2017-18 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Noah Donovan

  • Event(s) Butterfly/IM
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ellwood City, Pa.
  • High School Laurel
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Expected to compete in butterfly and IM events for the fourth consecutive season as a senior in 2017-18.

2016-17: Named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … participated in the 100-yard IM, 200-yard IM, 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard butterfly … had runner-up finishes in the 200-yard butterfly (2:06.62) and 100-yard IM (58.52) at the Erie Cup … added a third runner-up trophy during the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.52) at NCAA Division I Canisius … recorded 12 PSAC-qualifying times in three events … met conference standards during all seven times he swam the 200-yard butterfly … added three PSAC-qualifying times in the 200-yard IM and two in the 100-yard butterfly … produced four top-three finishes and five top-five performances … generated season-best times in the 200-yard IM (2:01.11), 100-yard butterfly (52.06) and 200-yard butterfly (1:57.28) at the Wooster Invitational … recorded the 10th-fastest 100-yard butterfly time in program history at the Wooster Invitational … competed with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley, 400-yard medley and 400-yard IM … was part of two runner-up relay finishes, swimming the third leg for the 200-yard medley relay team (1:40.24) at Edinboro and taking care of the anchor leg for the 400-yard IM relay team (3:48.05) at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet … helped relay teams record five top-three finishes and eight top-five performances … aided third-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle relay at Bloomsburg (1:34.26) and NCAA Division I Canisius (1:34.62) … was part of a bronze medal in the 400-yard medley relay (3:45.46) at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet.

2015-16: Selected as a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … participated in the 100-yard IM, 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly and 50-yard freestyle … recorded 17 PSAC-qualifying times in four different events … met conference standards all four times he swam the 100-yard butterfly and seven times he competed in the 200-yard butterfly … was the 100-yard butterfly runner-up against Tiffin with a time of 54.95 seconds … capture a bronze medal in the 200-yard IM (2:04.08) against Tiffin and 100-yard butterfly (53.56) at Shippensburg … recorded seven top-five finishes … competed with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley … swam the third leg for the 400-yard medley relay team that place third (3:22.91) at NCAA Division I Cleveland State … helped the 200-yard medley relay team finish runner-up (1:42.76) against Tiffin … logged the third leg of a third-place finish (3:43.71) in the 400-yard medley relay against NCAA Division I Canisius … opened the season by helping the 400-yard IM relay team win (3:46.94) and 3X100 butterfly relay squad finish second (2:46.42) at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet.

2014-15: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … competed in the 100-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM as a true freshman … recorded a PSAC-qualifying time in all 22 events he swam in … captured gold medals in the 100-yard butterfly (52.30) and 200-yard butterfly (1:56.95) at Bloomsburg … added another individual title in the 200-yard IM (2:03.37) against NCAA Division I Canisius … recorded 11 top-three finishes and 14 top-five performances … placed second in the 400-yard IM at Tiffin (4:22.12) and NCAA Division I Cleveland State (4:22.86) … touched the wall second during the 100-yard butterfly (53.64) at Cleveland State … won five bronze medals … produced season-best times in the 200-yard butterfly (1:54.24), 200-yard IM (1:56.95) and 400-yard IM (4:08.15) at the PSAC Championships … swam with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley, 400-yard medley, 3X100 butterfly and 400-yard IM … won five relay titles … logged the third leg for the winning 200-yard medley relay team (1:36.93) at the Grove City Tri-Meet … was part of three top-three finishes in the 200-yard medley relay, placing second (1:38.50) at Cleveland State and third (1:40.15) at Bloomsburg … helped Gannon win a pair of gold medals in the 400-yard medley relay at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet (3:36.05) and Tiffin Meet (3:41.50) … began the season with a pair of titles at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet, swimming the opening leg for the winning 3X100 butterfly (2:38.54) and 400-yard IM (3:43.36) teams.

High School: Swam for head coach Alex Fertlemes at Laurel (Pa.) High School … achieved high-honor status ... was part of the honors program ... received the President's Award.

Personal: Mechanical Engineering major … is the son of Kimberly and Bruce.
Career-Best Times

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior