2015-16 Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Trompke, Alex

Alex Trompke
- Position:
- Back/Fly
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Eagle, Idaho
- High School:
- Rocky Mountain
Bio
2017-18:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree … Helped set the varsity record in the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships … Swam a personal and team-best 22.45 in the 50 back at the Big Ten Championships … Swam a personal and team-best 48.46 in the 100 back at the Big Ten Championships, making him fourth fastest in school history … Swam a personal-best 1:47.17 in the 200 back at the Big Ten Championships, entering himself into the school’s all-time top ten … Recorded two first-place finishes, three second-place finishes and six third-place finishes over the course of the season...
2016-17:
Recorded his best times of 21.00 in the 50 freestyle and 46.40 in the 100 freestyle at the Northwestern TYR Invitational … Swam his best times of 1:41.58 in the 200 freestyle and 4:43.22 in the 500 freestyle against Ohio State … Clocked in at 22.89 in the 50 backstroke at the Northwestern TYR Invitational … Had a personal season-best time of 48.78 at the Big Ten Championships in the 100 backstroke … Swam his best time of 1:49.02 in the 200 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships … Clocked in at 22.46 in the 50 butterfly at the Northwestern TYR Invitational … Recorded his best time of 48.73 in the 100 butterfly at the Big Ten Championships … Had a personal season-best time of 52.14 in the 100 IM against Michigan … Finished first in the 100 backstroke and second in the 100 butterfly at Cincinnati…
2015-16:
Recorded a time of 22.84 in the 50 backstroke, and 49.56 in the 100 backstroke at the Northwestern TYR Invitational, both of which were top times for the season ... Finsihed first in the 100 butterfly against Oakland with a time of 49.41 ... Swam a 50.12 in the 100 backstroke, earning him a first place finish...
2014-15:
Recorded the sixth-fastest time in school history at 49.38 in the 100 backstroke at the 2014 AT&T Winter Nationals ... Finished 40th at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 backstroke at 1:49.96 ... Swam a 1:54.46 in the 200 IM at the Northwestern TYR Invitational ... Recorded a time of 21.33 in the 50 freestyle at the Northwestern TYR Invitational ... Went 46.66 in the 100 freestyle at Oakland ... Clocked in at 1:41.57 in the 200 freestyle at the Northwestern TYR Invitational ... Recorded MSU's fastest time of the year in the 50 breaststroke at 22.90 vs. Iowa ... Touched the wall at 48.35 in the 100 butterfly at the Northwestern TYR Invitational...
Prior to MSU:
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... YMCA Swimming All-American ... four-time all-conference selection and team MVP ... placed in the top three at the Idaho State Swimming Championship four years in a row ... seven-time district champion ... holds every swimming record at Rocky Mountain High School and 21 records at Boise Y Swim Team ... team captain for both Rocky Mountain and Boise Y Swim Teams ... student body president at Rocky Mountain High ... assistant coach for Special Olympics Swim Team ... winner of the Presidents Volunteer Service Award and the YMCA Civic Engagement Award...
Personal:
Born Sept. 7, 1996 ... Son of Ron and Sari Trompke ... Father is an mortgage lender and mother is a HR assistant ... Has an two older brothers, Jordan, who plays football and throws hammer at the U.S. Military Academy, and David, who plays football and runs track at Harvard ... Majoring in hospitality management.
Academic All-Big Ten honoree … Helped set the varsity record in the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships … Swam a personal and team-best 22.45 in the 50 back at the Big Ten Championships … Swam a personal and team-best 48.46 in the 100 back at the Big Ten Championships, making him fourth fastest in school history … Swam a personal-best 1:47.17 in the 200 back at the Big Ten Championships, entering himself into the school’s all-time top ten … Recorded two first-place finishes, three second-place finishes and six third-place finishes over the course of the season...
2016-17:
Recorded his best times of 21.00 in the 50 freestyle and 46.40 in the 100 freestyle at the Northwestern TYR Invitational … Swam his best times of 1:41.58 in the 200 freestyle and 4:43.22 in the 500 freestyle against Ohio State … Clocked in at 22.89 in the 50 backstroke at the Northwestern TYR Invitational … Had a personal season-best time of 48.78 at the Big Ten Championships in the 100 backstroke … Swam his best time of 1:49.02 in the 200 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships … Clocked in at 22.46 in the 50 butterfly at the Northwestern TYR Invitational … Recorded his best time of 48.73 in the 100 butterfly at the Big Ten Championships … Had a personal season-best time of 52.14 in the 100 IM against Michigan … Finished first in the 100 backstroke and second in the 100 butterfly at Cincinnati…
2015-16:
Recorded a time of 22.84 in the 50 backstroke, and 49.56 in the 100 backstroke at the Northwestern TYR Invitational, both of which were top times for the season ... Finsihed first in the 100 butterfly against Oakland with a time of 49.41 ... Swam a 50.12 in the 100 backstroke, earning him a first place finish...
2014-15:
Recorded the sixth-fastest time in school history at 49.38 in the 100 backstroke at the 2014 AT&T Winter Nationals ... Finished 40th at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 backstroke at 1:49.96 ... Swam a 1:54.46 in the 200 IM at the Northwestern TYR Invitational ... Recorded a time of 21.33 in the 50 freestyle at the Northwestern TYR Invitational ... Went 46.66 in the 100 freestyle at Oakland ... Clocked in at 1:41.57 in the 200 freestyle at the Northwestern TYR Invitational ... Recorded MSU's fastest time of the year in the 50 breaststroke at 22.90 vs. Iowa ... Touched the wall at 48.35 in the 100 butterfly at the Northwestern TYR Invitational...
Prior to MSU:
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... YMCA Swimming All-American ... four-time all-conference selection and team MVP ... placed in the top three at the Idaho State Swimming Championship four years in a row ... seven-time district champion ... holds every swimming record at Rocky Mountain High School and 21 records at Boise Y Swim Team ... team captain for both Rocky Mountain and Boise Y Swim Teams ... student body president at Rocky Mountain High ... assistant coach for Special Olympics Swim Team ... winner of the Presidents Volunteer Service Award and the YMCA Civic Engagement Award...
Personal:
Born Sept. 7, 1996 ... Son of Ron and Sari Trompke ... Father is an mortgage lender and mother is a HR assistant ... Has an two older brothers, Jordan, who plays football and throws hammer at the U.S. Military Academy, and David, who plays football and runs track at Harvard ... Majoring in hospitality management.
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