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2019-20 Carthage College Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Sam Payton, Carthage College
Sam Payton, Carthage College
Sam Payton, Carthage College

Cooper Hawkins

  • Position Breaststroke/Individual Medley
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Batavia, Ill.
  • High School Batavia HS

Biography

2019-20: Broke two individual school records in the 200-yard IM (1:50.38) and 400-yard IM (3:57.26) at the CCIW Championships ... Member of the 400-yard freestyle relay that set a new record time of 3:02.23 ... CCIW Winter Academic All-Conference ... CCIW Swimmer of the Week (12/10/19) ... CCIW All-Conference selection in the 200-yard IM, 800-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard breaststroke and 400-yard freestyle relay. 

2018-19: Finished first in the 400 IM with a time of 3:57.93 at the CCIW Swimming and Diving Championship ... Finished second in the 500 yard freestyle with a time 4:41.84 at the CCIW Swimming and Diving Championship ... Finished second in the 1650 Freestyle with a time of 16:17.54 at the CCIW Championships.

2017-18: Named Men's Swimming Most Valuable Performer ... Named Male Outstanding Participant at the CCIW Swimming and Diving Championships ... All-CCIW in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay and 200 Breaststroke ... Broke the school record in the 200 IM and 400 IM at the CCIW Championship. 

2016-17:  Finished second in the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:08.14 and in the 400 yard Individual Medley with a time of 4:04.72 at the CCIW Swimming and Diving Championships … Placed sixth in the 200 yard Individual Medley at the CCIW Swimming and Diving Championships with a time of 1:54.51 ... CCIW All-Conference.

High School:  Three-year member and two-year letter winner in swimming at Batavia High School under head coach Nicole Cleveland ... Three-time All-Upstate Eight Conference and all-state as a senior ... Member of 2016 state championship team and 2014 and 2016 sectional championship teams ... Member of honor roll and National Latin Honor Society.

Personal:  Exercise & sport science major ... Son of Joe and Britt Hawkins ... Swam club for Saint Charles Swim Team under head coach Tim Lewarchick.

Career Results

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
  • 2018-19Junior

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
  • 2019-20Senior

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley