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Swimming and Diving

2025-26 Swimming and Diving Roster

Aaron Mercado

Nathan Langstraat

  • Position Free
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Woodbury, Minn.
  • Highschool East Ridge HS

Biography


Career Bests

2024-25
Competed in the three events in the Summit League Championships, participating in the prelims of the 200 IM (1:55.84), 200 free (1:42.97) and 100 free (46.58)...swam season bests in the league championships in the 100 free and 200 IM while other season bests came at the St. Thomas Invite in the 200 free (1:42.91) and 500 free (4:48.18)...placed seventh in the 200 free and eighth in the 100 free in a dual with Minnesota.

2023-24
Competed in three events at the Summit League Championships, placing 11th in the 200 free (1:40.07) while swimming in the prelims of the 500 free (4:42.33) and 100 free (47.05)...swam season best times in all three events at the Summit League Championships...moved into the Coyote Top Ten chart in the 200 free to fifth all-time...finished third in the 500 free and fifth in the 200 free in a dual with Omaha...placed in the top 10 in 15 events.

Prep
A five-event state qualifier over the last two seasons for East Ridge High School in Minnesota Class AA. He placed 11th in the 200 free and 14th in the 500 free at the 2022 state meet while also swimming on a fifth-place 400 free relay. The All-State swimmer was a four-time All-Conference honoree. The honor roll student plans to study physical therapy at South Dakota.

Personal
Son of Brian and Jennifer Langstraat.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Free
    6'3"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Free
    6'4"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Free
    6'4"