2019-20 Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
2019-20: Named Academic All-MAC ... competed in 10 meets this season … at the MAC Championships, finished fourth in the 800 free relay (7:18.13) and also swam the 500 free, 200 free and 100 free … the 800 free relay time at MAC Championships ranks fourth in program history … won the 500 free twice – against Eastern Michigan (5:02.91) and Bowling Green (5:06.06) … finished second in the 200 free three times – against Eastern Michigan (1:52.89), Buffalo (1:52.80) and Bowling Green (1:54.08) … finished second in the 500 free against Cleveland State (5:10.71) … finished second in the 400 free relay against Cleveland State (3:37.78) … finished second in the 800 free relay at the Zip Classic (7:23.10) … finished third in the 400 free relay twice – against Eastern Michigan (3:33.22) and Buffalo (3:33.08) … finished third in the 200 free against Cleveland State (1:54.78) … finished third in the 500 free against Buffalo (5:05.65) … finished third in the 400 medley relay against Cleveland State (3:59.49) … totaled 24 top-five finishes this season.
2018-19: Named Academic All-MAC … competed in 11 meets this season … at MAC Championships, finished second in the 800 free relay (7:10.32), 10th in the 200 free (1:49.81) and 15th in the 500 free (4:55.40) … set a new school record in the 800 free at MAC Championships … won the 400 free relay twice – against Ohio (3:31.30) and Cleveland State (3:31.26) … won the 200 free against Ohio (1:53.81) … finished second in the 100 free twice – against Ohio (53.87) and Cleveland State (51.35) … finished second in the 800 free relay twice – at the Zip Classic (7:28.13) and the Miami Invitational (7:25.27) … finished second in the 200 free twice – against Marshall (1:52.59) and Cleveland State (1:53.23) … finished second in the 400 free relay twice – against Cincinnati (3:29.60) and Xavier (3:31.72) … finished second in the 400 medley relay against Cleveland State (3:54.29) … finished second in the 500 free against Xavier (5:03.54) … finished third in the 200 free five times – against Michigan/Oakland (1:53.62), Cincinnati (1:51.93), Ball State (1:53.40), Toledo (1:53.52) and Xavier (1:53.07) … finished third in the 400 medley relay against Ohio (3:57.23) … finished third in the 400 free relay against Marshall (3:33.95) … finished third in the 200 free relay against Ball State (1:39.24) … held the fastest Miami time in the 800 free relay this season … totaled 28 top-five finishes during the regular season.
2017-18: Named Academic All-MAC … swam in 10 meets this season … at MAC Championships, finished third in the 800 free relay (7:17.42) and 12th in the 200 free (1:50.59) … had the quickest Miami time in the 800 free relay this season … won the 200 free against Bowling Green (1:53.59) and Xavier (1:52.80) … won the 500 free against Xavier (5:04.61) … won the 800 free relay against Bowling Green (7:41.79) … finished second in the 400 medley relay against Xavier (3:54.93) … finished second in the 200 free against Eastern Michigan (1:52.45) … finished second in the 400 free relay at the Miami Invitational (3:25.38) and against Eastern Michigan (3:28.99) … finished second in the 800 free relay at the Miami Invitational (7:27.02) … finished second in the 200 free relay against Xavier (1:37.84) … totaled 27 top-five finishes during the regular season.
2016-17: Won the 500 free at Wright State (5:12.58) ... placed third in the event at Toledo (5:10.46) and fourth against Ball State (5:11.44) ... took second in the 200 free against Ohio (1:52.65), BGSU and Marshall (1:53.50), Ball State (1:55.34) and Wright State (1:56.08), fourth against Purdue (1:53.45), Akron (1:53.59) and Eastern Michigan (1:54.16) and fifth at the Miami Invite (1:50.89) and against Cincinnati (1:55.06) ... clocked in second in the 800 free relay at the Miami Invite (7:25.79) and against Xavier (7:48.67) ... finished fifth in the event at the MAC Championships (7:20.26) ... touched the wall third in the 400 free relay against Eastern Michigan (3:33.11), Akron (3:33.55) and Purdue (3:38.41), fourth against Cincinnati (3:36.22) and fifth against Ohio (3:40.74).
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner for St. Ursula Academy ... two-time all-American in the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle relay ... was named to the first team Greater Catholic League All-Star team in 2015 ... participated in the Division I Ohio High School state swimming championship all four years ... St. Ursula was the 2015 state runner-ups ... holds St. Ursula varsity records in the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle relay.
Personal: Daughter of Beth and David Zilch ... born on May 13, 1998 ... sister Betsy Zilch swam and graduated from Miami in 2016 ... majoring in Interactive Media Studies and entrepreneurship.
Historical Player Information
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2018-19Junior
Middle Distance Free
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2019-20Senior
Middle Distance Free