Wheaton College (MA)

EVENT RESULTS (Top Times)

2024-25 SEASON: Scored 565.50 points to place second among first years ... Posted 10 top five finishes and three runner-up finishes on the season ... Made his collegiate debut with a career-best second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.92 against Bentley University on October 18 ... Also placed fourth in his collegiate debut in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:23.76 against Bentley University on October 18 ... Tied a career-best second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.53 against Springfield College on November 9 ... Posted a career-best runner-up finish in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:11.13 against Clark University on January 10 ... Recorded a personal-best time of 2:12.76 in the 200-yard breaststroke at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship ... Also added a personal-best time of 2:05.14 in the 200-yard individual medley at the NEWMAC Championship ... Recorded season-best times of 27.79 in the 50-yard breaststroke and 1:00.25 in the 100-yard breaststroke at the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship.

BEFORE WHEATON: Graduated from Mt. Ararat High School in 2024 ... Four-year letterwinner in swimming in addition to lettering in lacrosse for the Eagles ... Named All-State as a senior, junior and sophomore for MAHS swimming and won the Maine Class A State title in the 100-yard breaststroke as a junior and senior ... Won the 100-yard breaststroke and the 50-yard freestyle for Mt. Ararat at the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Championship as both a junior and senior ... Tabbed KVAC All-Conference following his junior and sophomore seasons for the Eagles in swimming ... Chosen a two-year Captain for the Eagles' swimming team ... Named to the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Academic All-America team for MAHS as a senior ... Holds the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke for the Eagles ... Qualified for YMCA LCM Nationals in 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 100 breaststroke and 50 breaststroke in the summer of 2024, YMCA SCY Nationals in 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and 100 breaststroke during the 2023-24 season, YMCA LCM Nationals in 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 100 breaststroke and 50 breaststroke during the summer of 2023, YMCA SCY Nationals in 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 100 breaststroke for 2022-23 season and YMCA SCY Nationals in 200 medley relay for the 2021-22 season ... Member of National Honor Society and served as Vice-President of NHS as a senior at MAHS ... Award recipient of Excellence in Advanced Placement 3D as a senior, Excellence in Art as a junior, Excellence in English as both a junior and first year and Excellence in Art as a sophomore at Mt. Ararat High School ... Earned the Venture Award as a senior, the Outstanding Academic Achievement in the Study of Mathematics and Science Award as a junior and the Rensselaer Medal as a sophomore at MAHS ... Volunteered at the Bath City Food Bank in addition to teaching children to swim in underserved communities ... Swam for Long Reach Swim Club.

PERSONAL: Born September 14, 2005 ... Majoring in Computer Science at Wheaton and would like to pursue a career in Cybersecurity or Data Science ... Son of Michelle and James Saunders ... Has two siblings, Madigan and Riley Saunders ... His Sister, Madigan competed for the Merrimack College swimming and diving team ... Chose to compete for Wheaton swimming & diving because of the team's culture, its close-knit values, support of each other and awesome coaches.