2017-18 Swimming and Diving Roster

Thomas Blackstone

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mansfield, Ohio
  • High School Mansfield Senior

Biography

2016-17: Swam in 10 meets ... finished sixth at the MAC Championships (3/1-4) in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.76 ... earned fourth place against Cincinnati (1/11) in the 100 breast with a time of 53.61 ... placed seventh at the MAC Championships in the 200 breast with a time of 1:58.57 ... finished in fifth place with a time of 1:31.41 at the Miami Invite (12/1-3) as a part of the 200 Medley Relay. 2015-2016: Took seventh in the 50-yard freestyle twice: vs. Xavier (22.10) and vs. Purdue (21.92) ... took sixth in the same event at MACs for a season best of 20.65 ... swam in the 100-yard freestyle at the Miami Invitational, clocking a time of 46.97 ... claimed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle vs. Ball State (1:50.46) ... swam in the 100-yard breaststroke vs. Xavier (58.85) finishing first, third at the Miami Invitational (56.44), fourth two times vs. Cincinnati (58.68) and vs. Eastern Michigan (57.55) ... garnered eighth in the same event at MACs (55.08) ... in the 200-yard breaststroke, took fifth vs. Purdue (2:13.26), fourth vs. Eastern Michigan (2:10.03), and seventh two times vs. Cincinnati and Buffalo ... at MACs, finished eighth for a season best of 1:59.94 ... swam a leg of the 200-yard freestyle three times: finished second vs. Xavier (1:27.40), fifth at the Miami Invitational (1:25.02) and third at MACs (1:20.34) ... in the 200-yard medley relay, took fifth vs. Purdue (1:35.74), sixth at the Miami Invitational (1:34.38) and third vs. Cincinnati (1:35.80) ... was part of the 400-yard freestyle relay vs. Purdue (3:20.33), at the Miami Invitational (3:11.07), vs. Eastern Michigan (3:13.14) and vs. Ball State (3:17.26) ... swam in the 400-yard medley at MACs (3:17.48), finishing fifth.

2014-2015: Competed in the 200-yard medley relay where his relay team captured a first-place finish vs. Cincinnati (1:34.35), third vs. Buffalo (1:35.19), and fourth vs. Ball State (1:37.82) ... competed in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing fourth vs. Ball State (21.72) and eighth at the Ohio State Winter Invitational (21.26) ... finished fifth in the 100-yard freestyle vs. Xavier (48.72) ... he finished fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Ohio State Winter Invitational (55.66) ... in the same event, he placed seventh vs. Cincinnati (1:01.17) and Purdue ... (1:01.22) ... swam in the 200-yard breaststroke and finished second at the Ohio State Winter Invitational (2:00.92) and third vs. Cleveland State (2:14.11).

High School: Swam for Steve Shoenfelt at Mansfield Senior High School...a four-time letter winner in swimming...set the school records in the 50 and 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, OHSAA Northwest District 100 breaststroke...participated in the Ohio High School Swimming Championships in 2012-2014...was the 2012 Ohio Cardinal Conference Swimmer of the Year...six-time First Team All-Ohio for Men's Swimming, two-time First Team All-Northwest District award... was a four-time letter winner in soccer, three-time letter winner in football, three-time letter winner in tennis and one-time letter winner in baseball...was also First Team All-Ohio in football... was a member of National Honor Society, Valedictorian and received the Pete Henry award for Success in Academics and Athletics.

Personal: Son of Thomas and Lisa Blackstone... majoring in Kinesiology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Junior

    Free/Back
  • 2017-18Senior

    Free/Breast