2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Phillip Meffert
- Position:
- Breast/IM
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- B/T::
- Quest Swimming
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Chesterfield, Va.
- High School:
- Cosby
2020-21:
Academic All-Big Ten … At the Big Ten Championships, swam in the prelims of the 200 IM (1:51.26), 100 breast (56.32), and 200 breast (2:03.36) … Took second in the 100 IM and third in the 100 breast (58.43) at Penn State, his first meet of the season …
2019-20:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... Named to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics High Honor Roll…Finished 26th overall in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships (3:55.29)… Recorded season-bests of 1:49.65 in the 200 IM and 2:01.50 in the 200 breaststroke at Big Tens… Swam a season-best 57.72 in the 100 breaststroke at the House of Champions… Swam season-bests of 26.46 and 53.02 in the 50 breaststroke and 100 IM against Iowa…
2018-19:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Missed the season due to injury… Made the dean’s list for the Fall and Spring semesters… Accepted an internship with the MSU Civil Engineering Computational Sensory Laboratory for the Summer of 2019…
2017-18:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree… Finished 22nd overall in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships… Swam a personal-best time of 3:49.68 in the 400 IM, making him fourth fastest in school history… Swam a personal-best time of 1:48.47 in the 200 IM, making him seventh fastest in school history… Swam a personal-best time of 1:59.92 in the 200 breast, making him sixth fastest in school history… Recorded one first-place finish and six third-place finishes over the course of the season...
2016-17:
Swam his best times of 25.98 in the 50 breaststroke and 56.68 in the 100 breaststroke at the Northwestern TYR Invitational… Recorded his best time of 2:02.19 in the 200 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships… Swam his best time of 1:55.59 at the Northwestern TYR Invitational in the 200 butterfly… Touched the wall at 54.03 in the 100 IM against Purdue… Clocked in his best time of 1:49.41 at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 IM… Had a personal season-best time of 3:50.94 in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships...
Was an All-State swimmer in Virginia Swimming, as swimming was not offered at his high school, in 2014-2015 and 2015-2016... Richmond Area All-Metro Team member in 2015-2016... Virginia Swimming Zone Team Member in 2011-2013... Was a Scholastic All-American swimmer in 2015-2016... Was honored with the Quest Swimming Scholar Athlete Award in 2010-2016... Received the Quest Swimming Coach's Award in 2012, 2015 and 2016... Earned the U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Award... Placed fourth in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, fifth in the 400 IM, eighth in the 200 IM and the team placed second at the Virginia Swimming Senior Championships... Placed fifteenth in the 400 IM at the Winter Junior National Championships... Earned twenty-fifth place in the 200 IM at the Speedo Junior National Championships...
Personal:
Born August 30, 1998... Son to Mike and Carmen Meffert... Has a younger sister who swims as well... National Honor Sociey member... Beta and Latin Club member... Member of the National Latin Honor Society... Major in Civil Engineering
