Towson University Athletics

Junior Year (2016-17)
Competed at the 2017 CAA Championships and helped Towson place third overall … won silver as part of the 200-yard and 400-yard medley relays at the conference meet … won bronze as part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team at CAAs … swam the lead-leg on the 200-yard freestyle relay that placed fifth at CAAs … finished fifth in the 50-yard freestyle finals, fifth in the 100-yard freestyle finals and won the 200-yard freestyle consolation finals to place ninth overall at CAAs … won five events throughout the season … earned three All-CAA honors … season-best time of 20.34 in the 50-yard freestyle ranked fifth among CAA swimmers at end of season … season-best time of 44.93 in the 100-yard freestyle ranked sixth among conference swimmers … season-best time of 1:39.45 in the 200-yard freestyle ranked seventh among CAA swimmers.

Sophomore Year (2015-16)
Placed in the top-five five times throughout the season ... finished 10th in the 100-yard freestyle at CAAs ... also placed 11th in the 50-yard freestyle at that meet ... member of 200-yard freestyle relay at CAAs (1:22.91) which recorded third-fastest time in program history ... best finish was fourth in the 200-yard freestyle against McDaniel.

Freshman Year (2014-15)
Dove in the preliminaries for the one and three-meter at CAAs ... scored 139.05 in the one-meter event ... scored 117.80 in the three-meter event ... best score in the one-meter event was 139.05 ... best score in the three-meter was 148.35.

North Point H.S.
Holds nine school records ... named Charles County swimmer of the year as a junior and senior ... placed second in the 50-yard freestyle and fifth in the 100-yard freestyle during senior year ... named team captain as a senior. 

Personal
Lists his parents as the people he admires most ... enjoys playing sports and watching Netflix ... has worked as a lifeguard during the summer ... lists Michael Phelps as his favorite athlete ... favorite actor is Joaquin Phoenix ... enjoys watching the movie "Children of Men" ... has two younger siblings ... father works in law enforcement and attended Radford Univ. ... son of David and Debby Essing ... born of March 31, 1995, in Fairfax, Va. ... major is biology.