Christian Aragona

Christian Aragona Season 2016-17

PosFree
ClassSenior
HometownGodfrey, Ill.
TOP TIMES (YARDS)
  • 50 Free: 19.97 (SEC Championships, 2016)
  • 100 Free: 44.71 (SEC Championships, 2016)
  • 100 Breast: 55.32 (SEC Championships, 2016)

2015-16 (JUNIOR)

  • Earned first team All-America honors as a member of Mizzou's seventh-place 200 free relay team at the NCAA Championships
  • Swam season-best times of 19.97 in the 50 free, 44.71 in the 100 free and 55.32 in the 100 breast
  • Ranks ninth all-time at Mizzou in the 50 free (19.97)
  • Placed 21st in the 50 free at the SEC Championships
  • Claimed finishes of second and third in the 50 free and 100 free, respectively, at the Tiger Invite
  • Also placed second in the 50 free against Missouri State
  • Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2014-15 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Earned first team All-America honors as part of Mizzou's 200 free relay team at the NCAA Championships
  • Helped the Tigers to a sixth-place finish in the 200 free relay at NCAAs, the best relay finish in program history
  • Swam a personal best 44.88 in the 100 free at the American Short Course Championships, placing ninth
  • Finished third in the 50 free at the Tiger Invite
  • Posted finishes of ninth in both the 100 fly and 100 back at the Mizzou Invite
  • Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2013-14 (FRESHMAN AT WESTERN KENTUCKY)
  • Tallied 14 top-10 individual finishes along with a trio in the top three
  • Finished the athletic year in the top five of the best times on the team in four events, including the 50 free, 100 free, 50 breast and 100 breast
  • Three of his best times came at the CSCAA Collegiate Classic with 45.57 in 100 free, 26.17 in 50 breast and 56.63 in 100 breast
  • Notched his best time in the 50 free with 20.43 at the Conference USA Men's Invitational
  • Had his best individual finishes during the season with third-fastest times in season opener against Delta State in 50 free (22.14), at Florida Atlantic in the 50 free (21.87) and 50 free in tri-meet versus University of the Cumberlands, Marshall and Vanderbilt (21.68)
  • Competed in multiple relays throughout the season, including 200 free and 400 free relays at the CSCAA Collegiate Classic where the team placed second in both events

PREP
  • Swam for Metro East Lutheran and the Tri-City Area Tidalwaves
  • State qualifier and team captain for the Knights
  • USA Scholastic All-American and IHSA Scholar-Athlete honoree
  • YMCA National Finalist and Junior Nationals qualifier
  • Holds team record in 50 (20.61) and 100 free (45.93)
  • Also lettered in baseball for three years
  • Team captain and All-Conference selection on the diamond


PERSONAL

  • Son of Eugene and Anita Aragona
  • Majoring in business
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Junior
2015-16

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Christian Aragona

Sophomore
2014-15

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