2024-25 Men's Swimming Roster

Chris Day
Chris Day

Jaron O'Grady

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Englewood, Colo.
  • Highschool Cherry Creek
  • Major Computer Science (B.S.) / Electrical Engineering (B.S.) / Computer Science (M.S.)

Biography

Career Top Times

2024-25:
 Received a master's degree in computer science in May 2025 ... CSC Third-Team Academic All-America ... Second-Team All-RMAC (800-free relay) ... CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-America ... CSC Academic All-District ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... Raced in 10 meets for the Orediggers throughout the course of the season ... Scored team points for Mines at the RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships in three individual events and as part of three relays ... Helped the Orediggers' 800-meter relay squad claim RMAC bronze and second-team all-conference distinction ... Best individual finish at the league races was fifth in the 200-fly ... Also took 11th in the RMAC in the 200-free and 14th in the 1000-free ... Relay participation at the conference championships led to 10th place finishes in the 200-medley and 400-medley events ... During the regular season, posted NCAA "B" cuts in the 500-free, 1000-free and the 200-fly ... Was nationally-ranked 37th in the 200-fly and top-100 in the 500-free and 1000-free ... His final collegiate campaign yielded career-best times in the 100-free, 200-free, 500-free, and the 1000-free.

2023-24: Received bachelor’s degrees in both electrical engineering and computer science in May 2024 ... CSC Second-Team Academic All-America ... Second-Team All-RMAC (200-fly, 800-free relay) ... RMAC Academic Athlete of the Year ... CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-America ... CSC Academic All-District ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... Added 27 points to Mines' team total at the RMAC Championships with his individual finishes ... Top race led to all-conference honors as he took bronze in the 200-fly with a time of 1:49.54 ... Was 10th in the 1650-free after swimming 16:16.08 ... Finished 13th in the 1000-free and 18th in the 200-free ... Served as the third leg on the 800-freestyle relay which earned all-conference honors with a fourth-place finish ... His 1650-free and 200-fly at the RMAC Championships were both NCAA "B" qualifying times after altitude conversion ... For the season, ranked 27th in the nation in the 200-fly and top-100 in the 500-free, 1000-free, and 1650 free ... Produced nine career-best times during the 2023-24 campaign including the 200-free, 500-free, 1000-free, 1650-free, 50-back, 100-back, 50-fly, 100-fly, and the 200-fly.

2022-23: Second-Team All-RMAC (200-fly) ... CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-America ... CSC Academic All-District ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Won bronze at the RMAC Championships after swimming the 200-fly in 1:50.42 ... Also scored for Mines at the conference championships by finishing 11th in the 1650-free, 13th in the 1000-free, and 16th in the 200-free ... Appeared at the Maverick Last Chance Qualifier and posted an altitude-adjusted NCAA "B" cut of 1:48.75 in the 200-fly ... Produced a total of five personal records during the course of the season.

2021-22: CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-America ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … Individually at RMAC Championships, finished sixth in the 200-fly, seventh in the 1000-free and 1650-free, and 15th in the 200-free.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Redshirt Freshman

  • 2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2023-24Redshirt Junior

  • 2024-25Redshirt Senior