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2020-21 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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  • Free
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Fredericksburg, Va.
    Hometown
  • 6'0
    Height
  • Courtland High School
    High School
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Nick Ashton
Nick Ashton
Free
Position
Junior
Class
Fredericksburg, Va.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

Performance History

2020-21:  Did not compete.

2019-20:  Recorded two individual second place finishes and one individual third place finish during the season…Placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (20.45), and 10th in both the 100-yard freestyle (45.12) and 200-yard freestyle (1:38.79), all season-best times, at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championships held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio Feb. 19-22…Finished sixth in the 50-yard freestyle (21.41) and ninth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.29) vs. American, Army and Old Dominion Jan. 25…Placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (21.18) and was sixth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.32) vs. UMBC Jan. 18…Swam to an eighth place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (45.72), was 11th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:40.55) and 18th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:36.71) at the Patriot Invitational Nov. 21-23…Registered a fifth place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (21.51), was fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.00) and seventh in the 100-yard freestyle (47.65) vs. La Salle at the Atlantic 10 Classic Nov. 2-3…Began the season with a second place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (21.83), a third place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.71) and a fourth place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (48.19) at Delaware Oct. 5.

2018-19:  Recorded three individual first place, one individual second place and one individual third place finish during the season…Took seventh place in the 50-yard freestyle (20.63), a personal-best time, and was 15th in the 100-yard freestyle (46.07) at the 2019 Atlantic 10 Championships Feb. 20-23…Finished fourth in both the 50-yard freestyle (21.39) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.72) vs. American, Army and Old Dominion on Jan. 19…Placed ninth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.93), 13th in the 100-yard freestyle (46.29) and 15th in the 50-yard freestyle (21.33) at the Patriot Invitational Nov. 15-17…Finished fourth in both the 50-yard freestyle (21.57) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.16) and added a fifth place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (46.97) at the Atlantic 10 Classic Oct. 27-28…Won the 50-yard freestyle (21.59), placed third in the 50-yard butterfly (24.08), was fourth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.57) and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:50.34) at the Richmond Duals Oct. 20-21…Started the season with a first place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (21.45), a second place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.17) and a fourth place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (48.55) vs. Delaware on Oct. 13.

Prep:  Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Courtland High School…Named team captain for the 2017-18 season…Named Cougars MVP his sophomore, junior and senior campaigns…Won the 2017-18 4A 50-yard freestyle…Selected as a 2018 All-Area Swimmer…Four-time all-conference, 4A All-Region and all-state…Holds individual records at Courtland High School in the 50-yard, 100-yard, 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events…Also a member of the Cougars record-holding 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relay teams and 200-yard medley relay…Honor roll all four years…Four-year member of National DECA Honors Society…Two years National Latin Honors Society.
 
Personal:  Son of Shawna and Richard…Has one sibling, Allison…Enjoys playing spikeball, basketball and hanging out with friends…Also recruited by Bucknell, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Towson and UNC Wilmington… Plans to major in Business/Finance.
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