Matt Rogers
Matt Rogers
Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Wheaton, IL
High School: Wheaton North
Position: Free, Back
Parents: Michael & Linda

Career Best Times:

21.01 50 Free 2/14/2018 UAA Championships
47.01 100 Free 1/26/2019 vs. Centre
1:39.16 200 Free 3/20/2019 NCAA Championships
4:35.76 500 Free 12/1/2016 Miami Invitational
49.79 100 Back 11/29/2018 Denison Invitational
1:46.70 200 Back 3/15/2017 NCAA Div. III Championships
53.38 100 Fly 2/3/2018 vs. UGA
1:53.92 200 IM 2/17/2016 UAA Championships

Honors:

2016 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
 
2017 All-America 200 Back 5th
CSCAA Scholar All-America
 
2018 All-America 800 Free Relay 4th
200 Back 6th
UAA Champion 800 Free Relay
All-UAA 800 Free Relay 1st
CSCAA Scholar All-America
 
2019 All-America 400 Freestyle Relay 2nd
All-America Honorable Mention 200 Backstroke 11th
200 Freestyle 16th
CSCAA Scholar All-America


Prior to Emory:
 Was a four-year letterwinner for the Wheaton North swim team...served as team captain from 2014-2015...Swam personal best times in the 100 back (51.93), 200 Back (1:53.80) and 100 Free (47.17) as a senior...4x Academic All-Conference selection...2x All-State Honorable Mention...3x All-Selection honoree...10x IHSA State Qualifier...National Merit Finalist, Illinois State Scholar, Semper Fidelis Distinguished Athlete Award in 2015...Place in the top 5% of his class...Member of the National Honor Society as well as the French and Math Honor Societies...Chicago Tribune Student-Athlete Award winner...Also participated in baseball in high school.

Personal: Born on May 23, 1997...Sister, Emma, participates on the swim team at Wheaton College (Ill.).

Why he chose Emory?: "I chose Emory for the great swim team, close to a big city, great business school and beautiful campus."