2019-20 Men's Swimming and Diving
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
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.
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