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Swimming and Diving

2025-26 Swimming and Diving Roster

Gen Hirata

Zoe Afman

  • Position Back-IM
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Dakota Ridge HS
  • Hometown Lakewood, Colo.

Biography


Career Bests

2024-25
Competed in three events at the Summit League Championships placing 15th in the 100 back (57.87) while also swimming in the prelims of the 200 IM (2:10.02) and 200 back (2:07.20)...had season best times in the 100 back (57.19), 200 back (2:04.78) and 200 IM (2:10.02) at the St. Thomas Invite... placed seventh in the 100 back and eighth in the 200 back at the St. Thomas Invite...was fourth in the 100 back in a dual with Omaha...placed in the top ten eight times...Summit League Honor Roll...named to Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2023-24
Competed in three events at the Summit League Championships placing eighth in the 100 back and 12th in the 200 back while also swimming in the prelims of the 200 IM...Posted season best times in all three of those events, 200 back (2:03.14), 100 back (56.25) and 200 IM (2:09.13, at the Summit League Championships...placed fifth in the 200 back and 10th in the 100 back while also swimming season bests in the 100 breast (1:13.10) and 200 breast (2:33.36) at the Kansas/Lindenwood dual...placed third in the 100 back in dual with St. Thomas...on the Coyote Top Ten charts sits seventh in the 100 back and ninth in the 200 back...posted 15 top 10 finishes...Summit League Honor Roll.

PREP
A four-event state qualifier in 2022 for Dakota Ridge High School in Colorado Class 4A. She swam on a fourth-place 200 free relay and a fifth-place 200 medley relay for the Eagles. She placed 14th in the 100 breast after finishing 16th in the event in 2021. The Speedo sectional finalist and honor roll student plans to study exercise science at South Dakota.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Melanie and Chris Neuharth, Phil Afman...majoring in kinesiology and sport management

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Back-Breast
    5'8"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Back-IM
    5'8"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Back-IM
    5'8"