2017-18
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• Competed in the 50-freestyle, 100-free and 100-butterfly at the PCSC Conference Championships
• His best individual conference finish was 12th place in the 100-buttefly (:52.78)
• His best 50-free performance came at the PCSC meet, where he finished 17th with a :21.67
• Swam breaststroke four times, opening the year by dropping over 10 seconds to record a 1:03.87 in the 100-breaststroke at the PCSC Pentathlon
2016-17
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• Swam at NAIA National Championship meet in the 50-free, 100-free, 100-butterfly and the freestyle relays
• His best individual national finish was 17th in the 100-butterfly (:51.96). It was also a season-best
• His best 50-free performance came at the PCSC meet, where he finished 17th with a :21.67
• Recorded a season-best in the 100-free with a :48.39 in the PCSC meet prelims. He ultimately finished 22nd
• Competed in every stroke and distance except breaststroke and 1,000 or 1,650 yards
• Earned the D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and NAIA Scholar-Athlete
2015-16
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• Competed in the 100-freestyle and 100-butterfly as an individual at the NAIA National Championship meet
• Also swam with the freestyle relay teams at nationals
• Finished 20th in the 100-butterfly at nationals with a :52.54. He set his season-best with a :52.05 third-place finish at the Collegiate Winter invite
• Finished 36th at nationals with a :49.04 in the 100-free
• Also swam the 50-free nine times, with his top time coming at the Collegiate Winter Invite (:22.22)
2014-15
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• Swam every stroke at least once, but specialized in the 100-freestyle and 100-butterfly
• Finished 15th in the PCSC in the 100-butterfly (:54.63)
• Swam the 500-freestyle for the first time at the PCSC Championships, finishing second in the time trials (5:34.34)
• Recorded a first place finish in the 100-butterfly at the Collegiate Winter Invite time trials (:55.79)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Prepped three varsity seasons at Berean Christian in Walnut Creek, Calif., graduating in 2014
• Enters with a personal best of :23.34 in the 50-freestyle and :52.02 in the 100-freestyle
• Holds the school record in the 200-medley relay
• Named two-time team captain and MVP
• Also a member of the California Scholastic Federation
• Three-time NCS Scholar Athlete
PERSONAL
• Born Aug. 22, 1996 to Eric and Ruth Vale
• Majoring in physical education, with the goal of becoming a coach
• He has four siblings (Bryan, Samantha, Max and Elisa)
• He enjoys music
• Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 16:9
• Why I Chose Biola: “The location.”
