CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
ACADEMIC HONORS |
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2023-24) |
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025) |
Villanova Career: Shares 10
th on the 50 Free All-Time Top Performers list (20.82) … Point-scorer in back-to-back trips to the BIG EAST Championships, finishing as high as 14
th in the 100 Free as a sophomore.
2024-25: Saw season bests in the 50 Free (20.82), 100 Free (45.39) and 100 Fly (49.85), all at the BIG EAST Championships;
Drexel (1/31): Led Villanova in the 100 Fly, finishing fourth (52.16);
Providence (11/9): Butterfly leg (52.09) for the B team’s second-place 400 Meter Medley Relay (3:29.40);
La Salle (11/8): Second leg (21.47) for the C team’s third-place 200 Free Relay (1:26.50);
NJIT (11/1): Butterfly leg (22.50) for the B team’s second-place 200 Medley Relay (1:34.21); Posted a fourth-place showing in the 100 Fly (52.67);
Rider (10/30): Swam an opening leg 47.01 for the B team’s third-place 400 Free Relay (3:07.09);
Georgetown (10/26): Part of two third-place relays … Swam butterfly (22.85) for the B team in the 200 Medley Relay (1:35.03) and third leg for the B team in the 400 Free Relay (3:06.75).
2023-24: Season bests in the 50 Free (21.18), 100 Free (45.84) and 100 Fly (50.44) … His 100 Free made him the eighth-fastest performer in team history … Swam anchor for the 200 Free Relay team at the BIG EAST Championships that logged the fourth-fastest time in program history (1:21.78, 20.47 split);
BIG EAST Championships (2/28-3/2): Reset his personal best in the prelims of the 50 Free (21.18) and 100 Free (45.84), making the Consolation Final in the latter where he finished 14
th overall (45.93) … Posted his fastest 100 Fly of the season in the prelims at 50.44;
Penn State (2/2): Swam a 21.51 third leg in the A team’s third-place 200 Free Relay;
Providence (1/13): Went 25.78 as the third leg in the A team’s second-place 200 SC Medley Relay … Led Villanova in the 50 SC Free with a third-place 24.55;
La Salle (11/4): Led the team in the 100 Free with a 47.52 second-place finish … Part of an A team win in the 200 Medley Relay, posting a third-leg 22.24;
Rider (11/1): Helped the A team to a second-place 200 Free Relay with a 21.22 third-leg split.
2022-23: Set personal bests in the 50 Free (21.28), 200 Free (1:43.78) and 200 Fly (2:00.52) …
BIG EAST Championships (2/22-25): Earned a point in first trip to the BIG EAST Championships, finishing 16
th in the 100 Fly at 51.36;
West Virginia (1/28): Swam anchor for Villanova’s A team in the 200 Free Relay that finished second in 1:24.88, posting a 21.17 split;
Penn State (1/27): Swam in a pair of top-two relays … Was anchor for the A team in the 200 Medley Relay, clocking a 21.37 split that pushed the group to a first-place finish in 1:35.71 … Swam opening leg (22.11) for the 200 Free Relay B Team that finished second in 1:26.86;
Providence (1/14): Touched second in the 50 Free (21.77) … Saw anchor leg (20.80) for the A Team to win the 200 Medley Relay (1:34.99);
La Salle (11/22): Clocked in with a winning time of 46.80 in the 100 Free … Anchored the A Team to a winning performance in the 200 Medley Relay (1:34.08);
Penn (11/9): Second leg for Villanova’s winning A squad in the 400 Free Relay (3:09.63), posting a 47.13 split;
NJIT (11/5): Swam in two top-three relays … Anchored (20.98) the A team to a winning 200 Free Relay (1:25.50) … Was the third leg (22.88) for the B team that finished third (1:35.47) in the 200 Medley Relay;
Georgetown (10/29): Second leg (47.25) for the B team that finished third (3:11.35) in the 400 Free Relay.
Club Swimming: Competed with the Five Star Swim Club for 10 years, breaking multiple individual and relay records.
Manheim Township: Swam sprint free/fly, earning four varsity letters … School and League record-holder in 200 medley relay while holding the school record the in 400 free relay … Eight-time League Champion in the 100 Fly … PIAA District 3 Boys 3A Champion in 2021 … A two-time State medalist in 2021, placing fifth in both the 100 fly and 200 medley relay … Led team to four consecutive Lancaster-Lebanon Championships, extending the group’s streak to five in a row … NISCA Academic All- American … Named All-State for the 100 fly and 200 medley relay in 2021 while earning All-State Consideration for the 400 free relay in 2021 and the100 fly and 400 free relay in 2022 … Received All-American Consideration for the 200 medley relay) in 2021 … Named the Manheim Township Boys Swimming Robert Herr Memorial Award winner as a Senior … Four-year Mini-THON member and sat as Overall Chair in senior year … Member of the National Honor Society in senior year … Part of the Student Council for four years, serving as treasurer in final year … 2022 Recipient of the Richard P. McNickle Accounting Award.
Personal: Born August 8, 2003 in Lancaster, Pa. … One of three children to Mary and Steve Gingrich … Has two siblings, Stephen and Charlie … Comes from an athletic family - father, Steve, played tennis at Lynchburg University, mother, Mary, played field hockey at William Smith College and brother, Charlie, swims at Duke University … Enjoys golfing, fishing and spikeball in free time … Chose Villanova for immediate connection made with the team culture and the opportunity to pursue excellent academics … Currently undecided on major within business school.