2016-17 Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Piper, Scott

Scott Piper
- Position:
- Back/Fly/IM
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Naperville Central
Bio
2019-20:
2020 CoSIDA Academic First Team Academic All-America selection for the second straight year ... CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America selection ... Shared the MSU Student-Athlete Support Services President's Award with teammate Nehemiah Mork, honoring the top GPA in the graduating class ... Recipient of the Big Ten Posgraduate Scholarship and Wayne Duke Postgraduate Scholarship… 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District Selection ...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... One of 23 Big Ten student-athletes honored with a 4.0 GPA... 2020 Academic Excellence President’s and Scholar-Athlete Award recipient… Named to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Highest Honor Roll… Finished eighth overall at the House of Champions in the 200 IM A Finals (1:52.59)… Qualified for the 200 butterfly B Finals at the Big Ten Championships to take 16th overall (1:46.35)… Took 18th overall at the U.S. Open in the 400 IM to set a new lifetime best (4:28.20)…
2018-19:
First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America… Academic All-Big Ten and Distinguished Scholar honoree… One of 22 Big Ten student-athletes honored with a 4.0 GPA… Made the dean’s list for both the Fall and Spring semesters… Named MSU Swimmer of the Year… April 2019 Student-Athlete of the Month… Qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.69 at the Winter Nationals where he took fourth-place…Broke the 200 IM varsity record, 1:46.42, at the Big Ten Championships where he finished 23rd… Broke the 200 butterfly varsity record, 1:45.52, at the Big Ten Championships where he finished 12th… Tenth All-Time in the 400 IM, 3:54.38… Served on the Executive Board for the Student Athlete-Advisory Committee… Served as an Honors College Dean’s Ambassador… Shaved head to raise money for St. Baldrick’s… Studied abroad in Australia during the 2018 Summer…
2017-18:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree… Finished 15th overall in the 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships with a season and team-best time of 1:46.77… Swam season-best times of 24.64 in the 50 back, 52.56 in the 100 back and 1:51.53 in the 200 back… Swam a season-best time of 1:47.90 in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships… Recorded five first-place finishes, three second-place finishes and two third-place finishes over the course of the season...
2016-17:
Swam his best time of 4:46.10 in the 500 freestyle against Ohio State… Recorded his best time of 24.11 at the Northwestern TYR Invitational in the 50 backstroke… Had a personal season-best time of 51.77 in the 100 backstroke at the Northwestern TYR Invitational… Clocked in at 1:48.71 in the 200 backstroke at the Winter National Champs Time Trials… Recorded his best time of 1:46.52 at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 butterfly… Swam his best times of 1:47.78 in the 200 IM and 3:49.31 in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships...
Prior to MSU:
Named an All-American and Academic All-American swimmer... Placed second at the Illinois State swim meet... Was a water polo State Champion... Elected team captain...
Personal:
Born July 17, 1997... Son to Pat and Carole Piper... His father, Pat, swam at Illinois State University... His older brother, Keith, swam at University of Connecticut... Was a member of the J. Kyle Blind Leadership Program... Was a member of the National Honors Society... Majoring in Biosystems Engineering
2020 CoSIDA Academic First Team Academic All-America selection for the second straight year ... CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America selection ... Shared the MSU Student-Athlete Support Services President's Award with teammate Nehemiah Mork, honoring the top GPA in the graduating class ... Recipient of the Big Ten Posgraduate Scholarship and Wayne Duke Postgraduate Scholarship… 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District Selection ...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... One of 23 Big Ten student-athletes honored with a 4.0 GPA... 2020 Academic Excellence President’s and Scholar-Athlete Award recipient… Named to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Highest Honor Roll… Finished eighth overall at the House of Champions in the 200 IM A Finals (1:52.59)… Qualified for the 200 butterfly B Finals at the Big Ten Championships to take 16th overall (1:46.35)… Took 18th overall at the U.S. Open in the 400 IM to set a new lifetime best (4:28.20)…
2018-19:
First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America… Academic All-Big Ten and Distinguished Scholar honoree… One of 22 Big Ten student-athletes honored with a 4.0 GPA… Made the dean’s list for both the Fall and Spring semesters… Named MSU Swimmer of the Year… April 2019 Student-Athlete of the Month… Qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.69 at the Winter Nationals where he took fourth-place…Broke the 200 IM varsity record, 1:46.42, at the Big Ten Championships where he finished 23rd… Broke the 200 butterfly varsity record, 1:45.52, at the Big Ten Championships where he finished 12th… Tenth All-Time in the 400 IM, 3:54.38… Served on the Executive Board for the Student Athlete-Advisory Committee… Served as an Honors College Dean’s Ambassador… Shaved head to raise money for St. Baldrick’s… Studied abroad in Australia during the 2018 Summer…
2017-18:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree… Finished 15th overall in the 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships with a season and team-best time of 1:46.77… Swam season-best times of 24.64 in the 50 back, 52.56 in the 100 back and 1:51.53 in the 200 back… Swam a season-best time of 1:47.90 in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships… Recorded five first-place finishes, three second-place finishes and two third-place finishes over the course of the season...
2016-17:
Swam his best time of 4:46.10 in the 500 freestyle against Ohio State… Recorded his best time of 24.11 at the Northwestern TYR Invitational in the 50 backstroke… Had a personal season-best time of 51.77 in the 100 backstroke at the Northwestern TYR Invitational… Clocked in at 1:48.71 in the 200 backstroke at the Winter National Champs Time Trials… Recorded his best time of 1:46.52 at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 butterfly… Swam his best times of 1:47.78 in the 200 IM and 3:49.31 in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships...
Prior to MSU:
Named an All-American and Academic All-American swimmer... Placed second at the Illinois State swim meet... Was a water polo State Champion... Elected team captain...
Personal:
Born July 17, 1997... Son to Pat and Carole Piper... His father, Pat, swam at Illinois State University... His older brother, Keith, swam at University of Connecticut... Was a member of the J. Kyle Blind Leadership Program... Was a member of the National Honors Society... Majoring in Biosystems Engineering
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