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2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Chris Spencer

Chris Spencer

  • Position:
    Back/IM
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    159
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Jackson, Mich.
  • High School:
    Lumen Christi Catholic

Summary

Biography

College of Engineering Article on Chris Spencer.

2021-22:  Deans' Award recipient from the College of Engineering for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Claimed 15th in the 200 back (1:54.83), 17th in the 100 back (52.36), 24th in the 200 IM (1:57.31) and 26th in the 400 IM (4:14.85).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... swam in eight regular-season meets ... competed in the 200 IM, 100 back and 400-yard medley relay against Davenport and Ashland (10/22) … placed top five in three events, including a third-place finish in the 75 back (40.09) at Northern Michigan (11/5) … led off the 200-yard medley relay team (1:37.15), which finished third against Northern Michigan (11/6) … swam in 400 free relay 400-yard medley relay, 200-yard medley relay, 100 back, 400 IM, 200 back and 200 IM at the Don Kimble Invitational (11/21) … participated in four events versus Oakland (1/22) … took part in the 200 medley relay, 50 back and 200 back at Oakland (1/23) … finished third in the 200 medley relay (1:37.44) and the 200 IM (2:02.80) against Calvin (1/28) … led off the first place 200 medley relay team (1:38.36) and the third place 200 free relay squad (1:32.14), while also claiming third in the 50 back (25.16) at Saginaw Valley State (1/29).

2020-21:  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Placed 11th in the 200 back (1:55.36), 14th in the 100 back (season-best time of 52.03) and 15th in the 400 IM (season-best time of 4:16.11) ... finished 18th in the 200 IM (season-best time of 1:57.48) ... swam a WSU season-best time of 1:54.33 in the 200 back prelims.  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... swam in four of the five regular-season meets ... posted a season-best time of 23.18 in the 50 free vs. Northern Michigan (2/28) ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2019-20:  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Earned a 10th-place finish in the 200 back (1:54.40) ... placed 14th in the 100 back (52.11) ... finished the 400 IM in 16th place (4:13.14) ... completed the 200 IM in 1:56.69.  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... assisted WSU to a third-place finish in the 300 (3x100) back relay (2:37.83) at the Golden Grizzly Relays (10/12) and led off both the fourth-place 200 medley relay (1:37.49) and 400 4x100 IM relay (3:54.59) ... swam as the lead off in the second-place 400 medley relay (3:37.11) vs. Tiffin (10/18) and finished third in the 200 back (2:00.77) and fourth in the 200 IM (2:03.92) ... completed the 100 back in 55.21 versus Oakland (10/25) ... finished as the runner-up in the 100 back (56.65) at Ashland (11/8) and placed fifth in the 400 IM (4:36.13) ... competed at the Denison Invite (12/5-12/7) ... earned a second-place finish in the 200 back (1:59.43) at Saginaw Valley State (1/10), a third-place finish in the 100 back (54.66), and a fourth-place finish in the 200 IM (2:03.87) ... placed fifth in both the 100 back (55.65) and the 200 medley relay (1:39.73) at Findlay (1/17) ... led off the third-place 400 medley relay (3:30.90) vs. Grand Valley State (1/25) and completed the 200 back in fourth place (1:58.01), and both the 100 back (54.28) and the 200 IM (2:01.62) in fifth place ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2018-19:  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Finished 11th in the 200 back (1:52.45) ... placed 16th in the 200 IM (1:57.26) ... swam the 400 IM in 4:14.66 ... completed the 100 back in 51.92.  SEASON:  Competed in all nine meets ... finished second in the 400 IM (4:24.04) and third in the 100 back (55.16) vs. Calvin (11/16) ... earned a third-place finish in the 100 back (54.95) and in the 200 back (1:59.81) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11), while also swimming the second-fastest time in the 200 IM (2:02.03).

High School/Club:  A 2018 graduate of Lumen Christi Catholic School (Jackson, Mich.) ... graduated salutatorian with a GPA of 4.133 ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... earned Academic All-State honors, Academic All-Conference accolades and All-Conference honors ... was a two-time team MVP, as well as a two-time Jackson Citizen Patriot Swimmer of the year (2017 and 2018) ... earned MISCA Zone Seven All-Conference first team (2017) and was named the 2018 MISCA Zone Seven Swimmer of the Year ... swam for the Jackson High School Vikings through a co-op ... was a four-year letterwinner under coach Mike Holtz ... during junior year, he won four conference titles in the CAAC Blue Championships (two individual, two relay), which included a record-breaking performance in the 100 back (54.33) ... finished 19th in the 100 back (53.91) at the MHSAA D-1 State Championships and also participated in the 200 free relay (14th place) ... during his senior year, he broke the St. Johns High School pool record as well as his own Holt High School record for 100 back ... won the CAAC Blue titles in the 500 free and 100 back ... participated in the MHSAA D-1 State Championships where he finished 15th in the 200 IM (1:57.10, varsity record) and 14th in the 100 back (53.15) ... named team captain his junior and senior years ... trained with Club Wolverine under coach Gunnar Schmidt ... him and his teammates were the Michigan Long Course State Champions and the NCSA Junior Nationals Combined Team Champions ... placed fifth at the Michigan Long Course State Champions in the 100 back (1:01.22) ... swam the 100 back and 200 back at the NCSA Summer Championships, earning a new best time in the 200 back (2:13.65).

Personal:  Full name--Christopher P. Spencer ... born on April 2, 2000, in Jackson, Mich. ... son of Paul and Andrea Spencer ... has a younger sister, Elizabeth ... is a Biomedical Engineering Honors major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018 (4.00), Winter 2019 (4.00), Winter 2020, Fall 2020 (4.00), Winter 2021, Fall 2021 (4.00) and Winter 2022 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2019 ... was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and served as the Leadership Development Coordinator for the 2021-22 academic year ... was a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.  

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Back/IM
    5'11" 145 lbs

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Back/IM
    5'10" 143 lbs

  • 2020-21Junior

    Back/IM
    5'11" 162 lbs

  • 2021-22Senior

    Back/IM
    5'9" 159 lbs