2022-23 Men's Swimming Roster

Sam LaPrade

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Katy, Texas
  • Highschool Cinco Ranch
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

Career Top Times

2022-23: First-Team All-RMAC (200-medley relay) ... Second-Team All-RMAC (200-free relay) ... CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-America ... Debuted at the NCAA championships, swimming the backstroke leg as part of the 200-medley relay ... Helped the Oredigger men finish 18th in the nation in the 200-medley relay with a combined time of 1:28.91 ... Also reset his own program-record in the 50-back thanks to a NCAA leadoff split of 22.59 ... Earned RMAC silver and broke two program records all in one race as the lead leg on the 200-medley relay at the conference championships ... His backstroke leg clocked in at 22.64 to initially break the program's 50-back record ... The 200-medley relay clocked a program-record time of 1:28.05 ... Also won bronze as part of the 200-free relay and their combined time of 1:21.04 ... Scored additional points for Mines at the conference championships by taking 13th in the 50-free, 16th in the 100-free, 14th in the 100-back, and 15th in the 100-fly ... Finished his career touting program records in the 50-back and as part of the 200-medley relay.

2021-22: First-Team All-RMAC in the 200-medley relay … Member of a new program record in the 200-medley relay (1:28.76) at RMAC Championships … Individually at RMAC Championships, was 11th in the 200-back, 12th in the 100-fly, and 14th in the 100-back.

2020-21: First-Team All-RMAC as part of the 200-medley relay … Set the Mines record for the 50-back (22.72) at RMACs … Individually at RMAC Championships, finished seventh in the 100-back, sixth in the 200-back, 10th in the 100-fly, and 17th in the 50-free ... Received team's "The Rock" award as voted on by his teammates, and was named the team's Ultimate Oredigger.

2019-20: Second-Team All-RMAC in the 100-back … Competed in eight meets during the season … At RMAC Championships, had a top finish of 4th in the 100-back and also made finals in the 100-fly (8th) while placing 20th in the 100-free and 19th in the 50-free.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time All-American at Cinco Ranch (Texas) ... Multiple-event state qualifier and a relay state finalist ... Earned four combined letters in swimming and track & field.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

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    2021-22Junior

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    2022-23Senior

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