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2024-25 Men's Swim & Dive Roster

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Hannah Walker

Dillon Smith

  • Position Butterfly/Medley
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 160
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Ramon, Calif.

Biography

2024-25 (SENIOR): Continued swimming butterfly and IM events…Placed Top 5 in six events…Scored points at Big West Championships in 200 fly (14th) and 400 IM (15th)…Reset personal bests at conference meet in 200 fly (1:49.93) and 400 IM (4:04.72)…Posted personal bests at Trailblazer Invite in 100 fly (51.69)…Earned Academic All-Conference and CSC Academic All-District honors.

2023-24 (JUNIOR): Focused on butterfly and IM events…Placed Top 5 six times during dual meets…Reset personal best 200 IM time (1:56.06) at MPSF Championships…Lowered 500 free (4:45.04) and 200 fly (1:50.44) PRs at Big Al Invitational…Scored points at Conference in 200 fly with 15th-place finish…Earned Academic All-Conference honors.

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in seven different events, primarily focusing on the distance freestyle, butterfly, and IM races…Scored points in the 200 breast with a 16th-place finish at the MPSF Championships…Earned a C-finals placement at the MPSF meet in the 400 IM…Season-best times: 500 Free (4:45.92), 1000 Free (10:27.07), 200 IM (2:07.40), 400 IM (4:08.99), 100 Fly (52.66), and 200 Fly (1:52.74)...Earned Academic All-MPSF honors.

2021-22 (FRESHMAN): Butterfly and Freestyle specialist...Posted four Top-10 finishes...Was 7th in the 200 Butterfly and the 500 Freestyle in a dual with Pacific...Drew preliminary swims in the 100 and 200 Butterfly and the 500 Freestyle at the MPSF Championship meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended California High School in San Ramon, Calif...Coached by Richard Thornton...Also competed for San Ramon Valley Aquatics...Earned an invite to 2018 Junior Nationals. 

PERSONAL: A liberal studies major who hopes to pursue a career in teaching after his time at CSUB.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Butterfly/Medley
    5'8" 150 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Butterfly/Medley
    5'8" 150 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    Butterfly/Medley
    5'8" 160 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    Butterfly/Medley
    5'8" 160 lbs
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