Upcoming Event: Men's Swimming and Diving versus Yellow and Blue Intrasquad on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m.
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4 p.m.
Men's Swimming and Diving
vs Yellow and Blue Intrasquad
South Dakota State University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Ellison, Jack
Jack Ellison
- Position:
- Distance Freestyle, Individual Medley
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Westside H.S.
- Major:
- Music
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
SCHOOL RECORDS
CAREER TOP 10s
2024-25: Set personal-best times in the 400 individual medley (3:57.09) and 500 freestyle (4:30.59) at the Summit League Championships with respective finishes of fourth and ninth place ... also placed 10th in the 1,650 freestyle (16:06.90) and swam on the 800 freestyle B relay team ... clocked a season-best time of 16:02.08 en route to winning the 1,650 freestyle at the Tommie Invitational in November ... claimed both the 500 and 1,000 freestyle races in home dual against Omaha ... also won the 1,000 freestyle versus St. Cloud State
2023-24: Established four school records during sophomore season ... earned all-Summit League recognition after posting a third-place finish in the 1,650 freestyle at the Summit League Championships as his time of 15:37.84 broke the school record by nearly 13 seconds ... also set 1,000 freestyle record with his split of 9:27.05 while competing in the mile at league meet ... established new school records in the 500 freestyle (4:34.74 — since broken) and 400 individual medley (3:57.89 — since broken) with respective fifth- and sixth-place finishes at the Summit Championships ... named Summit League Swimmer of the Week after winning three events at the Coyote Extravaganza (11/3-4) ... claimed the 500 freestyle on both days of the two-day meet, as well as the 1,650 freestyle on Day 2 of the competition ... swept the distance events (500 and 1,000) in duals against Omaha (12/1) and St. Cloud State (1/12) ... also won the 500 in dual competition against Augustana (10/6) and the 1,000 versus Iowa Central (10/7) ... swam his way to victory in the 400 individual medley at the Augustana Invitational (11/17)
2022-23: Key contributor in the distance events … placed 11th in 400 individual medley (4:03.98), 12th in the 1,650 freestyle (16:03.51) and 15th in the 500 freestyle (4:36.05) at the Summit League Championships … his 1,650 freestyle time ranked fifth in program history … won both the 500 and 1,000 freestyle races in duals against Augustana, Omaha and South Dakota … also won the 500 freestyle in duals against Iowa Central and St. Cloud State
BEFORE SDSU: Capped his career at Westside High School in Omaha by winning an individual state title in the 500 freestyle at the 2022 Nebraska state championships … also placed seventh in the 200 individual medley and was a member of the eighth-place 400 freestyle relay … as a junior, finished fourth in the 500 free and 13th in the 200 free … won individual titles in the 800-meter freestyle, 1,500 freestyle and 400 IM at the 2022 Midwestern Long Course Championship, adding a runner-up finish in the 400 freestyle as a member of the Swim Omaha club team … named to the Metro Conference All-Academic Team and also was inducted into the National Honor Society
- All-Summit League (2023-24)
- Summit League Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 7, 2023)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25)
SCHOOL RECORDS
- 1,000 Freestyle (9:27.05 – 2024)
- 1,650 Freestyle (15:37.84 – 2024)
CAREER TOP 10s
- 1st in 1,000 freestyle (9:27.05)
- 1st in 1,650 freestyle (15:37.84)
- 2nd in 500 freestyle (4:30.59)
- 2nd in 400 individual medley (3:57.09)
2024-25: Set personal-best times in the 400 individual medley (3:57.09) and 500 freestyle (4:30.59) at the Summit League Championships with respective finishes of fourth and ninth place ... also placed 10th in the 1,650 freestyle (16:06.90) and swam on the 800 freestyle B relay team ... clocked a season-best time of 16:02.08 en route to winning the 1,650 freestyle at the Tommie Invitational in November ... claimed both the 500 and 1,000 freestyle races in home dual against Omaha ... also won the 1,000 freestyle versus St. Cloud State
2023-24: Established four school records during sophomore season ... earned all-Summit League recognition after posting a third-place finish in the 1,650 freestyle at the Summit League Championships as his time of 15:37.84 broke the school record by nearly 13 seconds ... also set 1,000 freestyle record with his split of 9:27.05 while competing in the mile at league meet ... established new school records in the 500 freestyle (4:34.74 — since broken) and 400 individual medley (3:57.89 — since broken) with respective fifth- and sixth-place finishes at the Summit Championships ... named Summit League Swimmer of the Week after winning three events at the Coyote Extravaganza (11/3-4) ... claimed the 500 freestyle on both days of the two-day meet, as well as the 1,650 freestyle on Day 2 of the competition ... swept the distance events (500 and 1,000) in duals against Omaha (12/1) and St. Cloud State (1/12) ... also won the 500 in dual competition against Augustana (10/6) and the 1,000 versus Iowa Central (10/7) ... swam his way to victory in the 400 individual medley at the Augustana Invitational (11/17)
2022-23: Key contributor in the distance events … placed 11th in 400 individual medley (4:03.98), 12th in the 1,650 freestyle (16:03.51) and 15th in the 500 freestyle (4:36.05) at the Summit League Championships … his 1,650 freestyle time ranked fifth in program history … won both the 500 and 1,000 freestyle races in duals against Augustana, Omaha and South Dakota … also won the 500 freestyle in duals against Iowa Central and St. Cloud State
BEFORE SDSU: Capped his career at Westside High School in Omaha by winning an individual state title in the 500 freestyle at the 2022 Nebraska state championships … also placed seventh in the 200 individual medley and was a member of the eighth-place 400 freestyle relay … as a junior, finished fourth in the 500 free and 13th in the 200 free … won individual titles in the 800-meter freestyle, 1,500 freestyle and 400 IM at the 2022 Midwestern Long Course Championship, adding a runner-up finish in the 400 freestyle as a member of the Swim Omaha club team … named to the Metro Conference All-Academic Team and also was inducted into the National Honor Society
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