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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2022-23 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Matt Kiel

Matt Kiel

  • Position:
    Freestyle/Breaststroke
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Marietta, GA
  • Highschool:
    Walton

Summary

Biography

At UR 2022-23: Senior competed in eight meets for the Yellowjackets...Compiled 81.0 points, recording four second-place finishes and five third-place results...Swam to two Top-20 results at the conference championships, finishing 26th (2:13.57) in the 200 breaststroke and 29th (1:02.33) in the 200 breaststroke...Also swam a season-best time of 4:17.23 in the 400 IM...Finished fourth in the 400 IM at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational...Added two more Top-15 results at Ithaca with an 11th-place finishing in the 200 breaststroke and a season-best time of 2:02.02 in the 200 IM, good for 13th...Two times ranked among the top three on the team this season: 2nd in the 400 IM and 3rd in the 200 breaststroke...Elected Phi Beta Kappa...CSC Academic All-District selection...Named to UAA All-Academic Team

At UR 2021-22: Appeared in eight meets as a junior, making an impact in the breaststroke and IM events...Had UR's top times during the season in the 200 breast (2:12.82) and 400 IM (4:18.76) while ranking 2nd in the 100 breast (1:00.87)...Earned 27th and 28th place in the 200 breast and 100 breast at the UAA Championships while also swimming on UR's 'B' relay in the 400 medley which placed 14th...At the Ithaca Bomber Invitational in December, posted two top-10's and four scoring performances...Was 8th in the 400 IM and 200 breast while finishing 16th in the 200 IM and 19th during the 100 breast...Overall, three event wins and two runner-up finishes...Accumulated 93.00 individual points (non-relay) during the year, 7th most on the team...Named UAA All-Academic...Selected as a Provost Circle Scholar.

At UR 2020-21: Saw improvement as a sophomore...Finished in the top-8 three times at the UR Invitational...2nd place in 400 IM (4:16.40), 3rd place 200 breast (2:10.98) and 7th place 100 breast (1:01.16)...Two runner-ups and a 3rd against Nazareth on Feb. 27...Ended season ranked nationally in the 400 IM (59th) and 200 breast (75th)...UAA All-Academic...O'Brien Book Award recipient.

At UR 2019-20: Completed first-year season with Rochester, participating in freestyle and breaststroke events across eight meets...Scored in two events for the Yellowjackets at the UAA Championships, ranking 22nd in the 400 IM and 23rd in the 200 breast...Had second-best times on UR in three events, the 100 breast (1:00.76), 200 breast (2:11.54) and 400 IM (4:15.75)...Ranked fourth on UR (and most among first-years) in individual points (non-relay) with 97.50 during the season...Nine top-3 finishes...Finished inside the top-10 in two events at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational in December, ranking 5th in the 400 IM and 10th in the 200 breast.

HS: Lettered for four seasons in swimming and diving at Walton HS...Swam breaststroke, IM and distance freestyle for the Raiders...Named team captain as a senior...Earned All-County Honorable Mention accolades in junior and senior seasons...Personal best of 1:00.15 in the 100 breaststroke, 2:09.32 in the 200 breaststroke and 10:02.84 in the 1000 freestyle...Team was 3-time County Champions...Individually, was 4-time County finalist and 4-time state meet finalist...Member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and Beta Club...Vice President of Jew Crew, was a National Commended Merit Scholar and AP Scholar.

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