| PERSONAL BESTS |
| 50 Free |
22.55 |
WVU Invitational (11.17.2022) |
| 100 Free (relay) |
47.80 |
Delaware (2.13.2021) |
| 100 Free (open) |
48.23 |
High School |
| 200 Free |
1:42.52 |
High School |
| 500 Free |
4:36.74 |
BIG EAST Championships (2.27.2020) |
| 1000 Free |
10:05.39 |
Drexel (3.3.2021) |
| 100 Fly |
49.18 |
BIG EAST Championships (2.25.2022) |
| 200 Fly |
1:48.93 |
BIG EAST Championships (2.26.2022) |
| 100 IM |
55.82 |
La Salle vs Villanova (3.27.2021) |
| 200 IM |
2:05.17 |
High School |
| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2020-21 (Sophomore) |
| All-BIG EAST |
800 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg) |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023) |
Villanova Career: Ten-time individual BIG EAST scorer during his career and has finished as high as fourth in the 200 yard butterfly at the conference championships … As a sophomore in 2020-21 earned All-BIG EAST honors as part of the Villanova lineup in the 800 yard freestyle relay … Top events are the 100 and 200 yard butterfly in addition to the 500 yard freestyle … Three-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and a six-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2022-23: Had six top-three finishes in his senior campaign;
West Virginia (1/28): Finished second in the 100 Fly (52.12);
Penn State (1/27): Posted a second-place finish in the 200 Fly (1:56.22);
Providence (1/14): Finished second in a 1-2-3 finish for the Wildcats in the 200 Fly, touching in 1:54.80;
La Salle (11/22): Picked up a pair of third-place finishes in both butterfly events, touching in 1:55.67 in the 200 Fly and 51.40 in the 100 Fly;
Penn (11/9): Logged a second-place showing in the 100 Fly (52.37).
2021-22: Recorded 10 top-three finishes through the regular season;
BIG EAST Championships (2/23-26): Set personal-best marks in both the 100 and 200 Fly … Swam a 1:49.68 in the 200 Fly prelims to land a spot in A-finals at the conference meet where he finished nearly a second better, touching in a personal-best time of 1:48.93 for fourth place … Also had an A-final appearance in the 100 Fly after posting a personal-best 49.18 in the prelims, taking seventh overall with a final swim of 49.31;
Penn State (1/28): Touched fifth in the 100 Fly (51.05) with a fourth-place showing in the 200 Fly (1:56.12) … Swam opening leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished second in 3:18.39;
West Virginia (1/22): Had a second-place showing in the 100 Fly at 51.25;
Pittsburgh (1/20): Finished the 100 Fly in 50.69 against the Panthers for third place;
Providence (1/15): Went 2:08.79 in the 200 Fly at Providence’s short course, good enough for second;
La Salle (11/23): Finished second and third in the 100 Fly (51.43) and 100 Free (48.98), respectively;
Penn (11/10): Finished third in the 200 Fly with a 1:54.84 time … Turned in a sixth-place swim with a 4:56.51 swim;
NJIT (11/5): Finished in the top-three of both events he swam in … Was runner-up in the 100 fly (50.91) and third in the 200 fly (1:55.99);
Georgetown (10/30): Won the 100 Fly in 51.08 … Posted a 1:54.51 in the 200 Fly that earned a third-place finish.
2020-21: Earned his first career All-BIG EAST honor as part of the Villanova lineup in the 800 yard freestyle relay at the BIG EAST Championships … Swam the second leg of the relay with a split of 1:40.40 and helped the Wildcats finish second on the race with a time of 6:41.08 … Scored individually in the 200 yard butterfly, the 100 yard butterfly and the 500 yard freestyle at the conference championships … His best finish was a fifth place result in the 200 fly where he posted a time of 1:50.99 in the final … Advanced to the championship final of the 100 fly a day earlier and came in seventh with a time of 49.70 after he ranked sixth in the preliminary heats in 49.68 … Recorded a 12
th place overall finish in the consolation final of the 500 free … Posted times of 4:41.71 in the preliminaries and 4:37.43 in the final … For the season had the second-best time on the team in the 200 fly and was third on the Villanova roster in the 100 fly … In the first dual meet of the season against Delaware he came in second in the 100 fly (51.88) and third in the 200 yard freestyle (1:45.32) … Swam the butterfly leg of the 200 yard medley relay at that meet and helped Villanova finish second in the race with a time of 1:47.48 … Also anchored the 400 yard freestyle relay to a second place finish in 3:16.75 … Came in second in the 100 fly (51.23), third in the 1000 yard freestyle (10:05.39) and fourth in the 500 free (4:53.85) against Drexel … Runner-up in the 200 fly (1:53.92) and placed third in the 100 fly (50.92) while also swimming the butterfly leg of the Wildcats “B” lineup in the 200 yard medley relay in a home meet against Seton Hall … Came in second in the 100 fly (51.17) and third in the 200 fly (1:56.47) versus Loyola (Md.) … Swam the butterfly leg of the 400 yard medley relay in which Villanova came in second in 3:29.44 at that meet.
2019-20: Scored in three individual events at the BIG EAST Championships, including the 100 and 200 yard butterfly as well as the 500 yard freestyle … Recorded season-best times in all three events in either the preliminary heats or the final at the conference meet … His best finish was a tie for 10
th place in the 200 fly with a season-best mark of 1:50.94 in the final … Came in 11
th in the 100 fly with a time of 49.76 after touching the wall in 49.62 in the preliminary round … Placed 13
th in the 500 free after ranking 15
th in the preliminaries with a season-best time of 4:36.74 … Earlier in the year posted a time of 1:44.89 in the 200 yard freestyle at the WVU Invitational … Was an individual winner in the 200 fly in the home opener against Georgetown … Also placed fifth in the 100 fly and swam legs of both the 400 yard freestyle relay and the 200 yard medley relay at that meet … Runner-up in the 100 fly and came in third in the 200 fly at Penn … Notched top-three finishes in each event against La Salle.
Club Swimming: Swam for Hilton Head Aquatics and was his team’s MVP in 2019 … Three-time South Carolina state club champion, including twice in the 200 yard butterfly and once in the 100 yard butterfly.
Hilton Head Island High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming and was a three-year team captain … Five-time South Carolina 4A state champion and was undefeated in 4A races from his sophomore through senior seasons … Earned all-state honors … Named the HSSR South Carolina 4A Swimmer of the Year as a sophomore and a junior … Graduated as the school record holder in the 100 yard butterfly, the 200 yard freestyle and the 200 yard medley relay … Junior National qualifier … Earned USA Swimming Scholastic All-America honors as a junior and a senior … Inducted to the National Honor Society and the Chinese National Honor Society.
Personal: Born 3/21/01 in Souderton, Pa. … Older of two sons of Scott and Sue Geist … Has a younger brother, Brent (18) … Father was a college wrestler at East Stroudsburg … Hobbies include participating in and watching a variety of sports … Chose to attend Villanova for its proximity to Philadelphia and for the university’s great alumni support … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and has yet to declare a major.
