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2019-20 Men's Swimming Roster

Bayley Zobel

Nico Tscherner

  • Yr. Redshirt Junior
  • Height 6-1
  • Events Backstroke/Individual Medley
  • Hometown Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  • High School Carl-Friedrich-Gauss Gymnasium
  • Prev School Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.)

Biography

CMU Career Honors
  • 2020 Second Team All-RMAC (200 Back, 400 IM)
  • 2017 A3 Performance Invite Men's Swimmer of the Meet
  • 2017-18 Preseason All-RMAC
  • 2020 CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American
2019-20 (Senior) @ CMU: Competed in eight meets, including the RMAC Championships… Advanced to the championship finals in all four of his individual events earning Second Team All-RMAC honors in both the 400 IM and 200 back… Finished third in the 400 IM with a NCAA “B” cut and altitude adjusted season-best time of 3:57.63… Took fourth in the 200 back with another “B” cut season-best of 1:49.30… Finished fifth in the 100 back and eighth in the 200 IM accumulating 56 team points towards the Mavs’ RMAC title in his four individual events… Also led off the winning “B” teams in both the 200 and 400 medley relays… Had other season-bests of 51.59 (100 back) and 1:53.05 (200 IM) at the A3 Performance Invitational… Turned in a personal-best time of 1:04.09 in the 100 breast at Adams State... Selected as a CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American.

2018-19 (Junior) @ CMU: Redshirt season.

2017-18 (Sophomore) @ CMU: Competed in seven meets, including the RMAC Championships... Qualified for the championship finals in both the 200 back (7th) and 400 IM (8th)... Also took tenth in both the 100 back and 200 IM... Also placed 10th in the 200 medley relay as the lead-off leg on CMU's "B" team... Had season-best times of 1:49.02 (200 back), 1:51.14 (200 IM) and 3:57.41, all set en-route to victory in all three events at the A3 Performance Invite... Scored 77 points to earn Men's Swimmer of the Meet honor... Had a season-best of 51.25 in the 100 back at the RMAC Championships... Won both the 200 Back and 200 IM at the Colorado College Classic... Was named to the Preseason All-RMAC squad.

2016-17 (Freshman) @ Lindenwood-Belleville: Earned three first team all-America honors as a freshman while competing for the Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) Lynx... Was the NAIA runner-up in the 400 IM (3:58.04)... Was sixth in the 200 IM (1:53.02) and helped the Lynx place fourth in the 800 free relay... Also scored in the 400 medley relay (9th) and 200 back (10th) helping the Lynx finish fifth as a team... Won four titles at the Mid-South Conference Championships winning both individual medleys with conference record times of 1:53.01 (200) and 4:01.28 (400) as well as the 800 free and 400 medley relays... Placed second in the 200 back... Named as the MSC Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 14.

High School: Attended Carl-Freidrich-Gauss Gymnasium.

Personal: Is majoring in business management... Aspires to become an air traffic controller... Enjoys all kinds of outdoor activities, soccer, swimming recreationally and listening to music.

Why I Chose CMU: "CMU has one of the best pools in Colorado.  The atmosphere on the team is great and the coaching staff is what I was searching for."

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    IM/Backstroke
  • 2018-19Junior

    IM/Backstroke
  • 2019-20Redshirt Junior

    Backstroke/Individual Medley
    6'1"