2015-16 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Morgan Lydic

  • Event(s) Sprint Freestyle
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
  • High School Cuyahoga Falls
  • Major Sport and Exercise Science

Biography

Expected to compete in sprint freestyle events in 2015-16 ... enters the campaign as Gannon’s record holder in the 50-yard freestyle (23.59) and 100-yard freestyle (51.60) … is also part of school relay records in the 200-yard freestyle (1:35.76), 400-yard freestyle (3:28.46), 800-yard freestyle (7:41.91) and 400-yard medley (3:53.87).

2014-15: Competed in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard breaststroke ... earned All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) honors in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing second (51.75) at the conference championships … secured All-PSAC accolades with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle (2nd, 1:35.83), 400-yard freestyle (2nd, 3:31.46) and 800-yard freestyle (3rd, 7:42.47) … named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Swimmer of the Week on December 11 after posting four NCAA "B" cut times and five PSAC-qualifying times at the Wooster Invitational … met NCAA “B” cut standards twice in the 50-yard freestyle, placing second with a prelim time of 23.77 and finals time of 23.71 … added two more national-qualifying times in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing second with marks of 51.71 in the prelims and 51.73 in the finals … swam with relay teams that recorded NCAA “B” cut times at the Wooster Invitational with first-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle (1:35.76) and 400-yard freestyle (3:32.20) … swept the PSAC and ECAC Swimmer of the Week awards on January 20 after being a quadruple-winner during a dual meet at NCAA Division I Cleveland State … recorded six NCAA “B” cuts during individual events … produced national-qualifying times at the PSAC Championships in the 50-yard freestyle (23.92) and 100-yard freestyle (51.75) … met PSAC-qualifying times in all eight 50-yard freestyle and nine 100-yard freestyle races she swam in … won six individual events … touched the wall first in the 100-yard freestyle during the Bloomsburg Meet (53.82), Grove City Tri-Meet (53.86) and Cleveland State Meet (53.94) … placed among the top three in all seven 100-yard freestyle events … captured first place in the 50-yard freestyle during the Bloomsburg (24.93) and Cleveland State (24.90) meets … secured top-two finishes during all five regular-season 50-yard freestyle races … won her first 200-yard freestyle race of the season at the Grove City Tri-Meet, producing a PSAC-qualifying time of 1:59.36 … swam with relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley … helped produce NCAA “B” cut times in the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle relays at the Wooster Invitational and PSAC Championships … was part of first-place relay finishes in the 200-yard freestyle (1:35.76) and 400-yard freestyle (3:32.20) at the Wooster Invitational, breaking the school record in the 200-yard freestyle … helped capture silver medals at the PSAC Championships in the 200-yard freestyle (1:35.83) and 400-yard freestyle (3:31.46) … was part of six 200-yard freestyle teams, winning five and finishing second once … won the 200-yard freestyle relay at the Wooster Invitational, Crimson Hawk Dual Challenge, Grove City Tri-Meet, Cleveland State Meet and Westminster Relays … competed six times with the 400-yard freestyle relay team, placing first three times and second three times … took home the 400-yard freestyle relay gold medals at the Wooster Invitational, Crimson Hawk Dual Challenge and Westminster Relays … took first place in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:51.05) at the Wooster Invitational … helped post Gannon’s lowest 800-yard freestyle relay time (7:42.47) during a third-place finish at the PSAC Championships … was part of two 200-yard medley relay titles at the Grove City Tri-Meet (1:51.43) and Cleveland State Meet (1:51.79) … helped record Gannon’s lowest 200-yard medley (1:47.40) and 400-yard medley (3:55.24) relay times while finishing fifth in both events at the PSAC Championships.

2013-14: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … participated in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke as a sophomore … earned 15 PSAC-qualifying times ... registered three NCAA "B" cut times ... recorded top-three finishes 17 times ... captured three first-place finishes in both the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle …. secured the top spot (23.68) in the 50-yard freestyle at the Wooster Invitational, posting both PSAC-qualifying and NCAA “B” cut times … set the school record (23.59) in the 50-yard freestyle preliminaries of the Wooster Invitational … registered PSAC-qualifying and NCAA “B” cut times in the 100-yard freestyle with a top finish (51.60) at the Wooster Invitational, breaking the program record … placed eighth (52.45) in the 100-yard freestyle at the PSAC Championship with an NCAA “B” cut time … participated on relay teams in six different events … was part of the 400-yard medley relay team (sixth place) that set the program record and secured an NCAA “B” cut time at the PSAC Championships … captured first-place finishes as part of relay teams in the 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley, 400-yard medley and 3x100-yard breaststroke ... was part of six relay teams that secured NCAA “B” cut times.

2012-13: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … earned All-PSAC honors as part of the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relay teams … swam the anchor leg for the 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished second at the PSAC Championships with a school-record time of one minute and 35.79 seconds … also took care of the anchor leg during the 400-yard freestyle relay race, helping the team finish third with a time of three minutes and 28.67 seconds … was part of foursomes that broke school records in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:28.46) and 800-yard freestyle relay (7:46.95) at the Wooster Invitational … named PSAC Swimmer of the Week twice, earning the honor on December 4 and January 15 … helped her relay teams capture 15 gold medals … participated in the 200-yard freestyle relay 12 times, winning seven … added three titles each in the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay events … was part of relay teams that finished among the top three during 32 of 37 events … met NCAA “B” cut standards in the 200-yard medley, 400-yard medley, 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle … participated mostly in freestyle events as an individual … recorded an NCAA “B” cut time of 51.82 during the prelims of the 100-yard freestyle at the Wooster Invitational, before breaking the school record with a first-place finish of 51.17 during the finals … met NCAA “B” cut standards during the prelims and finals of the 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle at the Wooster Invitational … produced NCAA “B” cut times during the prelims and finals of the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle at the PSAC Championships … recorded PSAC-qualifying times during every 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle event … had 24 conference-qualifying times … won 11 of the 22 individual events she participated in … secured the gold medal during the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle five times each … placed among the top five during 20 of 22 races.

High School: Swam for head coach Peter Nauman at Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio) High School … was a four-time all-conference selection … named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior … was a two-time state qualifier in the 50-yard freestyle … served as a team captain during her junior and senior campaigns … named to the academic honor roll.

Personal: Sport and Exercise Science major … is the daughter of Patty and David … has one brother … is a member of the Gannon Sport & Exercise Science Club, as well as the Gannon Physical Therapy Club.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

  • 2013-14Sophomore

  • 2014-15Junior

  • 2015-16Senior