Sam Lorentz

Weight:
175
Height:
6-2
Position:
Freestyle
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
North Central

SENIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Earned two All-America honors at the 2017 NCAA Championships … CSCAA Scholar All-America ... Academic All-Big Ten … part of the 400 freestyle relay team that placed eighth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 2:49.53 earning All-America honors ... part of the 200 freestyle relay team that tied for seventh at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:16.78 earning All-American honors ... finished 11^th in the 100 freestyle at Big Ten Championships with a time of 43.24 ... member of the 200 freestyle relay team that captured a second place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:16.72 ... notched an eighth place finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.53 at the Big Ten Championships … member of the winning 400 medley relay (3:09.51) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:18.75) at the 2016 AT&T Winter Nationals ... touched first in the 50 freestyle (20.64) and 100 freestyle (45.47) against Cincinnati ... also a member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:30.89) and 400 freestyle relay (3:03.26) teams against the Bearcats ... won the 50 freestyle (20.59) against Michigan State ... was also a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (3:02.15) team ... swam on the winning 400 freestyle relay team (2:57.11) against Tennessee and Kentucky ... member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team (2:55.73) against Texas and Florida.

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS
Tied for 95^th in the 50 freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 23.37.

JUNIOR YEAR (2015-16)
Earned two All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA Championships … CSCAA Scholar All-America ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten … member of the 400 freestyle relay that placed fourth at the NCAA Championships with a school and Big Ten record time of 2:49.10 to earn All-America honors … member of the 200 freestyle relay team that placed ninth at the NCAA’s with a time of 1:17.00 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … finished 18^th in the 50 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 20.01 … placed 20^th in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 44.22 … won the 50 freestyle against Cincinnati.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014-15)
Second Team All-Big Ten selection … CSCAA Scholar All-America ... beat the previous program record by nearly three seconds with a time of 2:51.45 in the Big Ten’s 400 freestyle relay, good for a second place finish and an NCAA A cut … swam a career best 19.95 in the consolation final of the Big Ten’s 50 freestyle, good for 16^th … swam a career best and NCAA B cut time of 43.71 in the prelims of the Big Ten’s 100 freestyle … posted the second fastest time in program history with a 2:52.40, honorable mention All-American and a tie for 14^th , in the 400 freestyle relay.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2013-14)
Took 33rd in the 50 freestyle at the 2014 Big Ten Championships with a career time of 20.54 ... 44th in the 100 freestyle after posting a career time of 45.30 ... seventh in the 50 free in a dual meet win over Purdue (21.31) ... also took seventh in the 50 free vs. Louisville (21.41) ... 11th in the 50 free in a dual with Texas and Michigan (22.11) ... fifth in the 100 free vs. Purdue (47.03) ... eighth in the same event vs. Louisville (47.76).

PREP/PERSONAL
Named Academic All-American at North Central ... all-state, all-county and all-conference honoree ... led North Central to a runner-up finish at the 2013 IHSAA state meet ... won a state title and set a school record in the 200 freestyle relay ... parents are Dan and Karen Lorentz ... has one brother (Joseph) and two sisters (Rachel, Betty) ... born Nov. 16, 1994.