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2020-21 Men's Swimming Roster

Riley Mears

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 160
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Raleigh, NC
  • Highschool St. David's School

Biography

Career Top Times

50 Free 22.98 02-22-20 Blue Jay Invite
100 Free 49.32 02-22-20 Blue Jay Invite
200 Free 1:43.69 02-10-19 Nike Cup
500 Free 4:34.28 02-08-19 Nike Cup
1000 Free 9:34.04 02-10-19 Nike Cup
1650 Free 15:50.64 02-10-19 Nike Cup
100 Back 53.18 02-08-19 Nike Cup
200 Back 1:57.29 01-27-18 Blue Jay Invite
100 Breast 1:02.18 02-22-20 Blue Jay Invite
200 Fly 1:57.03 01-19-19 Swarthmore, Stevens, Rowan
200 IM 2:01.26 10-20-17 Navy, Towson
400 IM 4:01.76 12-01-18 Bruno Invite
2020-21
- Season shortened due to Covid-19 pandemic
2019-20
- Took sixth in 800 Free Relay at Thomas Murphy Invitational
- Placed third in 1000 Free at Bucknell
2018-19
- Placed third in 1000 Free at Bucknell
- Finished third in 1000 Free versus NYU
- Took third in C Finals of 500 Free and 400 IM at Bruno Invitational
- Placed third in 200 Fly in tri-meet versus Stevens, Swarthmore and Rowan
- Won 400 Medley Relay (3:30.65) at Janis Hape Dowd Nike Invitational
2017-18
- Made collegiate debut at William & Mary
- Placed third in 1000 Free at NYU
- Finished third in 1000 Free versus TCNJ
- Took second in 200 Free and third in 100 Back versus Stevens
- Placed third in 1650 Free at Nike Invitational
At St. David’s School
- Three-time 500 Free state champion 
- Two-time 200 IM state champion 
- Four-time team MVP 
- Three-time EPIC Conference Swimmer of the Year 
- News & Observer All-Metro Team as a freshman, sophomore and senior
- Three-time team captain 
- Swam 10 years with Marlins of Raleigh 
- Hipp Engineering & Consulting internship
- Swim for Life 
- National Honor Society 
- Honor Council 
- USA Swimming Scholastic All-American 
- Junior Marshall 
- AP Scholar 
Personal
- Riley Mears  
- Son of Curtis and Kristine Mears  
- Intern at HIPP Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
- Dean’s List student majoring in applied match and chemical and biomolecular engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'10" 155 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'10" 155 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'10" 160 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'10" 160 lbs