Eli Samuelson
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Rockville, Md.
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- High School:
- Richard Montgomery
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- Bats/Throws:
- Back/Fly/Sprint Free/IM
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- Events:
- Back/IM
2019-20: Capped collegiate career with a start in the championship final of the 200 backstroke at the NCAC Championships … Placed ninth with a time of 1:56.88 … Also was 17th in the 100 back (54.56) and 24th in the 500 freestyle (4:56.93) at the NCAC Championships.
2018-19: Continued to rank among the conference’s top backstrokers … Placed 11th in the 200 back at NCACs with time of 1:56.21 … Won the bonus heat of the 100 back at 55.01 … Also competed in the preliminary heats of the 200 individual medley at the league championships.
2017-18: Again rose the occasion in the 200 back at NCACs with a 12th-place time of 1:55.88 … Time of 1:55.80 in the prelims of the 200 back at NCACs marked the sixth-fastest in program history … Cracked the program’s top 10 in the 100 back at 53.79 during a win in the bonus heat (19th-place) at NCACs … Added a 26th-place showing in the 200 IM (2:01.96) at NCACs.
2016-17: Cracked Wooster’s top 10 list in the 200 back with a season-best 1:56.87 at the NCAC Championships, good for 11th-place … Time marked the eighth-fastest in program history … Added a pair of bonus heat finishes at NCACs in the 200 IM (2:01.59, 20th) and 100 back (54.68, 21st) … Swam the backstroke legs of the prelim 200 and 400 medley relays.
Prior to Wooster: Lettered in cross country, swimming, and track & field at Richard Montgomery High School.
Personal: Born May 3, 1998 … Son of Frank Samuelson and Lori Merrill … Majoring in mathematics.
