Career Notes
Owns top 20 career times at USD in the following events: 200 breaststroke, 14th (2:10.95, 2012); 100 breaststroke, tied for 19th (1:00.37, 2012).
2013-14
One top-three finish and eight top-five finishes during the season... Placed eighth in the 100 yard breaststroke (58.82), ninth in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:07.06) and 16th in the 100 yard fly (53.20) at The Summit League Championships... Had team's second-best time in the 100 yard breaststroke (57.85), 200 yard breaststroke (2:07.06) and 100 yard fly (52.63).
2012-13
Had two top-three and six top-five finishes in sophomore season...finished the season with the seventh-best 200 breaststroke time in the Summit League (2:07.33)...was seventh in the 200 breaststroke and 10th in the 100 breaststroke at the Summit League Championships...was second in the 200-meter IM against Morningside and was third in the 100-meter fly at home against SDSU.
2011-12
Placed 11th in the 100 breaststroke at Summit League Championship with a time of 1:00.66...swam a personal-best time of 1:00.37 in prelims, which was 19th-best time in school history...also added an 11th-place finish in 200 breaststroke (2:11.56) and placed 15th in 400 IM at Summit League Championship (4:21.55).
Prep
Was a four-time state qualifier at Campbell County High School...was all-state three years and a four-time all-conference selection...was part of state-champion 200 and 400 freestyle relays...was part of the 400 freestyle relay which finished with the third-fastest time in Wyoming history.
Personal
Son of Bill Hopson and Sandy Claus...Sustainability major with a minor in Biology.