Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova Career: Holds the program record for the 100 IM (51.39) and is the sixth-fastest performer in the 50 Back (23.31), fifth-fastest 200 Breast (2:01.97), fourth 200 IM (1:49.16) and sixth 400 IM (3:54.60); Made it into the program record book by the end of his debut season as the sixth-fastest 400 IM performer (3:56.78) and ninth-fastest 200 IM performer (1:51.31) … Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

2024-25: Reset the program’s 100 IM record with a 51.39 finish at Drexel … Saw season bests in the 100 Back (23.31), 200 Breast (2:01.97), 100 Fly (50.55), 200 IM (1:49.16) and 400 IM (3:54.60); BIG EAST Championships (2/24-27): Logged three Championship Final appearances … Reset his personal best in the 200 Breast with a prelim time of 2:01.97 to land a spot in the Championship Final, finishing eighth (2:02.83) … Led everyone with a 3:54.60 personal best time in the 400 IM prelims, finishing seventh in the Championship Final (3:55.38) … Had a personal best in the 200 IM prelims (1:49.16) that sent him to the Championship Final where he finished seventh (1:50.26); Drexel (1/31): Notched a program-record time of 51.39 in the 100 IM, touching third … Touched second in the 200 Breast (2:08.31); West Virginia (1/25): Led the ‘Cats in the 200 Breast, finishing third (2:04.88) … Had a personal-best time of 50.55 in the 100 Fly; WVU Invitational (11/20-22): Won the B Final in the 400 IM (3:59.90); Providence (11/9): Had top-three finishes in the 200 Meter IM (1:56.50) and 200 Meter Back (1:57.23), finishing second and third, respectively … Swam a 52.88 opening backstroke for the B-team’s second-place finish in the 400 Meter Medley Relay; La Salle (11/8): Touched second in the 200 IM (1:56.62) and third in the 200 Breast (2:09.09); NJIT (11/1): Won the 200 IM (1:56.43) and was second in the 200 Breast (2:08.31); Rider (10/30): Won the 200 IM (1:52.91) … Touched second in both the 100 Back (51/61) and 200 Breast (2:05.23); Georgetown (10/26): Finished third in the 200 Breast (2:08.61) and 200 IM (1:55.00).

2023-24: Point scorer in three events at his first conference meet … Posted season bests in the 100 Back (51.60), 200 Breast (2:04.65), 200 IM (1:51.31) and 400 IM (3:56.78); BIG EAST Championships (2/28-3/2): Made the Consolation Final in all three events he swam in, winning said final in the 400 IM (3:56.78) to finish ninth overall and become the program’s ninth-fastest performer in the event with a new personal-best mark … Moved into the program’s top performers list with a personal best in the 200 IM  prelims (1:51.31); La Salle (11/4): Had a pair of third-place finishes in the 100 Back (53.50) and 200 Breast (2:09.79).

Club Swimming: Club swimmer since the age of 6 with the Mason Manta Rays… Ohio Swimming, Inc. Athlete Member of the Administrative Review Board… USA Futures Qualifier…Winter Juniors Relay Qualifier.

Springboro High School: Four-year varsity letter winner… Springboro High School Varsity Boys Swimming Record Holder in Ten Events: 200 yard freestyle, 500 yard freestyle, 1650 yard freestyle, 50 yard backstroke, 100 yard backstroke, 200 yard backstroke, 50 yard butterfly, 100 yard butterfly, 100 yard individual medley, 400 yard individual medley.)Ohio State High School Swimming Division 1 Finalist in 2022 (200 IM and 100 Butterfly) and 2023 (200 IM and 100 Backstroke… 2022 All-Ohio Swim Team… 2023 Greater Western Ohio Conference Athlete of the Year… 2023 Penn Station East Coast Subs Athlete of the Year… 2023 Springboro High School Male Athlete of the Year... Springboro High School Swim Team Captain…. Four-year Springboro High School Boys Swimming High Point Winner... Named a member of the Greater- Cincinnati All Star High School Swim Team…. Distinguished Graduate at Springboro High School…. Academic All-American…. Academic All-Greater Western Ohio Conference Team all four years of high school…. Two-year member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born 11/30/2004 in Springboro, OH. … Son of Chris and Colleen Christensen… Chris (Father) played baseball at Vanderbilt … Chose to attend Villanova based on the combination of top-notch academics and amazing coaches and athletes.… Declared major in Political Science.