Career Bests
2018-19
Set the school record in the 100 free (44.95) at the Hawkeye Invite...Season best of 20.47 in the 50 free at the Hawkeye Invite moved him to third on the Coyote Top 10 list...finished third in the 100 free (47.56) at the Kansas Tri-Duals...placed ninth with a season best in the 200 free (1:38.96) at the Hawkeye Invite.… made the Summit League honor roll.
2017-18
Earned All-Summit League honors as part of the 800 freestyle relay, the 200 freestyle relay and that 400 free relay that placed second and the 400 medley relay that placed third at the Summit League Championships … also at the championships placed fifth in the 500 free (4:32.28), fifth in the 200 free (1:39.47) and seventh in the 100 free (45.53) … was a member of the 400 free relay (3:00.09), 800 free relay (6:42.70) and the 400 medley relay (3:20.21) that broke the school records … broke the 100 free (45.12) record, the 500 free (4:32.28) record and the 200 free (1:37.80) record … moved up to fifth in the 50 free (20.28) on the Coyote Top 10 List.
2016-17
Received All-Summit League honors as a member of the 800 freestyle relay at the Summit League Championships … also at the championships, he placed sixth in the 1,650 free (16:11.59) eighth in the 500 free (4:32.30) and ninth in the 200 free (1:39.44) … was a member of the 800 free relay (6:42.87), 400 free relay (3:03.22) and the 200 free relay (1:23.21) that set the school record … he is the school’s record holder for the 200 free (1:38.99) and the 500 free (4:32.30) … on the Coyote Top 10 list, he also ranks second in the 1,650 free (16:04.73) and sixth in the 1,000 free (9:49.60).
2015-16
Placed seventh in the 1,650 free (16:14.99) ninth in the 200 free (1:41.87) and ninth in the 500 free (4:33.25) at the Summit League Championships … was named Athlete of the Week once … claimed four events titles during the year including the 200 free against South Dakota State and the 1,650 free, 200 free and the 500 free at the Rochester Invitational … at the Championships, he was on the 4x800 relay team that set the school record at 6:46.12. While leading off the relay, he set a record for the 200 free with a time of 1:40.70 … set a DakotaDome pool record in the 400-meter free with a time of 4:08.42 … ranks second on the Coyote Top 10 list in the 500 free with a time of 4:33.35 and the 200 free with 1:14.13. He is fifth in the 1,650 free with a time of 16:10.24 … finished in the top-5 of 13 events.
Prep
Earned all-league honors in leading the Lancers to a 2014 Avocado West League Championship ... finished runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle at the meet ... also helped his team to a 2014 California Interscholastic Federation San Diego Sectional Championship title by placing fourth in the 100 back and eighth in the 200 free.
Personal
Son of Dave and Trish Padgett ... kinesiology and sport management major.
