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2019-20 Men's Swimming and Diving

Matt Mills

  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Sewell, N.J.
  • High School Washington Township
  • Major Information Technology

Biography

  • Three-year letter winner who has been a five-time All-Landmark Conference selection in relay events
  • Has competed in seven Landmark Conference Championships individual finals, breaking a school record in an event in 2019
  • Set a pair of program records in individual races in 2018 while also teaming up to break two school record in relays in 2020 and another in a relay event in 2019

Junior Year (2019-20)

  • Etched his name into the Scranton record books yet again during his third season in the program in two relay events at the 2020 Landmark Conference Championships
  • Earned All-Landmark Conference accolades in both the 200-medley and 400-medley relays with a pair of second place finishes in the events
  • Helped the Royals break the school record in both events; team hit the wall in 1:34.16 in the 200-medley relay and 3:26.92 in the 400-medley relay
  • Qualified for one individual final at the Landmark Conference championships - the 200-IM, where he finished seventh in 1:58.79
  • Took part in all 12 events/dual meets the Royals took part in throughout the course of the season
  • Won 13 times throughout the course of the year in dual meets, including earning a pair of victories in five duals
  • Was impressive at the Ranger Invitational (Dec. 6-7), where he captured the 200-breaststroke (2:10.77) and finished second in both the 200-IM (1:57.27) and 400-IM (4:20.80)
  • At the Diamond City Invitational (Nov. 23-24), he won the 200-IM (1:59.96), finished second in the 200-backstroke (1:59.18) and third in the 100-butterfly (54.60)

Sophomore Year (2018-19)

  • Once again put together a strong effort at the Landmark Conference Championships, earning All-Conference accolades as a part of two relay teams that registered runner-up finishes
  • Helped both the 200-medley relay (1:34.72) and 400-medley relay (3:27.72) teams smash school records in the event at the Landmark Conference Championships; earned All-Landmark Conference Second Team accolades for his efforts
  • Also helped the Royals' 200-freestyle relay team break a school record at the Landmark Championships on their way to a third-place finish in the event
  • Broke the school record in the 200-IM at the Landmark Championships, hitting the wall in 1:56.22 to place fifth overall
  • Was fourth in the 200-breaststroke (2:10.83) and fifth in the 100-breaststroke (58.93) at the Landmark Championships
  • Took part in 11 meets throughout the course of the year
  • Won three events at the 2018 Ranger Invitational at Drew, taking the 100-breast (58.49), 200-breast (2:08.76), and 400-IM (4:18.26)
  • Was victorious in 10 individual events throughout the course of the year in dual meets

Freshman Year (2017-18)

  • Swam in three individual races at the Landmark Conference Championships, finishing fourth or better in all three events
  • Set two individual school records and was a member of a school record-setting relay team
  • Placed third in the 200 backstroke at the Landmark Conference Championships with a Scranton record time of 1:56.00
  • Also set a school record in the 200 IM, finishing fourth with a time of 1:56.42
  • Swam a leg in the 400 medley relay team that finished second in the conference meet with a mark of 3:28.39
  • Also Finished third in the 200 breaststroke by clocking in at 2:08.84
  • Competed in all 11 meets during the season
  • Won 14 individual events on the year while finishing in top-four of all 31 races that he competed in

Notables

  • Royals' record-holder in the 200 backstroke (1:56.00) and 200 IM (1:56.22)
  • Member of Royals' record-holder team in the 200 medley relay (1:34.16), 400 medley relay (3:26.62), and 200 freestyle relay (1:25.27)

Awards & Honors

  • Second Team All-Landmark Conference (400 medley relay, 2018, 2019, 2020; 200 medley relay, 2020; 400 freestyle relay, 2019)
  • Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week (Nov. 20, 2017; Oct. 29, 2018)
  • Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)

Landmark Conference Championship Finishes

2020

  • 200-IM (7th, 1:58.79)

2019

  • 100 Breaststroke (5th, 58.93)
  • 200 Breaststoke (4th, 2:10.83)
  • 200-IM (5th, 1:56.22)

2018

  • 200 Backstroke (3rd, 1:56.00)
  • 200 Breaststroke (3rd, 2:08.84)
  • 200 IM (4th, 1:56.42)

 

Personal/High School

  • The son of Stephen and Elizabeth Mills
  • His father is a graduate of Penn State while his mother graduated from LaSalle
  • Also has two siblings: Sam and Jenna.  Jenna graduated from Misericordia while Sam attends TCNJ.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

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