Towson University Athletics

2018-19 Season
Completed in nine meets… Was 2018-19 Captain…Named CAA Swimmer of the Year…Made his third consecutive appearance at the NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming Championship…Earned All-America Honors after finishing seventh in the 200-yard butterfly finals…Four time All-American with three honors in the 200-fly and two in the 100-fly…Set a new CAA record in the 200 preliminaries that he himself had broken during the final day of the CAAs Championships…Named CAA Swimmer of the week on Nov. 20 after helping the Tigers win the Bucknell Invitational…Selected to Team USA Roster for the Olympics

2017-18 Season remained unbeaten in three 100-yard butterfly races…finished first in the 400-yard freestyle relay at UMBC…set a pool record with a time of 48.72 seconds in the 100 fly at William & Mary…finished first in the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard individual medley at the tri-meet verses Drexel and Seton Hall…won the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:33.53 verses Delaware and captured the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 45.80 seconds…named CAA Men’s Outstanding Swimmer

2016-17 Season
Second member in men’s program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships … competed in the 100-yard and 200-yard butterflies … first male Tiger ever to qualify for an event finals at NCAAs and earn All-America honors … placed eighth in the 200-yard butterfly consolation finals to place 16^th overall in the event at NCAAs … also placed 43^rd in the 100-yard butterfly prelims at NCAAs … became just the second male Tiger to win an individual event at an ECAC Championship, taking first in the 200-yard butterfly with an ECAC Meet record … first CAA student-athlete to win CAA Rookie and CAA Swimmer of the Year honors in back-to-back season since 2004-05 … named CAA Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet after winning seven medals, setting five school records, two conference meet records and posting a pair of NCAA ‘B’ times at the 2017 CAA Championships to help Towson place third overall … earned All-CAA honors for seven events … time of 1:41.84 in the 200-yard butterfly ranked 16^th among all Division I swimmers at the conclusion of the season … time of 47.01 in the 100-yard butterfly ranked 90^th among all Division I swimmers.

2015-16 Season
Became first Tiger to earn CAA Rookie Swimmer of the Year honors ... won the 200-yard butterfly at CAAs with a conference meet record, school record and freshman school record time of 1:45.02 ... won bronze in 100-yard butterfly with school record and freshman school record time of 47.60 at CAAs ... member of school record 400-yard freestyle relay at conference meet ... also swam on two other relays at CAAs ... placed in the top-five 18 times throughout the season ... won six events during his freshman campaign.

Reservoir H.S.
Junior National qualifier ... won the 100-meter butterfly at the Maryland State Long Course Championships ... swims for Columbia Aquatics ... earned an All-Maryland Team cut ... Scholastic All-American ... member of the National Honors Society ... honor roll student.

Personal
Aspires to become a business owner or accountant ... lists his mother as the person he most admires ... enjoys swimming ... favorite team is the Pittsburgh Steelers ... lists Lionel Messi as his favorite athlete ... enjoys eating pizza ... likes to watch the TV show “House of Cards” ... favorite movie is “The Sandlot” ... most memorable experience was going to the Great Wall of China ... has two younger siblings, Reilly and Joan ... son of Evan and Siobhan Saunderson ... born in Fayettville, N.C. ... major is business management.