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2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Alex Colson Season 2021-22

ClassRedshirt Sophomore
HometownSilver Spring, Maryland
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Named a Second-Team Academic All-American in 2023 by College Sports Communicators
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2023-24)
  • Named to the 2024 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • Placed 10th in the 200 fly at the NCAA Championships (3/27-3/30) as the Sun Devil men won the program's first NCAA title. Also competed in the 100 fly
  • Had a second-place finish in the 200 fly and a sixth-place finish in the 100 fly at the Pac-12 Championships (3/6-3/9) to help the Sun Devil men repeat as the conference champions. Was also 12th in the 200 IM.
  • Placed second in the 200 fly and the 200 medley and third in the 100 fly at No. 23 Arizona (2/10)
  • Had a third-place finish in the 100 fly and 200 fly at No. 3 California (1/20)
  • Placed third in the 200 fly and fifth in the 100 fly at No. 9 Stanford (1/19)
  • Took second in the 200 fly, 100 fly and 400 free relay vs. GCU (1/6), while also placing third in the 200 medley relay
  • Finished second in the 200 medley relay and 200 fly against Utah (11/20), while also taking third in the 100 fly
  • Placed in the top-six in four events at the midseason NC State Invite (11/16-11/18): 200 fly (2nd), 400 medley relay (2nd), 100 fly (5th) and 200 IM (6th)
  • Placed second in the 200 medley relay, 400 free relay and the 100 fly vs. No. 16 USC (11/4), while also placing third in the 200 fly
  • Swam the 100m fly and the 200m fly in the exhibition meet swimming LCM events against No. 4 NC State (10/21)
  • Took second in the 200 fly, third in the 200 medley relay and fifth in the 100 fly vs. No. 4 NC State (10/20)
  • Was second in the 200 fly and third in the 400 medley relay vs. UNLV (10/6), while also swimming the 500 free and 200 free relay
  • Placed second in the 200 medley relay and the 100 fly as well as third in the 200 fly against Georgia (9/23)
  • Took second in 150m fly, third in 200m medley relay while also competing in the 400m medley relay swimming LCM in season opener vs. Georgia (9/22)

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2022-23)
  • One of eight Sun Devils named a High Academic Achiever
  • Placed 7th in the 200 fly at the NCAA Championships (3/22-3/25) to help the Sun Devils place second for the first time in program history
  • Took second in the 200 fly and fifth in the 100 fly at the Pac-12 Championships (3/1-3/4), helping the Sun Devil Men win their first conference title in program history. Was also 12th in the 200 IM.
  • Won the 200 fly and was second in the 100 fly in the regular season finale win against Arizona (2/4)
  • Won the 200 fly and took second in the 100 fly in the victory against No. 2 Cal (1/21)
  • Won the 200 fly and placed second in the 100 fly in the win against No. 12 Stanford (1/20)
  • Placed top-five in each of the four events he raced in at the midseason NC State Invite (11/17-11/19), which included the 400 medley relay (2nd), 200 fly (2nd), 100 fly (3rd) and 200 IM (5th)
  • Won the 200 fly and was second in the 100 fly in the Pac-12 opener against USC (11/4)
  • Won the 200 fly and placed second in the 100 fly in the home opener against Wisconsin (10/22)
  • In the team's tri-meet against Georgia and Missouri (10/1), he placed fifth in the 200 fly and also raced in the 100 fly and 400 free relay
  • Was second in the 400 fly/free relay, third in the 200 medley relay and fifth in the 150 fly in the season opener at Georgia (9/30)
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
  • Named a CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American
  • Placed 7th overall in the 200 fly at the NCAA Championships, while also racing in the 100 fly & 200 IM (3/23-3/26)
  • Competed at the Pac-12 Championships, in which he placed 2nd in both the 100 & 200 fly and 10th in the 200 IM (3/2-3/5)
  • Finished second in the 100 fly and third in the 200 fly and 200 medley relay against Arizona (2/5)
  • Placed fourth in the 200 fly and also competed in the 100 fly, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay against Cal (1/22)
  • Won the 200 fly and placed second in the 200 medley relay and fourth in the 100 fly against Stanford (1/21)
  • Placed second in the 200 fly and ninth in both the 100 fly and 200 IM at the NC State Invite
  • Won the 100 fly, placed second in the 200 fly and also competed in the 200 medley relay on 11/6 against USC
SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
  • No regular season; entire roster redshirted
FRESHMAN (2019-20)
  • Made his collegiate debut against Utah, winning the 200 IM while placing second in the 200 fly (10/25)
  • Took second in the 400 IM and sizth in the 100 fly against USC (11/1)
  • Placed third in the 200 fly at the Wolfpack Invitational
  • Took third in the 200 fly against Stanford (1/24)
  • Earned a third place finish in the 200 IM against Texas (1/31)
  • Placed second in the 200 fly against Arizona (2/8)
  • Competed in the 200 fly (eighth), 400 IM (13th) and 200 IM (17th) at the Pac-12 Championships
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
  • Earned four varsity letters as a member of the Wheaton High School swim team
  • Was a state champion in the 200 free and 100 fly in 2018-19 and 2017-18
  • A member of the National Honor Society and an Advanced Placement Distinguished Scholar at Wheaton
  • Set the Maryland state boys record in the 100 fly and 200 free in 2018
PERSONAL
  • Hobbies include photography, hiking and playing basketball
  • Says qualifying for Nationals in the 200 fly was his most exciting moment in sports
  • Looking forward to studying electrical engineering at the Fulton School of Engineering because of the courses in semiconductor processing/intelligent control, nanoelectronics, and computational electronics
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Graduate Student
2023-24

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Redshirt Junior
2022-23

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Sophomore
2020-21

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Freshman
2019-20

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