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2017-18 Swimming and Diving Roster

Canaan Campbell

  • Position Free/Fly/Back
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lawrence, Kan.

Biography

Honors & Awards
 Academic All-MAC Team - 2016 (Distinguished Scholar), 2017, 2018
• MSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll - Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017

2017-18 Season (Senior)
Named to the AD Honor Roll every semester, he set personal best times in the 200 free, 100 and 200 fly and 200 IM ... Was a member of the second-place 400 free relay squad against SIU on Oct. 7 … Took fourth in the 200 fly against South Dakota (Oct. 20-21) … Touched the wall eighth in the 100 fly against Drury (Jan. 18) and 200 fly against Missouri (Jan. 20).

2016-17 Season (Junior)
Took fifth and set a career-best time of 1:51.68 in the 200 free against Drury on Oct. 29 … Set three personal records at the House of Champions Invitational (11/18), finishing the 100 back in 52.57 seconds, the 200 back in a time of 1:51.14 and the 100 fly in 53.60 seconds … Anchored the third-place 200 medley relay squad against Evansville (12/2) and finished the 100 back in 54.86 seconds … Touched the wall in 1:58.32 for a sixth-place finish in the 200 fly at Southern Illinois (12/3) … Finished seventh in the 200 fly (1:57.41) at Missouri on Jan. 21.

2015-16 Season (Sophomore)
Broke four personal-best times throughout entire regular season for Bears … Set lifetime bests in the 100 back (55.02) and the 100 fly (54.25) in opening event of year, the Show-Me Showdown … Also set a lifetime mark in the 100 free (50.01) in dual versus Evansville and in the 500 free (4:39.77) at the Purdue Invitational … Earned a victory in the 1000 free with a time of 10:03.04 against Evansville (Oct. 9) … Set season-best time in the 200 back (1:53.93) in sixth place finish at the Kansas Double Dual … Had a top-eight showing in the 400 IM (4:04.69) at the Shamrock Invitational among opponents Notre Dame, Iowa and Grand Canyon.

2014-15 Season (Freshman)
Set four personal-best marks at the Mid-American Conference Championships ... Made B-finals in the 400 IM and 1650 freestyle ... Also had best time in preliminaries at the conference championships in the 200 butterfly (1:53.37) ... Top times in 11th-place finishes in the 200 backstroke at the Louisville Invitational (1:52.43) and the 500 freestyle at the Shamrock Invitational (4:41.43) ... Set two personal marks at the Louisville and Shamrock Invite ... Earned first collegiate event victory in the 1000 free with a time of 9:54.18 in the Truman State dual at Hammons Student Center (Jan. 17) ... Finished season with top-five times in three events for the Bears.

Background
Second-ranked recruit from Kansas according to CollegeSwimming.com ... Swimmer for Ad Astra Area Aquatics and head coach Patrick Norman ... Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Named a High School Academic All-American ... Qualified for sections in nine events ... Also competed for Free State High School ... Went undefeated in the 500 free during senior year ... State champion as a senior in the 500 free and runner-up in the 200 IM ... Finished runner-up in the 200 and 500 free as a junior.

Personal
Son of Clark and Cassie Campbell ... Has two sisters, Cierra and Claire ... Father, Clark, is the head coach of the University of Kansas women's swimming and diving team ... Majoring in administrative management.
 

Career Bests at Missouri State
Event Time Opponent/Meet Date
100 Back  52.57 IUPUI House of Champions Invitational - Prelims 11/18/16
200 Back 1:51.14 IUPUI House of Champions Invitational - Prelims 11/18/16
100 Free 50.01 vs. Evansville 10/9/15
200 Free 1:51.68 vs. Drury 10/29/16
500 Free 4:39.77 Purdue Invitational 11/20/15
1000 Free 9:51.28 vs. Drury 1/22/15
1650 Free 16:12.11 2015 MAC Championships 3/7/15
100 Fly 53.60 IUPUI House of Champions Invitational 11/18/16
200 Fly 1:53.37 2015 MAC Championships 3/5/15
200 IM 1:56.52 Louisville Invitational 11/21/15
400 IM 4:00.54 2015 MAC Championships 3/6/15

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Free/Fly/Back
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Free/Fly/Back
  • 2016-17Junior

    Free/Fly/Back
  • 2017-18Senior

    Free/Fly/Back

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