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Swimming and Diving

2024-25 Swimming and Diving Roster

Russell Hons
Gen Hirata
Jason Cowley
Aaron Mercado
Jacob Reiner

Parker Sonnabend

  • Position Breast-IM
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Brillion, Wis.
  • Highschool Brillion HS

Biography


Career Bests

2024-25
Placed in the top nine in three individual events at the Summit League Championships with a seventh place in the 200 IM (1:51.19), a seventh place in the 100 breast (55.76) and a ninth place in the 200 breast (2:02.99)...also at the championships competed in the 400 free relay and 200 medley relay...swam season best times in the 200 breast (2:02.99) and 200 IM (1:50.95) at the league championships...finished second in the 200 breast, third in the 100 breast and sixth in the 200 IM at the St. Thomas Invite...placed in the top ten in 23 events...Academic All-Summit League...CSC Academic All-District...Summit League Honor Roll...named to Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2023-24
Competed in six events at the Summit League Championships, placing 10th in the 200 breast (2:01.89), 11th in the 200 IM (1:49.92) and 11th in the 100 breast (55.01) along with one a fourth-place 800 free relay to go with the 400 medley relay and 400 free relay...swam collegiate best times in the 100 breast (55.01) and 200 breast (2:01.89) at the Summit League Championships to go with a season best in the 200 IM (1:50.39)...moved up on the Coyote Top Ten chart to fifth all-time in both the 100 breast and 200 breast...finished third in the 100 breast, third in the 200 breast and fourth in the 200 IM during the Augustana Invitational...placed in the top 10 in 20 events...Summit League Honor Roll...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2022-23
Earned All-Summit League honors as a member of a third-place 800 free relay unit at the Summit League Championships...also at the conference championships placed fifth in the 100 IM (50.32), ninth in the 200 IM (1:49.89) and 12th in the 100 breast (55.41)...swam collegiate best times in four events during the season, at the Augustana Invite in the 50 free (20.87) and 100 IM (50.14) and at the Summit League Championships in the 100 breast (55.21) and 200 IM (1:49.89)...member of school record 800 free relay...on the Coyote Top 10 chart sits third in the 100 IM, third in te 200 IM and fifth in the 100 breast...finished second in the 100 breast, second in the 100 IM and third in the 200 IM during the Augustana Invitational...placed in the top 10 in 26 events...made the Summit League honor roll...named to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2021-22
Competed in five events at the Summit League Championships, placing fifth in the 100 IM (51.85), 10th in the 200 IM (1:53.45) and 11th in the 100 breast (57.23) along with the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay...swam season bests in five events at the Augustana Invitational, the 100 breast (56.25), 100 back (53.84), 100 fly (52.24), 100 IM (51.56) and 200 IM (1:53.34), two of which were collegiate bests, the 100 breast and 100 IM...on the Coyote Top 10 chart is fifth in the 100 IM and 10th in the 100 breast...placed in the top 10 in 18 events...made the Summit League honor roll...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2020-21
Helped the Coyote men win their first-ever Summit League title...Earned All-Summit League honors with a second place finish in the 100 IM (51.56) at the Summit League Championships...also at the championships placed fourth in the 100 breast (56.79) and seventh in the 200 IM (1:52.84) while also participating in the 200 medley relay...on the Coyote Top 10 charts sits fourth in the 100 IM (51.56), sixth in the 200 IM (1:52.84) and seventh in the 100 breast (56.56)...swam season bests at the Coyote Invite in the 50 free (22.56), 100 free (49.86), 100 back (55.87) and 100 fly (55.10)...won the 100 breast in a home dual with South Dakota State...placed in the top 10 in 17 events...made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Earned five state medals in his final two seasons of a four-year career swimming for Chilton Co-op at the Division II state meet. The state runner-up in the 100 breast as a senior, he also finished third in the 200 IM and swam on a 13th-place 200 medley relay. He earned three medals as a junior with a third in the 200 IM, fifth in the 100 breast and sixth as part of the 200 medley relay. He contributed to an eighth-place 200 free relay as a junior and in total swam in 11 state events that earned team points over his four-years. He was a six-time Eastern Wisconsin Conference champ who holds three conference records. The two-year starting quarterback for the Lions of Brillion High School was also a two-year letterwinner in baseball.

Personal
Son of David and Brigette

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    IM/Breast
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    IM/Breast
  • 2022-23Junior

    IM/Breast
    6'0"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Breast-IM
    6'0"
  • 2024-25Fifth Year

    Breast-IM
    6'0"