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Missouri State

2019-20 Swimming and Diving Roster

Samuel Senn

  • Position Free
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Springfield, Mo.

Biography

Top Achievements
• 2019-20 MAC silver medalist in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, and 200 medley relay
• 2019-20 MAC bronze medalist in the 50 free
• 2018-19 MAC gold medalist in the 200 free relay
• 2018-19 MAC silver medalist in the 200 medley relay
• 2017-18 MAC gold medalist in the 200 free and 200 medley relays
• 2017-18 MAC bronze medalist in the 50 free and 400 free relay
• 2016-17 MAC silver medalist in the 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
• 2016-17 MAC bronze medalist in the 200-yard medley relay, 200 freestyle relay

Honors & Awards
• MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017)
• All-MAC Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020)
• All-MAC First Team (2020)
• All-MAC Second Team (2018, 2019)

2019-20 Season (Senior)
Capped MSU career with All-MAC first team laurels…Helped team to three silver medals in 200 free, 200 medley, and 400 free relay races, took home bronze in 50 free at MAC Championships (March 4-7)…Named MAC Swimmer of the Week with a victory in 50 free and second in 100 free versus Drury (December 14)…Swam a leg in pair of MSU victories in 200 medley and 800 free relays at Kansas Double Dual (October 11-12)…Recorded first individual season win in 50 free on senior day versus SIU (November 9)…Posted third-place finish in 50 free at SMU Invite (November 21-23)…Took top prize in 400 medley relay and 50 free in home finale versus Evansville (January 11).

2018-19 Season (Junior)
All-MAC second team member…Swam a leg in the 200 freestyle relay to earn team gold medal at MAC Championships…Holds second-best individual time in the 50 freestyle this season, turning in a time of 20.10 at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational…Third-best MSU 100 freestyle time this season, placing fifth at the MAC Championships…Pair of first-place finishes in conference action against Southern Illinois, seizing victory in the 50 and 100 freestyle, respectively.

2017-18 Season (Sophomore)
All-MAC Second-Team selection … Earned a bronze medal in the 50 free (PR, 20.10) at the MAC Championships, where his time placed him third in the program’s all-time record book … Earned a gold medal and was a member of the league record-setting 200 free and medley relays at the MAC Championships … Earned a bronze medal in the 400 free relay at the MAC Championships … Finished fifth overall in the 100 free (PR, 44.81) at the MAC Championships … Tied for fourth in the 50 free and finished ninth in the 100 free at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown (Sept. 29) … Was a member of the 1st-place 200 medley relay team and second-place 400 freestyle relay at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown … Won the 50 free and 400 free relay, and also took second in the 100 free against Southern Illinois (Oct. 7) … Finished second in the 50 free against South Dakota (Oct. 20-21) and was a member of the winning 200 and 400 free relay squad … Won the 100 free against Evansville (Dec. 1) … At Drury (Jan. 18) he claimed third in the 50 free and second in the 200 free relay … Earned two, top-three finishes against Missouri (Jan. 20) … Earned two top-15 finishes at the Shamrock Invitational (Jan. 26-27) … Recorded NCAA B-Standard times in the 50 free and 100 breast … Set career bests (6) in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 100 breast and 100 fly.

2016-17 Season (Freshman)
Earned silver medals on the Bears’ 400 medley and 400 free relay teams and bronze medals on the 200 medley and 200 free relay teams at the 2017 MAC Championships … Finished first in the 50 free B-Final … Set a career-best time in the 50 free with a time of 19.95 in his leg of the 200 free relay … Took 11th in the 100 breast and fifth in the 100 free (45.07) ... Finished second in the 50 free at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown with a time of 21.04 seconds and tied for second in the 100 free … Had two top-three performances, placing second in the 50 free and third in the 100 free … Helped the Bears win the 200 free, 200 medley and 400 free relays against North Dakota on Oct. 22 … Swam a time of 21.17 and claimed victory in the 50 free against Drury on Oct. 29 … Also picked up a second-place finish in the 100 free against the Panthers … Finished third in the 50 free against Iowa and Purdue on Nov. 4 … Led off MSU’s first-place 200 free relay squad and helped the Bears win the 200 medley, 400 medley and 400 free relays at the House of Champions Invitational (11/18) … Grabbed the top spot of the men’s 50 free, touching the wall in 20.43 seconds … Placed third in the 100 free and took seventh in the 100 breast … Anchored MSU’s first-place, 200 medley relay squad at Evansville and placed second in the 100 breast … Earned top-two finishes in the 50 and 100 free at Southern Illinois (12/3) while helping the Bears to two golden finishes in the 200 medley and 400 free relays … Guided the 200 medley relay to a first-place finish at Drury and recorded a second-place time of 20.95 seconds in the 50 free … Picked up two, top-five finishes at Missouri on Jan. 21, placing third in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 free … Finished the season with the men’s fastest time in the 50 free.

Background
Springfield native joined the Bears as the second-ranked swimmer out of Missouri according to CollegeSwimming.com … A two-time Scholastic All-American … Won three state individual championships, with two coming in the 100 free … A member of all-state relay teams as both a junior and senior … Local product also owns Kickapoo High School records in the 50 free (20.48), 100 free (45.08) and 200 free (1:39.46) … Named the Southwest Missouri Preps Boys Swimmer of the Year as a junior and as a senior earned Ozone Athlete of the Week honors … A four-year lettermen, Senn helped lead the Chiefs to Southwest Missouri Conference runner-up finishes his last two seasons and qualified for the Summer Junior National Championships.

Personal
Son of Dan and Kim Senn … Born May 15, 1997 … Has two brothers, Daniel and David, and two sisters, Rebecca and Rachel … Rebecca ran cross country and track and field at Drury … Daniel attended Missouri State from 2012-2015 … Grandfather, Howard Garrett, played basketball at Missouri … Majoring in accounting. 
 
Career Bests at Missouri State
Event Time Opponent/Meet Date
50 Free 20.10 2018 MAC Championships 2/28/18
100 Free 44.81 2018 MAC Championships 3/2/18
200 Free 1:40.39 Purdue Invitational 11/17/17
100 Back 53.65 vs. Evansville 12/1/17
100 Breast 55.06 2018 MAC Championships 3/1/18
100 Fly 52.10 vs. Evansville 12/1/17

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Free
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Free
  • 2018-19Junior

    Free
  • 2019-20Senior

    Free

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