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2015-16 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Juan David Molina Perez

Juan David Molina Perez

  • Position:
    Back/Free
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Weight:
    149
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Medellin, Colombia
  • High School:
    Liceo Salazar y Herrera

Summary

Biography

2015-16:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  A one-time First Team All-American and notched five Honorable Mention All-American honors … led off the 200 medley relay team that placed seventh in 1:28.42 … won the consolation finals (ninth place) in the 100 back (48.08) … earned an 11th-place finish in the 200 back (1:47.15) … member of the 200 free relay squad that finished 14th (1:22.34) … recorded a 15th-place finish in both the 400 free and 800 free relays with times of 3:02.24 and 6:42.77.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Won the conference title and earned a NCAA “B” standard in the 200 back with a time of 1:46.54 … member of the 200 medley and 200 free relay teams that both placed second with marks of 1:28.77 and 1:21.93 … notched the bronze medal (third place) in the 100 back (49.01) … finished eighth in the 200 free (1:44.80) … won the consolation finals (ninth place) in the 50 free (20.83). SEASON:  Competed in five meets … earned GLIAC Male Athlete of the Week on Nov. 2 after he broke two Matthaei pool records in the 100 back (49.91) and the 200 back (1:49.07) against Oakland (10/30).

2014-15:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Collected two First Team All-American honors and two Honorable Mention All-American certificates ...swam lead off for the national champion 200 medley relay team, which posted a time of 1:26.17 ... assisted the 400 medley relay team to a second-place finish with a school record time of 3:09.81 ... was part of the 800 freestyle relay team that swam a 6:58.62 ... swam the 200 back and finished 15th with a time of  1:49.46.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Won two GLIAC titles as he led off the 200 medley relay (1:27.89) and the 400 medley relays (3:13.26) ... also led off the 800 free relay, which came in second with a time of 6:53.15 ... finished second in the 1000 free with a time of 9:27.66 ... also swam the 200 free (1:43.90), the 50 back (22.84), the 100 back (49.21) to finish fourth and the 200 back (1:47.97).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... swam in four meets ... swam the 50 free vs. Calvin (11/14) in a time of 23.29 ... posted a 4:53.02 in the 500 free against Ashland (11/15) ... finished with a times of 24.03 in the 50 back and 50.96 in the 100 back and 52.80 in the 100 fly vs. Eastern Michigan (1/17) ... swam the 200 back (1:53.41) and 200 IM (2:03.63) at the Eastern Michigan Invitational (12/5)  ... swam the 100 fly on one occasion ... named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team.

2013-14:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Earned four All-America accolades, including three First Team honors ... led off national champion 200 medley relay (1:26.02) that broke Division II record ... led off second-place 400 medley relay (3:11.15) that broke school record ... placed 12th in the 100 backstroke (48.50) ... won the consolation finals of the 200 backstroke finals (1:45.92), placing ninth overall.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Won two conference titles ... led off the GLIAC-champion 200 medley (1:27.78) and 400 medley relays (3:13.41) that broke pool, meet, league and school records ... placed second in the 1000 freestyle (9:28.46) and the 200 backstroke (1:48.42) ... joined third-place 200 freestyle relay (1:23.03) ... placed sixth in the 100 backstroke (50.05) ... finished 10th in the 200 freestyle (1:40.82).  SEASON:  Joined the team in January ... swam in five meets ... posted time in the 50 freestyle (22.29; relay lead-off) in first meet vs. Grand Valley (1/11) ... 50.47 in the 100 backstroke and 1:50.53 in the 200 backstroke at Eastern Michigan (1/24).

Personal:  Full Name--Juan David Molina Perez ... born January 25, 1991 ... son of Jairo and Gloria Perez ... has one older sister, Tatiana ... favorite athlete is Aaron Peirsol ... is majoring in film ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2015 and Fall 2015 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2014, Fall 2014 and Winter 2016.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Back/Free
    5'6" 149 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Back/Free
    5'6" 149 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    Back/Free
    5'6" 149 lbs