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Alex Etz
Alex Etz

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Austin, TX
High School:
Stephen F. Austin High
Event:
Free/Back
Major:
Psychology



02/22/2012

GW 800 Free Relay Shatters School Record on First Day of A-10 Championships

Colonials Surpass 13-Year-Old Mark En Route to Third-Place Finish

01/17/2012

GW Men's Swimming Lands Second at URI Invitational

Junior Niklas Glenesk Earns Team-High Three First-Place Finishes

12/03/2011

GW Men's Swimming Downs Old Dominion, 157-105

Colonials Pick Up Second Straight Dual Meet Victory

11/19/2011

GW Men's Swimming Claims Fifth at George Mason

Colonials Finish with 385 Points at Patriot Invitational

11/17/2011

GW Men's Swimming in Fifth of Eight Teams at Patriot Invitational

Colonials Posted 119 Points After Day One of Competition

100 Backstroke: 50.28 

100 Freestyle: 46.89
100 Butterfly: 51.45 

200 Backstroke: 1:52.46

2010-11: At the Atlantic-10 Championship: Finished 4th in both the 100 Back and 100 Free; won the Consolation Final of the 100 Fly ... Swam the third-leg of the 3rd Place 200 Freestyle Relay and 1st Place 400 Freestyle Relay ... Led off the 5th Place 200 Medley Relay ... Swam the Fly leg on the 5th place 400 Medley Relay. Performances rank 4th in the 100 Free, 5th in the 100 Fly, and 7th in the 100 Back on the Program's Top Times List ... Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team.

Finished 1st in the 100 Back against Drexel ... Finished 10th in the 100 Back and 12th in the 100 Free at the Patriot Invitational ... Finished 1st in the 100 Back and swam on the 1st Place 400 Free Relay at Georgetown ... Finished 1st in the 100 Back against Towson and Howard, also swam on the 1st Place 400 Free Relay, while taking 1st in the 100 Free and swam on the 1st Place 200 Free and Medley Relays.

2009-10: At the Atlantic 10 Championships, he scored in both the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke, recording times of 51.41 and 1:52.39 respectively ... a key player in the all-freshman 800-yard freestyle relay (split of 1:42.27) ... member of the 200-yard freestyle relay (21.35), 400-yard freestyle relay (45.98), and swam the butterfly leg of the 400-yard medley relay (50.81) ... named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week three times during the regular season (Nov. 9, 23; Feb. 1) ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

High School: Named team captain of the Stephen F. Austin High Maroons swim team ... regional champion in 100-yard backstroke ... took third in 100-yard backstroke at the Texas State meet ... swam with West Austin Aquatics Swimming for eight years.

Personal: Born Alexander John Etz on March 14, 1991, in Austin, TX ... son of Kristen and Thomas Etz ... has three sisters, Megan, Mara and Carlyn ...majoring in psychology.

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