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2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Lauren Montez

Jason McMechan

  • Yr. Graduate Student
  • Height 5-10
  • Events Butterfly/Breaststroke
  • Hometown Aurora, Colo.
  • High School Cherokee Trail
  • Prev School Denver

Biography

Swimcloud Profile Page

2023-24 (Redshirt Junior @ Denver):
Was 60th in the country with his 50 Fly time of 22.22 at the Colorado Sprint Championships… Set career-best times of 48.80 (100 Fly), 1:48.49 (200 Fly) and 1:49.13 (200 IM) at the Denver First Chance Meet, winning the 100 Fly while placing second in the other two.

2022-23 (Redshirt Sophomore @ Denver): Set season best times 21. 57 (50 Free), 25.72 (50 Back), 50.95 (100 Back), 1:52.06 (200 Back), 23.80 (50 Fly), 1:51.39 (200 IM) and 4:01.08 (400 IM).

2021-22 (Redshirt Freshman @ Denver): Took fourth in both individual medlies and ninth in the 200 Back at the Summit League Championships, helping the Pioneers claim a Summit League Championships... Set season-best times of 1:50.69 (200 Back), 1:50.72 (200 IM) and 4:00.32 (400 IM) at the conference meet.

2020-21 (Freshman @ Indianapolis): Set season-best times of 24.68 (50 Back), 50.96 (100 Back), 1:51.64 (200 Back), 1:51.05 (200 IM) 4:01.63 (400 IM) during the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships… The 200 IM time was a NCAA “B” cut mark.
  
Club (LCM): Finished fourth in the 200 Breast and seventh in the 200 IM at the 2024 Speedo Sectionals – Phoenix, while representing Colorado Stars… Won the 100 Back at the 2023 Colorado Long Course Championships after winning the 200 IM and taking second in the 100 Back and 400 IM at the 2022 Championships while swimming for the Denver Hilltoppers.

Prep: 2020 Graduate of Cherokee Trail High School… Had his senior season canceled after competing in three individual events plus relays for the Cougars at the 2019 5A State Championships as a junior… Was a Colorado Swimming IMX Top-5 pick (2017-18)… Earned Centennial All-League Award (2018). And CHSAA Academic All-State First Team honors (2018 and 2019).

Personal: Is majoring in sports management… Aimes to enter PA school following his master’s degree at CMU… Son of Samuel and Elena… Has one younger brother— Edgar… Enjoys reading, being outside, the guitar and movies.

Why I Chose CMU: “The team and coach’s attitudes towards success and pursuing goals were inspiring.  And I love Colorado.”