Colorado Mesa University Athletics

Overall Career Honors

• 2020 RMAC Champion (400 Medley Relay)
• 2x First Team All-RMAC (2020 - 200 Free & 400 Medley Relays)
• School-Record Holder - 200 Free Relay (1:20.54)

As a Junior (2019-20 at CMU): Competed in eight meets, including the RMAC Championships… Scored in all seven of his events while earning a pair of First Team All-RMAC honors and a conference title in the relays… Anchored the Mavs to victory in the 400 medley relay… Also swam a leg on the Mavs’ 200 free relay team, which placed second… Helped CMU win the “B” heats of both the 200 medley and 400 free relays… Placed ninth in the 50 free, 11^th in the 100 back and 12^th in the 100 free during his individual events… Posted a personal-best time of 53.48 in the 100 back prelims… Had personal bests of 20.78 (50 free) and 45.92 (100 free) at the A3 Performance Invitational… Won the 100 free with that effort… The 50 free time ranks him tenth in program history… Also anchored the Mavs to a school-record time of 1:20.54 in the 200 free relay at the A3 meet… Had a personal-best of 56.27 in the 100 fly against Mines on Jan. 11… Won the 50 free at Adams State on Oct. 25.

As a Sophomore (2016-17 at Wayne State): Took fifth at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championships in the 50 free with a personal-best time of 20.31 seconds... Also led off the 200 free relay team that finished as runners-up, posting a time of (1:21.49).... Finished 13th in the 100 free, after posting a personal-best time of 46.15 in the prelims... Also competed in four regular season meets, posting a 200 free season-best of 1:48.31 at Saginaw Valley... Had a top-five finish and season-best of 59.41 in the 100 back at the Eastern Michigan Triangular a day later.

As a Freshman (2015-16 at Wayne State): Finished 13th in the 100 free with a season-best time of 47.01 seconds at the GLIAC Championships... Also placed 18th in both the 50 free (21.50) and 100 back (55.77)... Competed in five regular season meets as well.

High School:  A 2015 graduate of Dakota High School... Earned four letters under Coach John Samonic... Voted County Swimmer of the Year... Member of the Macomb County Dream Team... Primarily competed in the 50 and 100 free... Also lettered two year in cross country. 

Personal: Is majoring in environmental science... Aspires to work in conservation or pollution remediation... Enjoys trail running, ultimate frisbee and magnets... Son of James and Paulina Vallee... Has two siblings (Adam, Sara). 

Why I Chose CMU: "I chose CMU to continue persuing my degree with unique access to an array of natural resources along side the men and women of the CMU Swim and Dive program."