Biography
Career Notes: Was a five-time All-American (two First Team and three Honorable Mentions) ... was an 18-time All-GLIAC swimmer (seven First Team honors, seven Second Team honors, and four Third Team honors) ... voted 2016 GLIAC Male Freshman of the Year ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team for three consecutive years (2018-20) ... was a three-time recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2018-19-20) ... selected as the recipient of the Pat Riepma GLIAC Postgraduate Scholarship ... awarded a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2020-21 for use during the 2021-22 academic year.
2019-20: Earned CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition ... was a 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... was a CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-District nominee. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a four-time All-American (two First Team and two Honorable Mentions) ... assisted WSU to a 15th-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:28.69) ... advanced to the Thursday finals after finishing eighth in the 200 free prelims and 14th in the 400 medley relay ... was scheduled to compete on both the Friday and Saturday of the NCAA Championships, which were cancelled due to COVID-19, as the 19th-seed in the 200 breast (First Team) and the 22nd-seed in the 100 breast. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a five-time All-GLIAC swimmer (First Team Individual, Second Team Individual, Second Team Relay, Third Team Individual, Third Team Relay) ... notched a victory in the 200 free with an NCAA B-cut time of 1:37.61 ... was the runner-up in the 500 free after meeting NCAA standards with a time of 4:28.89 ... assisted WSU to a second-place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:16.82) and a third-place finish in the 800 free relay (6:41.88) ... finished third in the 1000 free with an NCAA B-cut time of 9:19.75 ... placed sixth in the 200 breast (2:02.25). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... assisted WSU to second-place finishes in the 800 free relay (7:02.58), the 300 3x100 breast relay (2:58.27), the 400 medley relay (3:28.12), and the 400 4x100 IM relay (3:39.76) at the Golden Grizzly Relays (10/12) ... helped the Warriors to a victory in the 400 medley relay (3:30.15) vs. Tiffin (10/18), while swimming the fastest times in the 500 free (4:51.28) and the 200 breast (2:09.20) ... notched a victory in the 200 breast (2:07.68) against Oakland (10/25), and also participated in the second-place 400 medley relay (3:26.36) ... competed in the winning quartet of the 200 medley relay (1:34.86) at Ashland (11/8), while serving as the runner-up in the 100 breast (58.82) ... earned four NCAA B-cuts at the Denison Invite (12/5-12/7), including a win in the 100 breast (54.80), and third-place finishes in the 200 breast (2:00.47), the 200 free relay (1:20.71), and a 1000 free time trial (9:25.55) ... assisted Wayne State to a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:33.66) at Saginaw Valley State (1/10), while also notching victories in the 200 free (1:44.19) and the 500 free (4:45.95) ... placed first in the 1000 free (9:49.22) at Findlay (1/17), while claiming the second spot in the 100 breast (58.58) ... claimed the top spot in the 200 free (1:43.74), the 400 medley relay (3:23.42), and the 400 free relay (3:07.05) vs. Grand Valley State (1/25), while also finishing second in the 500 free (4:42.89).
2018-19: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned an All-American Honorable Mention after placing 13th in the 200 breast (2:00.56), after finishing the event in 1:58.84 during the prelims ... assisted WSU to a 17th-place finish as the anchor in the 800 free relay (6:39.68) ... claimed 18th place in the 500 free (4:29.10) ... finished 19th in the 1000 free (9:21.17) ... completed the 200 free in 23rd place (1:38.45). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a four-time All-GLIAC swimmer (one First Team, one Second Team, and two Third Team) ... claimed the top spot in the 500 free (B-cut time of 4:27.46) ... earned a second-place finish in the 200 free (B-cut time of 1:38.12) ... placed third in the 200 breast (B-cut time of 1:59.65) ... assisted WSU to a third-place finish in the 800 free relay (6:42.76) ... finished eighth in the 1000 free (B-cut time of 9:29.22). SEASON: Earned CSCAA Scholar All-American recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in all nine meets ... claimed the top spot in the 200 free (1:43.33) at home against the Tiffin Dragons (10/19) … notched a victory in the 200 free (1:42.43) at DI Oakland University (10/26) … won the 1000 free (9:47.69) vs. Ashland (11/10) … earned first place in the 1650 free (16:26.11) and finished the 500 free in the quickest time (4:47.61) versus Calvin (11/16) … placed ninth in the 1,650 free (B-cut time of 15:57.69) at day three of the Denison Invite (12/1) … claimed the top spot in the 200 free (1:44.05) at Grand Valley State (1/5) … earned a second-place finish in the 200 free (1:42.42) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11) ... finished first in the 200 free (1:45.08) vs. Findlay (1/18), and swam the fastest time in the 500 free (4:45.66) ... 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2017-18: Missed the entire year due to an injury ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2017-18 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2016-17: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Competed on the 800 free relay team. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a runner-up in the 1000 free (9:19.76), 200 free with a time of 1:39.06 and 1650 free (15:48.12) … won the 500 free (4:30.88). SEASON: Participated in all eight meets ... won the 400 free (3:11.63) at Oakland (10/29) … garnered victories in both the 1000 free (9:51.64) and the 500 free (4:49.11) versus Ashland (11/5) … took first in the 1650 free (16:36.68), as well as the 500 free (4:47.74) against Calvin (11/18) … notched a pair of victories in the 1650 free (15:51.45) and the 500 free (4:34.08) at the EMU Invite (12/3) … won the 500 free (4:47.86) at Grand Valley (1/7) … logged two first-place finishes in the 1000 free (9:45.65) and the 500 free (4:46.99) versus Findlay (1/13) … recorded wins in both the 1650 free (16:26.42) and the 500 free (4:42.96) at Saginaw Valley (1/20) … finished second in the 500 free (4:43.77) at the EMU Triangular (1/21).
2015-16: GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Voted as GLIAC Male Freshman of the Year after his strong performance at the conference meet … won the 200 free with a time of 1:38.27 … notched a first-place finish in the 500 free (4:29.23) … took first in both the 1000 free (9:18.05) and 1650 free (15:43.42) … swam the second leg on the 800 free relay team that placed second with a time of 6:46.95. SEASON: Competed in seven meets … placed second in both the 200 free (1:44.79) and 200 medley relay (1:34.47) versus Oakland (10/31) … won the 500 free (4:48.76) at Ashland (11/7) and finished second in the 1000 free (9:57.85) … was victorious in the 1650 free with a time of 16:31.88 at Calvin (11/20) … garnered a second-place finish in the 200 free (1:42.15) at the EMU Invite (12/4) … placed third in both 500 free (4:47.17) and 1000 free (9:59.80) versus Grand Valley State (1/9).
High School/Club: A graduate from Riyada Language School in Alexandria, Egypt ... swam for the Alexandria Sporting Club under coach Haitham Hazem ... placed third in the 800 free (8:25.01) and fourth in the 200 free (1:54.86) at the 1st Dubai International Aquatics Championships in 2014 ... competed in the 1500 free with a time of 16:02.40 at the FINA Swimming World Cup.
Personal: Full name -- Ahmed Y. Ahmed ... born on November 20, 1996, in Alexandria, Egypt ... son of Yasser Mohamed Yeha and Ola Ahmed foud ElMikaty ... has two sisters, Mona and Nour ... is a Mechanical Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2015 (4.00), Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Winter 2019 and Winter 2020 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2016, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018 and Fall 2019.
