Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova Career: Competed for the Wildcats from 2017-21 in the breaststroke, freestyle and individual medley events … Six-time individual BIG EAST scorer during his career whose top finish at the conference championships was 10^th in the 100 yard breaststroke his senior year … As a senior was an All-BIG EAST performer as part of the Wildcats lineup in the 200 yard medley relay … Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and six-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2020-21: Swam a leg of the All-BIG EAST 200 yard medley relay and scored in two individual events at the BIG EAST Championships … Had a split of 25.56 on the breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay which came in third with a time of 1:30.76 … Came in 10^th in the 100 yard breaststroke and 11^th in the 200 yard breaststroke in addition to swimming in the preliminaries of the 50 yard freestyle … In the 100 breast he had a time of 57.18 in the final and a mark of 57.11 in the prelims … Recorded a time of 2:06.23 in the final of the 200 breast after ranking ninth in the prelims in 2:05.58 … Tallied a personal best time of 21.67 in the preliminary heats of the 50 free … Swam in all four of the regular season meets during the abbreviated season … In the opener against Delaware placed third in the 50 free (22.79) and sixth in the 100 breast (1:01.79) while swimming the third leg of the 400 yard freestyle relay for a team which came in second in 3:16.75 … Finished third in the 50 free (22.50) and fifth in the 100 breast (1:01.45) while swimming the second leg of the 200 yard medley relay versus Drexel … Placed fifth in the 50 free (22.65) and seventh in the 100 free (50.66) while swimming legs of the runner-up 200 medley relay and 400 free relay against Seton Hall … Finished third in the 100 breast in 1:00.15 and swam the third leg of the 400 yard freestyle relay with a split of 49.35 against Loyola (Md.).
 
2019-20: Qualified for the ‘B’ final of both the 100 yard breaststroke and the 200 yard breaststroke at the BIG EAST Championships … Tallied season-best times in each of those events as well as in the 50 yard freestyle during the preliminary heats at the conference meet … Recorded a time of 56.70 in the first round of the 100 breast and went on to finish 12^th in the final … Came in 14^th in both the prelims and the final of the 200 breast, with the faster of his times a mark of 2:06.36 … Swam the 50 free in 21.74 … Part of a fourth place finish in the 400 yard medley relay, swimming the breaststroke leg with a split of 55.98 … His other top time during the season was 49.88 in the 100 yard freestyle at West Virginia … Part of a first place finish in the 200 yard medley relay and also finished fourth in the 50 free against Providence.
 
2018-19: Competed in 10 meets during the season and competed in the 100 yard breaststroke at the ECAC Championships … Top times during the year were 57.61 in the 100 yard breaststroke, 2:07.51 in the 200 yard breaststroke and 21.88 in the 50 yard freestyle at the Bruno Invitational, as well as 1:05.07 in the 100 yard backstroke at the Nova Sprint Festival … Recorded a time of 59.78 in the preliminary heats of the 100 breast at the ECAC meet … Was the runner-up in the 200 breast against Providence … Finished first in the 100 breast and was fourth in the 200 breast against Penn State.
 
2017-18: Scored in the 100 yard breaststroke and the 200 yard breaststroke at the BIG EAST Championships as a freshman … Came in 11^th in the final of the 200 breast with a season-best time of 2:04.74 and finished 12^th in the final of the 100 breast … Tallied his top time of the year in the 100 breast with a mark of 57.01 in the preliminary heats … Also competed in the preliminaries of the 200 yard individual medley and recorded a season-best time of 1:59.28 … His other top marks during the season were 22.68 in the 50 yard freestyle against Rutgers, 49.25 in the 100 yard freestyle at the Nova Sprint Festival and 1:06.15 in the 100 yard backstroke against Ursinus … Competed in a total of 10 meets during the year … Finished second in the 100 breast and third in the 200 breast against Ursinus.
 
Cherry Creek High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming … Three-time scholastic All-American from his sophomore through senior seasons and a two-time all-state performer as a sophomore and a senior … State champion as a sophomore … Finalist for Swimmer of the Year … Three-time All-State Academic Team member from his sophomore through senior seasons … Earned four Academic Letters … High school teammate of fellow Villanova senior Lars Hultgren.
 
Personal: Born 9/8/98 in Greenwood Village, Colo. … One of three children of John and Julie Strain … Has two siblings, James and Jonah … Enjoys hiking and off-roading in his spare time … Chose to attend Villanova because it felt like home … Double major in Political Science and History.