AU TOP 16s – 1,000 Free (14th, 9:47.13), 1,650 Free (11th, 16:12.06), 200 Medley Relay (7th, 1:33.51; 13th, 1:34.20), 400 Medley Relay (11th, 3:25.15).
2019-20 (Senior): Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... Posted the Eagles' fastest time of the year in the 200 backstroke at the Rutgers Invitational, placing ninth in 1:57.68... Also posted the team's fastest time in the 100 breaststroke of 59.26 at the 2020 Patriot League Championships and the fastest time in the 200 breaststroke of 2:12.37 to take fifth at Rutgers... Swam the Eagles' third-fastest time of the season in the 100 backstroke, placing 14th at Rutgers in 56.60.
2018-19 (Junior): Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll...Served as team captain... Finished seventh at the Patriot League Championships with the 200 medley relay time in a season-best 1:34.20, ranking 14th all-time at AU... Posted a 2:11.63 in the 200 breaststroke at the PLs, cutting eight seconds off his season-best to post AU's best mark... Swam 1:00.03 in the 100 breaststroke prelims at the PLs, the best time by an Eagle for the season...Took fifth in the 1,000 free at the Crosstown Triangular... Placed eighth in the 400 IM at the George Mason triple-dual meet.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Competed in the 2018 Patriot League Championship in the 500 free, posted a seasons best 4:48.79 … finished 22nd at the PLs in the 1,650 free (16:45.18) … held the top three marks for the Eagles in the 1,650 free … finished 400 IM (4:15.61) at the PLs … swam in the 200 medley relay (1:33.51) at the PLs … part of the 400 Medley Relay (3:28.52) at the PLs … posted best time in 400 IM (4:12.88) at Mason Invitational … finished 1st in the 1,000 (10:10.85) during in meet vs Loyola Maryland, season best … competed at the ECAC Winter Championships in the 200 back, posting season best time of 2:00.16 … also competed in other events over the season: 50 free (23.71), 200 free (1:49.81), 100 breast (1:01.85), and 200 IM (2:18.82).
2016-17 (Freshman) – Earned team's Rookie of the Year Award... Scored for the Eagles at the Patriot League Championships with a 12th-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle... Mark of 16:12.06 is 11th all-time at AU... Posted a 1,000-yard split of 9:47.13, ranking 14th all-time... Also went 16:21.28 to finish 2nd at the ECAC Winter Championships on Long Island... Won the 1,650 in a dual at Georgetown (16:44.79)... Won the 1,000 in a dual at Loyola (10:01.58) and in a dual at home vs. Howard (10:07.29)... Best mark of the season in the 500 free was 4:46.20 to finish 25th in prelims... Swam the 400 IM at PL meet, placing 23rd in season-best 4:10.63.... Member of AU 800 free relay team that went 7:02.69 at PLs to place 10th... Best 200 free of the year was 1:48.67 at the Mason Invitational.
Before AU - Attended Fairview HS... Swam for eight years at Rally Sport Athletic Club with Coach Grant Holicky in Boulder, Colo.
Personal - Parents are Mindy and Monty Sooter... Father played baseball at Navy in the 1970s... Mother is a lawyer... Siblings are Will and Zoe... Majoring in economics... Says racing is his biggest sports thrill... Enjoys eggs before meets... Lists Barack Obama and Katie Ledecky as his non-sports and sports heroes... Says his autobiography would be titled "It Was Nice to Burn."
