2024-25 Men's Swim & Dive Roster
Biography
• 2025 Big West Bronze Medal – 200 Free Relay
• 2025 First Team All-Big West – 200 Free Relay
• 2024 MPSF Bronze Medal – 800 Free Relay
• 2024 Second Team All-MPSF – 800 Free Relay
• 2023 NIC Finalist – 50 Fly
• 2023 Second-Team All-MPSF – 100 Fly
2024-25 (SENIOR): Focused mainly on the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 back…Won two individual races and placed Top 3 a total of nine different times…Won bronze at the Big West Championships in the 200 free relay (19.79), helping break CSUB’s all-time record in the event… Celebrated season bests in the 50 free (20.42), the 50 back (22.58), the 100 back (49.61), and the 100 fly (47.88).
2023-24 (SENIOR): Focused on 100 free, 100 fly, and 100 back…Won five individual races and placed Top 3 a total of eight times…Won bronze at the MPSF Championships with the 800 free relay team, which posted the third-fastest time (6:29.51) in CSUB history…Finished first in B-finals for ninth-place finish in 100 fly at Conference…Also scored points at MPSF meet in 50 free with 16th-place finish…Reset 100 free personal best time (44.91) at Big Al Invitational…Helped 400 free relay team post second-best time (2:57.36) in program history…Competed at TYR Pro series meet in Westmont, Ill.
2022-23 (JUNIOR): Competed in seven different events, primarily focusing on the sprint freestyle races as well as 100 breast and 100 back…Won four individual races and posted 10 Top 3 finishes…Earned All-Conference honors in the 100 breast with a sixth-place finish at the MPSF Championships…Scored points in the 50 free (14th) and 100 back (11th) at the MPSF meet…Qualified for and competed in three events at the National Invitational Championships…Placed fifth in the 50 fly and 13th in the 100 breast at the NICs…Posted third-fastest 100 fly time in CSUB history (47.52)…Helped 200 free relay team post fourth-fastest time in school history (1:20.48) while ranking third in the 400 free relay (2:58.14)…Season-best times: 50 Fly (21.30), 50 Free (20.26), 100 Free (45.41), 200 Free (1:43.03), 100 Breast (47.81), and 100 Back (47.58).
PRIOR TO CSUB: Attended the University of Tampa for two seasons...Captured Sunshine State Conference Championships in the 100 Butterfly, the 200 Medley Relay and the 200 Freestyle Relay.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Oguzhan Ozkaya Lisesi in Izmir, Turkey...Twelve-Time Turkish National Champion, winning the 50 and 100 Butterfly and the 50 and 100 Backstrokes three consecutive seasons from 2016-17 through 2018-19...Holds National Records in the 50 Butterfly in both the long course and short course events, and the 50-meter Backstroke.
PERSONAL: A liberal studies major who hopes to travel the world while building an online business after his time at CSUB.
Historical Player Information
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2022-23Junior
Backstroke/Breaststroke/Freestyle
5'11"
170 lbs
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2023-24Senior
Backstroke/Breaststroke/Freestyle
5'11"
175 lbs
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2024-25Senior
Backstroke/Breaststroke/Freestyle
5'11"
175 lbs
