2016-17 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
Collegiate Honors
- Horizon League Runner-Up (2015 400 free relay)
2016-17 (Senior)
Closed out his collegiate career winning the consolation finals in the 100 butterfly and taking 15th in both the 50 and 100 freestyle at the Horizon League Championships ... also finished third in the 400 free relay and fourth in the 200 free relay at the league meet ... started his senior season taking 11th in the 100 fly and 13th in the 200 fly at the All Wisconsin Invite Oct. 22 ... won the 100 fly in a win over Wheaton Nov. 4 ... one week later, won the same event at UIC ... came in fourth in the 100 fly at the Flames Invite Jan. 21.
2015-16 (Junior)
Finished the season taking 17th in the 100 butterfly, 20th in the 50 freestyle and 24th in the 100 free at the Horizon League Championships … came in seventh in the 100 free, 10th in the 100 fly and 11th in the 200 fly at the All Wisconsin Invite Oct. 24 … came in fourth in the 100 free in a win at Wheaton Nov. 6 … one day later, was runner-up in the same event at UIC … placed 28th in the 100 fly, 33rd in the 100 free and 42nd in the 50 free at Milwaukee’s midseason meet at Iowa Dec. 4-6 … helped UWM to a win over Green Bay Jan. 30, taking sixth in the 100 fly.
2014-15 (Sophomore)
Won the B-final in the 100 fly, was 19th in the 50 free and 20th in the 200 free at the Horizon League Championships ... also helped the 400 free relay team take second at the league meet, swimming an outstanding third-leg of the relay on the meet's final day ... started the season winning the 100 fly and taking sixth in the 200 fly against Oakland Oct. 10 ... was second in the 100 fly one week later against Grand Valley State ... won the 100 fly and the 100 free at the All Wisconsin Invite Oct. 25 ... fourth in the 100 fly and fifth in both the 50 and 100 free against Wright State Oct. 31 ... was second in the 100 free and fourth in the 100 fly against UIC Nov. 8 ... one week later, won the 100 free against Wheaton ... placed 15th in the 100 fly, 19th in the 50 free, 20th in the 200 fly and 21st in the 100 free at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational ... in all, won four races on the season.
2013-14 (Freshman)
Finished first in the 100 butterfly, third in the 200 butterfly and eighth in the 50 freestyle at the Midwest Invitational ... took fifth in the 100 fly and eighth in the 200 fly in collegiate debut Oct. 19 vs. Grand Valley State ... was sixth in the 100 fly against Wright State Oct. 26 ... came in fourth in the 100 fly and sixth in the 200 fly at UIC Nov. 2 ... placed second in the 100 fly and ninth in the 50 free at the Stevens Point Border Battle ... came in 17th in the 100 fly and 24th in the 200 fly at the Iowa Hawkeye Invite Dec. 6-8 ... won the 100 fly vs. IUPUI Jan. 17 ... was fifth in the same event one day later at Chicago ... sixth in the 200 fly against Northwestern Jan. 31 ... took second in the 100 fly in a big win over Green Bay Feb. 1 ... was fifth in the 100 fly against Wisconsin Feb. 7.
High School
One of the top swimmers in the state of Iowa, according to CollegeSwimming.com ... finished runner-up in the 100 butterfly at the state meet as a senior after winning the event as a junior ... time junior year was 50.75, nearly two seconds ahead of second place ... also took 12th in the 200 IM as a junior and competed in freestyle relays and the DMR at the state meet in high school career ... also competed in varsity tennis all four years.
Personal
Son of Andy and Danielle Ward ... born May 22, 1994.
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