Villanova Univeristy Athletics

PERSONAL BESTS

50 Free (21.30)

100 Free (45.79)

200 Free (1:38.84)

500 Free (4:38.31)

100 Back (51.15)

200 IM (1:54.25)

Villanova Career: Picked up the first All-BIG EAST performance of his career in the 800 Free Relay as a sophomore … Third-fastest 200 Free performer in program history at 1:38.84 … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in his first three semesters.
 
2024-25: Season highs: 50 Free (21.30), 100 Free (45.79), 200 Free (1:38.84), 500 Free (4:38.31) – all personal bests – and 100 Back (51.85); BIG EAST Championships (2/24-27): Moved to third in the program’s All-Time Performers list for the 200 Free with a 1:38.84 time that helped him win the Consolation Final; West Virginia (1/25): Touched third in the 200 Free (1:41.51); Providence (11/9): Picked up wins in the 200 Meter Free (1:42.42) and 200 Meter Back (1:55.18); La Salle (11/8): Touched third in the 500 Free (4:52.82) … Anchored (20.96) the C team to a third-place finish in the 200 Free Relay (1:26.50); NJIT (11/1): Won the 200 Free (1:41.94); Rider (10/30): Saw top-three finishes in all three appearances … Touched third in the 200 Free (1:42.54) and 500 Free (4:43.99) … Third leg (46.22) for the A team’s second-place 400 Free Relay (3:04.07); Georgetown (10/26): Won the 200 Free (1:41.20) … Anchor (45.88) for the A team’s 400 Free Relay win (3:04.89).
 
2023-24: All-BIG EAST performer in the 800 Free Relay … Set new personal bests in the 50 Free (21.51), 100 Free (45.98) and 200 Free (1:40.14) … Posted additional season highs in the 100 Back (51.85), 200 Back (1:51.25) and 200 IM (1:55.03); BIG EAST Championships (2/28-3/2): Logged a 45.98 opening leg 100 Free split in the 400 Free Relay… Made two Consolation Finals, winning the 200 Free (1:40.14) and finishing fourth in the 200 Back (1:51.25); WVU Invitational (11/16-18): Punched in a new personal best in the 50 Free with an opening leg split of 21.51 in the 200 Free Relay; La Salle (11/4): Won the 100 Back (52.18) and was third in the 100 Free (47.53); NJIT (11/3): Had a pair of third-place swims in the 100 Free (47.61) and 200 Free (1:43.90); Rider (11/1): Won the 100 Free in 47.18) and was third in the 200 Free (1:43.14); Georgetown (10/28): Touched in 47.55 to win the 100 Free … Led Villanova in the 200 Free, touching third (1:44.51).
 
2022-23: Set a new personal best in the 50 Free with a 21.84 (prelims) at the WVU Invitational West Virginia (1/28): Swam second leg (22.20) for the B team in a third-place 200 Free Relay showing (1:27.56); Penn State (1/27): Led-off the A team for a winning 200 Medley Relay (1:35.71), posting a 24.66 split … Second leg (21.98) for the B team in the 200 Free Relay (1:26.86); Providence (1/14): Part of a Villanova 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 Back, finishing third (1:56.53); Penn (11/9): Finished third in the 200 Back (1:58.75) … Swam leadoff (48.38) for the A team’s 400 Free Relay win (3:09.63); NJIT (11/5): Anchored (21.57) the B team in a third-place showing in the 200 Free Relay (1:26.54).

Club Swimming: Competed with the Athens Bulldog Swim Club for 12 years … Three-time recipient of the team’s Coaches Award … Part of the Georgia Zone Team in 2018 and 2019, serving as team captain in 2019 … Named a 2021 Scholastic All-American.
 
North Oconee: Four-year varsity letterman on the swimming team … State Champion for the 200 IM and 500 Free in 2022 and the 200 Free in 2021 … 8-of-8 All-Area Champion … School-record holder in the 100 Free … Earned First Team All-State Honors in each of last three seasons … Closed career as 2022 Athens Banner Herald/USA Today Swimmer of the Year and Wendy’s Heisman High School Scholarship School Winner … Was Athens Banner Herald/USA Today Swimmer of the Year Runner-Up in 2021 after earning Freshman of the Year Finalist status in 2019 … Graduated Summa Cum Laude and was in the top five-percent of the class.
 
Personal: Born Oct. 6, 2003 in Columbia, S.C. … Child of Shami and Jim Jones … Enjoys hanging out with friend, hiking and listening to music …. Chose Villanova for the prestigious Villanova School of Business and the welcoming team atmosphere, driving teammates and how the campus felt like home … Finance major.