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2026-27 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Chris Day
Lauren Montez
Lauren Montez
Chris Day

Marcos Otero

  • Yr. Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Events Breaststroke/Sprint Free
  • Hometown El Paso, Texas
  • High School El Paso

Biography



Overall Career Honors
  • 7x CSCAA All-American
    • 3x First Team - 2026 (200 Medley, 200 & 400 Free Relays)
    • 4x Second Team
      • 2024 (200 Breast)
      • 2025 (200 Breast)
      • 2026 (50 Free & 200 Breast)
  • 3x NCAA Championship Qualifier (2024, 2025, 2026)
  • RMAC Championship & El Pomar Natatorium Record Holder - 400 Free Relay (2:54.31)
  • 2x RMAC Relay Champion - 2026 (200 Medley & 400 Free)
  • 4x All-RMAC
    • 2x First Team - 2026 (200 Medley & 400 Free Relays)
    • 2x Second Team
      • 2024 (200 Breast)
      • 2026 (100 Breast)
  • Second Team All-RMAC - 2024 (200 Breast)
  • School Record Holder - 200 Free Relay (1:17.37)
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2026 Summer: Competed at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Sacramento, reaching the finals in both the 50 and 200 Breast, taking 11th and 16th, respectively… Went on to win both the 50 and 100 Breast at the Colorado Senior State Long Course Championships.

2025-26 (Junior): Earned five CSCAA All-America honors, including three first team honors as part of the Mavs’ 200 medley, 200 free and 400 free relay teams… Also won the consolation final to finish ninth in the 200 breast while taking 13th in the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships to claim a pair of second team honors… Was also a NCAA qualifier in the 50 free and 200 IM… Finished 18th in the 50 free with a career-best of 19.88 seconds to rank fifth in program history… Scratched out of the 200 IM… Scored in all seven of his events at the RMAC Championships, winning RMAC titles in both the 200 medley and 400 free relays… Helped the Mavs set a RMAC Championship and El Pomar Natatorium record of 2:54.31 in the 400 relay… Earned First Team All-RMAC accolades in both relays while garnering a second team honor thanks to a third place finish in the 100 breast… Also placed fifth in both the 50 free and 200 breast while helping the Mavs win the “B” heats of the 200 free and 400 medley relays… Accounted for 44 team points in his three individual events and another 29 when accounting for his share of relay points… Set NCAA qualifying and season-best times of 54.07 and 1:47.88 in the 100 and 200 Breast during the TYR/CMU Invitational… Won five events at that meet… Is tied for fifth in CMU history for the 100 breast with that time… Helps the Mavs set a school-record time of 1:17.37 in the 200 free relay at that meet… Won the 100 breast in the double dual against Denver & Wyoming… Helped the Mavs win the 200 free relay at the UNLV Invitational.

2024-25 (Sophomore): Swam in ten meets, including the NCAA Division II National and RMAC Championships… Claimed a Second Team CSCAA All-America honor thanks to a 16th place finish in the 200 Breast (2:00.06) at the national meet… Also placed 20th in the 200 IM (1:48.38) and 24th in the 100 Breast (54.28) at the NCAA meet… His 100 Breast time was a season-best… Was also a NCAA qualifier in the 200 Free, but scratched out of that event at the NCAA meet… Placed sixth in that discipline at the RMAC Championships, turning in his NCAA “B” cut and personal-best time of 1:39.37 (altitude-adjusted)… Shined at the TYR CMU Invitational, recording his national qualifying times of 54.71 (100 Breast), 1:56.83 (200 Breast) and 1:47.70 (200 IM), marks that ensured national meet qualification… Led the RMAC season-long performance list with the school-record setting (since broken) and meet winning time in the 200 Breast… Also took second in the 200 IM after setting his 200 IM time in the prelims, a mark that held up for third on the RMAC season-long performance list and the No. 6 spot in program history… Won the 200 Breast in the Air Force/BYU Meet.

2023-24 (Freshman): Competed in nine meets, including the RMAC and NCAA Division II National Championships… Earned a Second Team CSCAA All-America honor in the 200 Breast after finishing tenth with a school-record smashing and then personal-best time of 1:57.02… Also placed 26th in the 100 Breast and 36th in the 200 IM (1:49.88)… Posted a season-best 100 Breast time of 55.16 at the national meet… Qualified for the NCAA Championships thinks to a 200 Breast time trial effort of 1:58.45 (1:57.25-converted) at the RMAC Championships… Also scored in all four of his individual events at the conference meet while representing the Mavs on a pair of “B” heat winning relays… Earned a Second Team All-RMAC honor with a fourth place finish in the 200 Breast… Also reached the championship final in the 100 Breast, placing seventh in 55.52 seconds… Finished 11th in the 200 IM and 12th in the 200 Free... Set a converted season-best of 1:49.03 in the 200 IM... Had a season-best and NCAA “B” cut time of 1:39.75 (converted) in the 200 Free prelims… Was ranked amongst the RMAC’s top 10 on the season-long performers list in three different events, sitting third (200 Breast), sixth (100 Breast) and tenth (200 IM)… Was a 3-event finalist at the TYR/CMU Invitational… Was a finalist in both the 100 and 200 Breast at the UNLV Invitational.

Prep: 2023 graduate of El Paso High School… Finished second in the 100 free and third in the 100 breast at the 2023 UIL 5A State Championships... Had won Region 1-5A titles in both events two weeks earlier.

Club: Recorded top-10 finishes in the 100 breast (9th) and 200 IM (10th) at the Speedo Sectionals-Austin while representing the Southwest Aquatic Team.

Personal: Is majoring in business… Hopes to work for a non-profit and help his community.

Why I Chose CMU: “I chose CMU for two main reasons. One, how nice and welcoming everyone is and the fact that the campus and athletic facilities are great.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Breaststroke/Freestyle
    6'0"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Breaststroke/Freestyle
    6'0"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
    6'0"
  • 2026-27Senior

    Breaststroke/Sprint Free
    6'0"