Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence (2020-21, 2021-22)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
2021-22: Placed fifth in the 200-yard backstroke and 13th in the 100 backstroke at the Summit League Championships ... also competed in the 500 freestyle at league meet ... swam leadoff leg on winning 200 medley relay in season-opening dual against Augustana ... came in third to help the Jackrabbits sweep the top three spots in the 200 backstroke in a triangular against Iowa Central and Barton (Kan.) ... runner-up in the 200 backstroke in duals at Omaha and South Dakota ... was a two-time finalist at the Augustana Invitational, placing fourth in the 200 backstroke and sixth in the 100 backstroke
2020-21: Finalist in both of the backstroke events at the Summit League Championships, turning in a fifth-place time of 1:53.75 in the 200 back and clocking a sixth-place time of 51.08 seconds in the 100 … also placed 13th in the 100 butterfly (:51.85) … was runner-up in the 200 backstroke at USD Quad Duals … again placed second in the 200 backstroke as part of a 1-2-3 Jackrabbit sweep in home dual against South Dakota
2019-20: Placed eighth in the 200 back (1:55.17) and 10th in the 100 back (51.63) at 2020 Summit League Championships … swam career-bests in the 200 free (1:43.08), 50 back (24.58), 100 back, 200 back (1:53.66) and 100 fly (52.15) at conference championships … also recorded career-bests in the 100 free (48.27) and 200 fly (2:00.53) at Augustana Invitational and in the 50 free (22.47) and 500 free (4:54.48) at Jackrabbit Invitational.
BEFORE SDSU: Earned 12 state swimming medals from 2015-2019 … named Norfolk swim team MVP three times (2016-2019) … earned 2015-16 Norfolk swim team Hardest Worker Award … 2018, 2019 NCPA/NSAA Academic All-State Award recipient … named Semper Fidelis Athlete of the Meet in November 2018 … lettered in swim all four years … earned placement in Norfolk High School Hall of Fame with each of his 12 state medals … was named 2015 Newcomer of the Year on cross country team and lettered once while also lettering twice in track and field … began swimming at age seven while family lived in Malawi, Africa, and swam on the National Swim Team for two years before moving back to Norfolk