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2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Profile

  • Free/Fly
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Grove City, Pa.
    Hometown
  • Grove City Area
    High School
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Will Rastatter
Will Rastatter
Free/Fly
Position
Senior
Class
Grove City, Pa.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

Performance History

HONORS:
  • 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22:  Recorded three to-three performances, with two individual second place finished and one individual third place finish…Ranked eighth on the team with 62.50 points… Won the bronze medal in the 50-yard freestyle (20.23), placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (44.92) and was 14th in the 100-yard butterfly (49.44), all season-best times, at the 2022 Atlantic 10 Championships held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio Feb. 16-19… Took second in the 50-yard freestyle (21.07) and was fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (48.02) vs. Old Dominion at the Aquatic and Fitness Center Jan. 29… Placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (20.77), 11th in the 100-yard freestyle (45.97), 17th in the 100-yard butterfly (50.99) and 33rd in the 100-yard backstroke (55.46) at the Patriot Invitational at the Aquatic and Fitness Center Nov. 18-20… Finished eighth in both the 50-yard freestyle (21.80) and 100-yard freestyle (47.54) at the A-10 Classic held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio Oct. 30-31… Placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (48.14) and was eighth in the 50-yard freestyle (22.97) vs. Davidson at the Richmond Duals Oct. 22-23… Began the season seventh in both the 50-yard freestyle (22.33) and 100-yard freestyle (50.05) vs. Delaware at the Aquatic and Fitness Center Oct. 9.

2020-21:  Recorded one individual first place and two individual second-place finishes during the season…Placed sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (45.28), ninth in the 50-yard freestyle (20.42) and 14th in the 100-yard butterfly (49.70), all season-best times, at the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championships held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio April 14-17…Placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (20.80) and sixth in the 100-yard butterfly (50.71) vs. George Washington, William & Mary and Delaware at the Aquatic and Fitness Center in Fairfax, Va. on Feb. 20… Touched the wall second in the 50-yard freestyle (21.29) and placed sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (47.74) at the Mason Invitational March 19-20.

2019-20:  Recorded three individual first-place and three individual second-place finishes during the season…Atlantic 10 Champion in the 50-yard freestyle (20.33), placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (44.91) and was 29th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.08), all season-best times, and was a member of the gold-medal winning 200-yard medley relay team that set a program record (1:27.20) at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championships held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio Feb. 19-22…Touched the wall second in the 50-yard freestyle (20.99) and placed 10th in the 100-yard freestyle (48.08) vs. American, Army and Old Dominion Jan. 25…Took third place in the 50-yard freestyle (21.12) and finished seventh in the 100-yard freestyle (48.42) vs. UMBC Jan. 18…Placed ninth in both the 50-yard freestyle (20.70) and 100-yard freestyle (45.43) at the Patriot Invitational Nov. 21-23…Placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (21.36), fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (47.27) and eighth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.27) vs. La Salle at the Atlantic 10 Classic Nov. 2-3…Placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (21.61), sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (48.65) and seventh in the 50-yard butterfly (24.00) vs. Davidson at the Richmond Duals Oct. 18-19…Began the season with a fourth-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (22.21) and an eighth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (49.62) at Delaware Oct. 5.

2018-19:  Recorded one individual first place and three individual second place finishes during the season…Placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (20.46) and 13th in the 100-yard freestyle (45.76), both personal-best times, at the 2019 Atlantic 10 Championships Feb. 20-23…Finished seventh in the 50-yard freestyle (21.66) and ninth in both the 100-yard freestyle (48.53) and in the 100-yard butterfly (52.90) vs. American, Army and Old Dominion on Jan. 19…Took 12th place in the 50-yard freestyle (21.16) and 19th place in the 100-yard freestyle (46.92) at the Patriot Invitational Nov. 15-17…Placed fifth in the 50-yard freestyle (21.60), 11th in the 100-yard butterfly (52.98) and 14th in the 100-yard freestyle (48.60) at the Atlantic 10 Classic Oct. 27-28…Finished second in the 50-yard freestyle (21.73), sixth in the 50-yard butterfly (24.25) and eighth in the 100-yard butterfly (54.06) at the Richmond Duals Oct. 20-21…Started the season with a second place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (21.61) and a fourth place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (53.23) vs. Delaware on Oct. 13.

PREP:  Four-year letterwinner in both swimming and tennis at Grove City Area High School…Two-time PIAA team state champion (2016, 2017)…Also swam the anchor leg on the 200-yard freestyle relay team that won the 2017 PIAA state championship…All-American in 200-yard freestyle relay in 2017…Two-time All-State in 50-yard freestyle during his junior and senior seasons, along with winning All-State in 200-yard medley relay (fly leg) in 2017 and 2018…Three-time All-State in 200-yard freestyle relay (2016, 2017, 2018)…District 10 Champion in the 50-yard freestyle  and 100-yard butterfly in 2018…Placed third in the 2016 YMCA Nationals in the 200-yard freestyle…Member of the National Honor Society and High Honor Roll.
 
PERSONAL:  Son of Michael and Michelle…Has two siblings, Patrick and Emma...Enjoys playing tennis and golf, along with helping visually impaired athletes compete in athletics and become physically active…Also recruited by Gannon University…Plans to major in Rehabilitation Science.
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