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Swimming and Diving

2019-20 Swimming and Diving Roster

Madisen Martinez
Aaron C Packard/USD

Josh Sorbe

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brookings, S.D.
  • Highschool Brookings HS

Biography

Career Bests

2019-20
Academic All-America third team ... at the Summit League Championships placed 10th in the 1650 free (16:35.25), 14th in the 400 IM (4:10.56) and 16th in the 500 free (4:47.99)...placed second in the 400 IM and sixth in the 200 free at the Kansas Tri-Duals...finished fifth in the 1650 free and seventh in the 400 IM at the Augustana Invitational...Academic All-Summit League...placed in the top 10 in nine events....CoSIDA Academic All-District...South Dakota’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2018-19
At the Summit League Championships placed ninth in the 1650 free (16:38.09), 10th in the 400 IM (4:08.44) and 13th in the 500 free (4:43.78)...On the Coyote Top 10 list sits sixth in the 500 free (4:36.80), eighth in the 1650 free (16:15.33) and eighth in the 400 IM (4:08.09)...At the South Dakota State Quad finished second in the 400 IM (4:20.02), third in the 1000 free (10:17.14), sixth in the 200 IM (2:02.28) and seventh in the 500 free (5:00.03)...Earned a $30,000 Truman Scholarship...Academic All-Summit League...CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District...placed in the top 10 in 16 events… made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2017-18
Earned All-Summit League honors as part of the 800 free relay that placed second at the Summit League Championships … also at the championships, placed sixth in the 1,650 free (16:23.41), eighth in the 400 IM (4:08.95) and 12th in the 500 free (4:44.57), was a member of the 800 free relay (6:42.70) that broke the school record … on the Coyote Top 10 List, ranks fifth in the 500 free (4:36.80) and sixth in the 400 IM (4:08.09) … Academic All-Summit League … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2016-17
Earned All-Summit League honors as a member of the 800 free relay that placed third at the Summit League Championships … finished seventh in the 1,650 free (16:19.84), 10th in the 500 free (4:36.80) and 13th in the 400 IM (4:08.09) at the championships … won the 200 free (1:47.14), 500 free (4:50.97) and 400 IM (4:19.98) vs. Western Illinois … placed in the top-5 of 17 events … on the Coyote Top 10 list, ranks fifth in the 500 free (4:36.80), fifth in the 400 IM (4:08.09) and seventh in the 1,650 free (16:15.33) … was a member of the 800 free relay that set the school record with a time of 6:42.87 … named Summit League Men’s Swimmer of the Week, once … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
He is a 20-time individual state champion. Won the 200 free, 500 free, 1,000 free, 1,650 free, 200 breaststroke, and 400 IM … two-time overall high point state champion … Speedo sectionals “A” Finalist

Personal
Son of Trent and Robin Sorbe ..

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Free/IM
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Free/IM
  • 2018-19Junior

    Free/IM
  • 2019-20Senior

    Free/IM