2025-26 Men's Swimming/Diving Roster
Biography
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College-Best 50-Free Time: 22.59 (2/25/26 at MVC Championships)
Personal-Best 100-Free Time: 52.49 (1/9/26 vs. UIC)
College-Best 100-Breaststroke Time: 56.41Â (2/27/26 at MVC Championships)
College-Best 200-Breaststroke Time: 2:05.23 (2/28/26 at MVC Championships)
2025-26:
- Competed in 10 meets in 2025-26
- His time of 2:05.23 in the 200-breaststroke at the MVC Championships was the 9th-fastest time in school history
- Earned a pair of 4th place finishes at McKendree (100-breaststroke – 1:00.36, 200-breaststroke – 2:16.56)
- Took 2nd in the 100-breaststroke (57.30) at the UE Double Dual while finishing 3rd in the 200-breaststroke (2:09.84)
- Set his PR in the 100-free against UIC (52.49)
- Posted his fastest collegiate times in three races at the MVC Championships including the 50-free (22.59), 100-breaststroke (56.41), and 200-breaststroke (2:05.23)
Prior to UE:
- Was a 3-time District winner
- Won the Regionals twice and States on one occasion
- Lettered in all four years of high school in swimming
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Personal:
- Son of Jose Ernesto Montano and Laurie Summer Best
- Has a brother Michael who is a basketball player at Gannon University
