic All-ACC Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2021)

2023-24 (SENIOR):

Took home a bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle while representing Team USA at the 2023 Pan American Games
Named All-American in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2024 NCAA Championships placing 16th and hitting his season best time in the morning in a time of 4:12.97. He also competed in the 1650-yard freestyle placing 25th overall.
Placed top three in two events at the ACC Championships grabbing second place in the 500-yard freestyle (4:14.72) and third place in the 1650-yard freestyle clocking a new best time of 14:47.41.
Won the 500-yard freestyle in the UVA/ UNC tri-meet while also placing 3rd in the 1000-yard freestyle helping the Wolfpack men sweep both teams.
Competed in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in both the 400-meter freestyle and the 800-meter freestyle.

2022-23 (JUNIOR):

Qualified for his third NCAA championship and competed in the 500-yard freestyle (22nd - 4:15.15) and 1,650-yard freestyle (18th - 14:49.02)
Won his first individual ACC title in the 500-yard freestyle (4:12.33) putting his time fourth in program history. In addition he placed seventh in the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:03.57) and 18th in the 400-yard IM (3:48.72)
Won the 500-yard freestyle (4:21.02) at the tri meet against Virginia and UNC
Member of the 2022-23 National Team

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE):

Earned All-America status in the 500 freestyle, placing 14th in 4:13.82
Won his heat of the 1,650 freestyle at the NCAA Championships, cutting nearly six seconds off his entry time to clock in at 14:54.01 (17th)
Silver medalist in the 500 freestyle at the ACC Championships, posting a career-best time of 4:12.57 in the A final to rank fourth in the NC State top 10
Also finished in the top 16 in the 1650 freestyle (5th - 14:59.76) and the 400 individual medley (13th - 3:48.52) at ACCs
Won the 1000 freestyle in the Pack’s tri-meet with Auburn and Kentucky; clocked in at a winning time of 9:00.34
Member of the 2021-22 U.S. National Team

2020-21 (FRESHMAN):

Competed in the mile and the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Championships
A finalist in the 500 freestyle at the 2021 ACC Championships. Placed seventh in 4:18.44 after going season-best 4:17.82 in the prelims to crack the NC State all-time top 10
Also wrote his name into the NC State top 10 records in the mile, posting a 14:48.12 at the Pack's last chance meet

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