2017-18 Swimming Roster
Roster
Cole, McKenzie

McKenzie Cole
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Greensboro, N.C.
- High School:
- Grimsley High School
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2017-2018): A major contributor during his final season ... placed first in the 50 yd. breaststroke at the ACC Championship with a personal-best of 25.97 ... placed second in the 100 yd. breaststroke in a dual meet with Boston University and Holy Cross (58.87) ... placed third in the same event vs. MIT (58.78) ... placed second in the same event in a dual meet vs. Connecticut and Williams (57.33) ... placed sixth in the finals of the same event at the Terrier Invitational (57.26) ... placed third in the 50 yd. freestyle vs. Keene State (22.39) ... placed second in the 100 yd. breaststroke vs. George Washington (58.73) ... placed second in the same event vs. Loyola (MD) (58.31) ... placed first in the 100 yd. breaststroke (56.64) and second in both the 100 yd. freestyle (48.64) and 200 yd. individual medley (1:59.48) at the Northeast Catholic Invitational ... placed second in the 100 yd. breaststroke vs. Bryant (59.27)
AS A JUNIOR (2016-2017): Was a major contributor to the men’s breaststroke program through the season…member of all travel squads, including those for the Chicago dual meets, the Williams dual, and the ACC Championships…at the New England Catholic Invite, took first place in the 100 yard breaststroke and second place in the 200 yard individual dedley…at the Terrier Invite, took 6th place in the 100 yard Breaststroke with a time of 56.89 and qualified for the Championship Final of the 200 yard individual medley, with a time of 1:52.81…at the ACC Championships, placed 30th in the 100 yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 56.72 and 33rd in the 200 yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 2:06.10…scored a total of 275 points his junior year.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-2016): Came in first place in the 200 yd. medley relay (1:34.81) and first place in the 100 yd. breaststroke (59.81) against Bryant…Took first in the 200 yd. IM (2:00.56) at the New England Catholic Invitational…Came in second in the 100 yd. breaststroke (58.67) at the Thomas Murphy Invitational…Took first in the 200 yd. breaststroke (2:15.88) against Keene State…Dropped 4 seconds and came in first in the 200 yd. breaststroke (2:11.66) against Williams…Came in fifth in the 100 yd. freestyle (49.03) at the UConn Open…Came in fifty-ninth in the 200 yd. IM (1:53.92) and thirty-first in the 100 yd. breaststroke (56.95) at the ACC Championships…Holds seven best dual meet times for the season.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-2015): Came in sixth place in the 100 yd. backstroke (53.74) and ninth in the 50 yd. freestyle (22.70) against Williams…Took fourth in the 50 yd. backstroke (26.44) against Maine…Came in fifth in the 200 yd. backstroke (2:02.35) against Maine and Vermont…Took tenth in the 100 yd. breaststroke (58.46) at the Terrier Invitational…Totaled 38.00 individual dual meet points in the season.
BEFORE BC: Attended Grimsley High School…Placed third in the 200 yd. medley relay and fifth in the 100 yd. breaststroke at the NCHSSA State Championships…School and Conference record holder in the 100 yd. breaststroke since 2012…Senior MVP…YMCA All American…NCSA Junior National Qualifier.
PERSONAL: McKenzie is the son of Mitchel and Ruby Cole…has one older brother, Mitchel…swims for his club team, Greensboro Swim Association.
AS A JUNIOR (2016-2017): Was a major contributor to the men’s breaststroke program through the season…member of all travel squads, including those for the Chicago dual meets, the Williams dual, and the ACC Championships…at the New England Catholic Invite, took first place in the 100 yard breaststroke and second place in the 200 yard individual dedley…at the Terrier Invite, took 6th place in the 100 yard Breaststroke with a time of 56.89 and qualified for the Championship Final of the 200 yard individual medley, with a time of 1:52.81…at the ACC Championships, placed 30th in the 100 yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 56.72 and 33rd in the 200 yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 2:06.10…scored a total of 275 points his junior year.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-2016): Came in first place in the 200 yd. medley relay (1:34.81) and first place in the 100 yd. breaststroke (59.81) against Bryant…Took first in the 200 yd. IM (2:00.56) at the New England Catholic Invitational…Came in second in the 100 yd. breaststroke (58.67) at the Thomas Murphy Invitational…Took first in the 200 yd. breaststroke (2:15.88) against Keene State…Dropped 4 seconds and came in first in the 200 yd. breaststroke (2:11.66) against Williams…Came in fifth in the 100 yd. freestyle (49.03) at the UConn Open…Came in fifty-ninth in the 200 yd. IM (1:53.92) and thirty-first in the 100 yd. breaststroke (56.95) at the ACC Championships…Holds seven best dual meet times for the season.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-2015): Came in sixth place in the 100 yd. backstroke (53.74) and ninth in the 50 yd. freestyle (22.70) against Williams…Took fourth in the 50 yd. backstroke (26.44) against Maine…Came in fifth in the 200 yd. backstroke (2:02.35) against Maine and Vermont…Took tenth in the 100 yd. breaststroke (58.46) at the Terrier Invitational…Totaled 38.00 individual dual meet points in the season.
BEFORE BC: Attended Grimsley High School…Placed third in the 200 yd. medley relay and fifth in the 100 yd. breaststroke at the NCHSSA State Championships…School and Conference record holder in the 100 yd. breaststroke since 2012…Senior MVP…YMCA All American…NCSA Junior National Qualifier.
PERSONAL: McKenzie is the son of Mitchel and Ruby Cole…has one older brother, Mitchel…swims for his club team, Greensboro Swim Association.
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