Matthew Mills
Year: | So. |
Hometown: | Sewell, N.J. |
High School: | Washington Township |
Major: | Information Technology |
- Enjoyed a strong rookie season, swimming in three individual events at the Landmark Conference Championships while earning All-Conference honors in a relay event
- Set a pair of program records in individual races while also teamming up for another school record in the 400 medley relay
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)
- Royals' record-holder in the 200 IM (1:56.42)
- Member of Royals' record-holder team in the 400 medley relay (3:28.39)
Awards & Honors
- Second Team All-Landmark Conference (400 medley relay, 2018 & 2019; 400 freestyle relay, 2019)
- Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week (Nov. 20, 2017; Oct. 29, 2018)
Landmark Conference Championship Finishes
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.