2022-23 Men's Swimming/Diving Roster
Biography
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Personal-Best 50-Yard Freestyle Time: 21.99 (3/4/20 at MAC Championships)
Collegiate-Best 100-Yard Freestyle Time: 48.63 (11/14-16/19 at SIU Invitational)
Collegiate-Best 100-Yard Butterfly Time: 52.28 (3/4-7/20 at MAC Championships)
Personal-Best 200-Yard Butterfly Time: 1:57.99 (4/10/21 at MAC Championships)
3x Academic All-MAC Selection (2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23)
2022-23:
- Competed in a pair of meets for UE as a senior
- Earned Academic All-MAC honors for his third-straight year while owning a 3.523 GPA in Finance
- Posted a season-best time of 23.46 in the 50-Yard Freestyle on “Senior Day” against Missouri State, UIC and Bellarmine (1/14/23)
- Also posted a season-best time of 55.55 in the 100-Yard Butterfly on “Senior Day”
- Also competed in the A3 Performance Invitational
2021-22:
- Competed in the butterfly and sprint freestyle events in seven meets for UE as a junior
- Earned Academic All-MAC honors for his work both in the classroom and the pool
- Posted season-best times in both the 100-Yard Butterfly (53.31) and the 200-Yard Butterfly (1:59.19) at the MAC Championships (3/2-5/22)
- Also swam his fastest time of the year in the 50-Yard Freestyle (22.30) at the MAC Championships
- Posted his fastest 100-Yard Freestyle time of the year at the A3 Performance Invitational (11/11-13/21) with a mark of 49.33
2020-21:
- Swam in all five meets of the COVID-shortened spring season as a sophomore
- Posted a personal-best time of 1:57.99 in the 200-Yard Butterfly at the MAC Championships (4/10/21)
- Also swam a season-best time of 52.28 in the 100 Fly at the MAC Championships (4/9/21)
- Placed third in the 100-Yard Butterfly with a time of 53.20 against Valparaiso (2/6/21)
2019-20:
- Swam a collegiate-best 100 Fly time of 52.28 at the MAC Championships (#5 season time for UE)
- Also posted a collegiate-best 100-Yard Freestyle time of 48.63 in the prelims of the SIU Invitational (11/14-16/19)
- Swam a season-best time of 2:03.83 in the 200 fly at the Butler Double Dual Meet (#7 season time for UE)
- Posted a personal-best time of 21.99 in the 50-Yard Freestyle at the MAC Championships (3/4/20)
Prior To UE:
- Graduated from Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School in the southern suburbs of Cleveland
- Earned a state medal with the Bees’ relay team as a senior
- Named a team captain in 2018-19 as a high school senior
- Also attended Strongsville High School in Cleveland’s southwest side
- Advanced to the Ohio state meet with the Mustangs’ relay team as well
Personal:
- Son of Michael and Nicole Whitehead
- Has a younger sister, Kaitlyn
- Originally born in Alexander, Virginia
- Majoring in Finance at UE
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