Northwestern University Athletics
Schroeder Welcomes Eight in Class of 2021
5/3/2017 8:06:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern head coach Jarod Schroeder announced the incoming class of 2021, consisting of eight swimmers. The new Wildcats will make their way to Evanston in the fall of 2017.
"We are very excited to welcome these eight student-athletes to Northwestern," said Schroeder. "They have an opportunity to make an immediate impact on the program and help continue the tradition of academic and athletic excellence here in Evanston."
Complete bios for all eight signees can be found below:
Keegan Bundy
5-11 • 170
Denver, Colo./South High School
High School: Earned All-America honors in the 100 free (2016) … Denver Public Schools Prep League First Team in 2015 and 2016… League record-holder in the 50 and 100 free… Finished second in the 50 and 100 free events at the 2016 state championships after placing fourth the year before … Swam with the DU Hilltoppers club team … Four-year sectional qualifier with Hilltoppers… qualified to Junior Nationals from 2015-2017… Club team won Four Corners Sectionals in 2017… Won the 50 free at the 2017 Four Corners Sectionals.
Personal: Born Keegan Allan Bundy… Son of Jan and Mark Bundy… Also ran track and cross country in high school…Four-year honor roll member… Student senator all four years of high school… Junior class president… National Honor Society member… 2016 Scholastic All-American… Plans to major in economics.
Robert Cecil
6-2 • 170
Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep
High School: 2017 Hillsborough County Swimmer of the Year… Won both the 50 and 100 free at the 2016 Florida State Championships… Team came in second at the state championships… Won the 50 and 100 free at the 2016 regionals… Earned All-America honors in 2016 for the 100 free event… All-America consideration status in the 50 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay… School record holder in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay… Team captain… Swam with the Berkeley Barracudas club team … Two-time NCSA Junior National Qualifier… Winter Junior National Qualifier in 2016… Club record holder in the 50, 100 and 200 free.
Personal: Born Robert S. Cecil… Son of Patty and Scott Cecil… Father, Scott, swam at Tulane University… Grandfather, Robert, swam at the U.S. Naval Academy… Headmaster's List and Dean's List honoree … Member of National Honor Society… Plans to major in economics.
Jeffrey Durmer
6-2 • 175
Atlanta, Ga./St. Pius X
High School: Two-time All-State swimmer in the state of Georgia…Won the state title in the 500 free… Placed third in the 200 IM at the state championships…Two-time All-Region honoree… Member of St. Pius X that won the Georgia state championship… Holds records in the 500 free, 200 free, 200 medley, 400 free relay… Named the team MVP three times…Swam for Dynamo Swim Club… Participated in Junior Nationals (finalist), Summer Junior Nationals (finalist) and the 2016 Olympic Trials.
Personal: Born Jeffrey James Durmer…Son of Anna Janss and Jeff Durmer…Named to his school's honor roll every semester of high school… Father rowed and mother swam at Notre Dame, while both of his sisters swam at Virginia…Plans to major in economics.
Liam Gately
6-4 • 170
Berthoud, Colo./Thompson Valley High School
High School: Member of the 2015 and 2016 All-State Team in Colorado… Two-time (2015, 2016) All-America honors in the 500 free… Swam in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials… Competed at the 2015 National Championships… Took fourth-place in the 1,650 free at the 2014 Speedo Junior Nationals… Placed 10th in the mile at the 2015 Speedo Junior Nationals … Finished sixth at the 2015 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals in the 500 free…Set the Thompson Valley school records in the 200 and 500 free… Named a team captain for his junior and senior seasons … Member of the Loveland Swim Club.
Personal: Born Liam Josef Gately… Son of Daniel and Henrietta Gately…Attended the same high school as current Northwestern Sophomore Jack Thorne… Three-year honor roll member… Anticipated major in undeclared.
George Horvath
6-4 • 170
Irvine, Calif./University High School
High School: All-American … Took third place in the 500 free at the 2016 CIF State Championships… Team won the CIF Championships in 2015 and 2016… Won the 500 free at the League Championships in 2015 and 2016… Finished in second in the 200 free at the 2016 League Championships… 500 free team record holder… 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 1,500 free… Competed with AZOT and Mission Viejo Nadadores club teams.
Personal: Born George Paul Horvath… Son of Katherine and George Horvath… Competed on the same high school team with current Northwestern Sophomore Will Hofstadter…Anticipated major is kinesiology.
Don Jin Hwang
6-0 • 185
Honolulu, Hawaii/Kalani High School
High School: 2016 Hawaii State Champion in the 500 free … Qualified for the state championships all four years… Ten-time divisional gold medalist… OIA 500 free record holder … Team captain and MVP… Divisional All-Star… Member of the Manoa Aquatics club team… Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials in the 1,500 free…State record holder in the 1,650 free for the 15-16 age group.
Personal: Born Dong Jin (DJ) Hwang … Son of Daeyoung Hwang and Ohsoon Kim… Originally from An Yang, South Korea…Honor roll member all four years of high school… Plans to major in economics.
Peter Lewczyk
6-0 • 170
Mill Valley, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prep
High School: NISCA High School Automatic All-American…USA Swimming All-American…School record holder in 50 free and 100 free…Part of school record-holding 200 free and 400 free relay teams…Member of 200 free relay team that holds that CCS record…Team captain…Swam with North Bay Aquatics club team…NCSA Jr. National Champion…USA Swimming top 10 times in the 100 free (2013-2014)…2013-2014 Pacific Swimming SCY Swimmer of the Year.
Personal: Born Peter Matthew Lewczyk…Son of Steve and Leslie Lewczyk…Honor Roll and Dean's List member …Anticipated major is undecided.
Lyon Zhang
5-10 • 150
Freemont, Calif./Mission San Jose High School
High School: 100 breast and 200 IM finalist at sectional and state meets… Junior National Finalist in the 200 breast… Three-time league champion in the 100 breast and 200 IM… Swam at the 2016 U.S. Winter Nationals… High school record holder in the 100 breast and 200 IM… Competed on the Pleasanton Seahawks club team… Member of the Seahawks team that won the USA Swimming Gold Medal Club Award, given to the top-20 teams in the nation.
Personal: Born Lyon Zhang… Son of John Zhang and Sherry Liu… National Merit Scholarship semifinalist… Three-year Scholastic All-American… Won the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Award three times…Anticipated major is economics.
"We are very excited to welcome these eight student-athletes to Northwestern," said Schroeder. "They have an opportunity to make an immediate impact on the program and help continue the tradition of academic and athletic excellence here in Evanston."
Complete bios for all eight signees can be found below:
Keegan Bundy
5-11 • 170
Denver, Colo./South High School
High School: Earned All-America honors in the 100 free (2016) … Denver Public Schools Prep League First Team in 2015 and 2016… League record-holder in the 50 and 100 free… Finished second in the 50 and 100 free events at the 2016 state championships after placing fourth the year before … Swam with the DU Hilltoppers club team … Four-year sectional qualifier with Hilltoppers… qualified to Junior Nationals from 2015-2017… Club team won Four Corners Sectionals in 2017… Won the 50 free at the 2017 Four Corners Sectionals.
Personal: Born Keegan Allan Bundy… Son of Jan and Mark Bundy… Also ran track and cross country in high school…Four-year honor roll member… Student senator all four years of high school… Junior class president… National Honor Society member… 2016 Scholastic All-American… Plans to major in economics.
Robert Cecil
6-2 • 170
Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep
High School: 2017 Hillsborough County Swimmer of the Year… Won both the 50 and 100 free at the 2016 Florida State Championships… Team came in second at the state championships… Won the 50 and 100 free at the 2016 regionals… Earned All-America honors in 2016 for the 100 free event… All-America consideration status in the 50 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay… School record holder in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay… Team captain… Swam with the Berkeley Barracudas club team … Two-time NCSA Junior National Qualifier… Winter Junior National Qualifier in 2016… Club record holder in the 50, 100 and 200 free.
Personal: Born Robert S. Cecil… Son of Patty and Scott Cecil… Father, Scott, swam at Tulane University… Grandfather, Robert, swam at the U.S. Naval Academy… Headmaster's List and Dean's List honoree … Member of National Honor Society… Plans to major in economics.
Jeffrey Durmer
6-2 • 175
Atlanta, Ga./St. Pius X
High School: Two-time All-State swimmer in the state of Georgia…Won the state title in the 500 free… Placed third in the 200 IM at the state championships…Two-time All-Region honoree… Member of St. Pius X that won the Georgia state championship… Holds records in the 500 free, 200 free, 200 medley, 400 free relay… Named the team MVP three times…Swam for Dynamo Swim Club… Participated in Junior Nationals (finalist), Summer Junior Nationals (finalist) and the 2016 Olympic Trials.
Personal: Born Jeffrey James Durmer…Son of Anna Janss and Jeff Durmer…Named to his school's honor roll every semester of high school… Father rowed and mother swam at Notre Dame, while both of his sisters swam at Virginia…Plans to major in economics.
Liam Gately
6-4 • 170
Berthoud, Colo./Thompson Valley High School
High School: Member of the 2015 and 2016 All-State Team in Colorado… Two-time (2015, 2016) All-America honors in the 500 free… Swam in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials… Competed at the 2015 National Championships… Took fourth-place in the 1,650 free at the 2014 Speedo Junior Nationals… Placed 10th in the mile at the 2015 Speedo Junior Nationals … Finished sixth at the 2015 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals in the 500 free…Set the Thompson Valley school records in the 200 and 500 free… Named a team captain for his junior and senior seasons … Member of the Loveland Swim Club.
Personal: Born Liam Josef Gately… Son of Daniel and Henrietta Gately…Attended the same high school as current Northwestern Sophomore Jack Thorne… Three-year honor roll member… Anticipated major in undeclared.
George Horvath
6-4 • 170
Irvine, Calif./University High School
High School: All-American … Took third place in the 500 free at the 2016 CIF State Championships… Team won the CIF Championships in 2015 and 2016… Won the 500 free at the League Championships in 2015 and 2016… Finished in second in the 200 free at the 2016 League Championships… 500 free team record holder… 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 1,500 free… Competed with AZOT and Mission Viejo Nadadores club teams.
Personal: Born George Paul Horvath… Son of Katherine and George Horvath… Competed on the same high school team with current Northwestern Sophomore Will Hofstadter…Anticipated major is kinesiology.
Don Jin Hwang
6-0 • 185
Honolulu, Hawaii/Kalani High School
High School: 2016 Hawaii State Champion in the 500 free … Qualified for the state championships all four years… Ten-time divisional gold medalist… OIA 500 free record holder … Team captain and MVP… Divisional All-Star… Member of the Manoa Aquatics club team… Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials in the 1,500 free…State record holder in the 1,650 free for the 15-16 age group.
Personal: Born Dong Jin (DJ) Hwang … Son of Daeyoung Hwang and Ohsoon Kim… Originally from An Yang, South Korea…Honor roll member all four years of high school… Plans to major in economics.
Peter Lewczyk
6-0 • 170
Mill Valley, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prep
High School: NISCA High School Automatic All-American…USA Swimming All-American…School record holder in 50 free and 100 free…Part of school record-holding 200 free and 400 free relay teams…Member of 200 free relay team that holds that CCS record…Team captain…Swam with North Bay Aquatics club team…NCSA Jr. National Champion…USA Swimming top 10 times in the 100 free (2013-2014)…2013-2014 Pacific Swimming SCY Swimmer of the Year.
Personal: Born Peter Matthew Lewczyk…Son of Steve and Leslie Lewczyk…Honor Roll and Dean's List member …Anticipated major is undecided.
Lyon Zhang
5-10 • 150
Freemont, Calif./Mission San Jose High School
High School: 100 breast and 200 IM finalist at sectional and state meets… Junior National Finalist in the 200 breast… Three-time league champion in the 100 breast and 200 IM… Swam at the 2016 U.S. Winter Nationals… High school record holder in the 100 breast and 200 IM… Competed on the Pleasanton Seahawks club team… Member of the Seahawks team that won the USA Swimming Gold Medal Club Award, given to the top-20 teams in the nation.
Personal: Born Lyon Zhang… Son of John Zhang and Sherry Liu… National Merit Scholarship semifinalist… Three-year Scholastic All-American… Won the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Award three times…Anticipated major is economics.
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