Evan Morgan

University of Scranton

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Graduate Student Year (2022-23)

Swam in all 10 meets for the Royals and served as a team captain
Competed in the 100, 200 and 500 free at Landmark Championships (Feb. 17-19)
Finished third in the 200 free with a season-best time of 1:44.69 and eighth in the 500 free at 4:51.07
Registered 17 top-three finishes on the season
Won both the 100 and 200 free in a dual meet versus Hartwick (Nov. 19)

Senior Year (2021-22)

Competed in all 11 meets on the year
Garnered All-Landmark Second Team accolades with his performance in the 200 free at the Landmark Championships (1:44.65, 2nd place)
Also qualified for the finals in both the 500 free and 1650 free at the championship meet
Posted eight individual event victories in dual meets on the season
Finished first in the 200 free and 200 IM and second in the 200 back in a dual meet victory over Marywood (Oct. 23)
Added multiple top two finishes in meets against Juniata (Nov. 6), Misericordia/Moravian (Nov. 13) & Susquehanna (Jan. 22)

Junior Year (2020-21)

Notched a trio of top three finishes at the Landmark Conference Virtual Championships (Feb. 26-27)
Earned All-Landmark Conference Second Team honors in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 17:14.14 to take second place
Finished third in both the 200 free (1:47.31) and 500 free (4:54.46)
Also swam a leg on three relay teams that all posted top three finishes in their respective events (800 free relay, 2nd & 400 medley/400 free, 3rd)

Sophomore Year (2019-20)

Earned All-Landmark Conference honors for the first time in his career at the 2020 Championships, swimming a leg on the Royals' 400-freestyle relay team that placed second at the event to all Second Team accolades
400-freestyle relay team finished in a time of 3:14.97 to place second
Swam in three other finals at the 2020 Landmark Championships, finishing fifth in the 200-freestyle (1:46.31) and sixth in both the 500-freestyle (4:48.67) and 1650-freestyle (16:59.80)
Competed in 12 total dual meets and events throughout the course of the season, swimming mostly freestyle events
Swept long-distance freestyle events vs. King's on Nov. 1 and Marywood on Oct. 20, winning the 500 and 1000 freestyle events vs. the Monarchs and the 200 and 500 freestyle's vs. the Pacers
Did the same at Elizabethtown on Jan. 15, capturing the 200-freestyle and 500-freestyle
Collected a first place finish in the final dual of the year vs. Susquehanna on Jan. 25, capturing the 1000-freestyle in 10:40.43

Freshman Year (2018-19)

Took part in three events in his first Landmark Conference Championship meet in February - the 200-freestyle, 500-freestyle and 1650-freestyle
His highest finish came into the 1650-freestyle, where he placed fifth in 17:07.32
Placed sixth in the 200-freestyle, hitting the wall in 1:47.15; was ninth in the 500-freestyle with a time of 4:50.24
Competed in 11 total events for the Royals in his first year in the program
Won five events throughout the course of the year, while also posting five runner-up finishes in various events

Landmark Conference Championship Top-8 Finishes

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Awards/Honors

All-Landmark Conference Second Team (200 Free, 2022; 1650 Free, 2021; 800 Free Relay, 2021 & 400 Free Relay, 2020)
Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

High School/Personal

Earned three varsity letters in swimming and also lettered in cross country and track
Two-time Central Jersey, Public A Sectional champion for swimming (2016, 2018)
Is the son of Michael and Adele Morgan
Also has a brother, Ryan, who attends Lehigh University