2015-16 Men's Swimming Roster

Josh Thomas

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 187
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • Highschool Concordia Lutheran

Biography

2015-16: Swam in six events at the MAC Championships … earned five all-conference accolades (three first team, one second team, and one honorable mention) … earned First Team All-MAC honors by finishing second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:36.95) and the 400-yard medley relay (3:31.06), setting the school record in that event … also earned First Team All-MAC honors by finishing third in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 52.59, the second-fastest in program history … earned Second Team All-MAC honors by finishing sixth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:59.70 … also earned Honorable Mention All-MAC with an eighth-place finish in the 200-freestyle relay with a time of 1:30.61 … took 12th in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.06) … won 100-yard butterfly in all eight dual meets the team competed in … a member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll.

2014-15: Swam in five events at the MAC Championships … earned Second Team All-MAC honors in the 200-yard butterfly and 200-yard medley relay … swam a 1:57.89 in the 200-yard butterfly, good enough for fourth place and to break his own school record … helped 200-yard medley relay team to a fourth place finish with a time of 1:36.48, which also broke the school record … swam third leg in the 800-yard freestyle relay team that finished eighth with a time of 7:22.47 … took ninth in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:21.87 … swam a 53.67 in the 100-yard butterfly to take 11th.

2013-14: Swam in four events at the MAC Championships … earned First Team All-MAC honors, taking third in the 200-yard butterfly with a school-record time of 1:58.03 … earned Second Team All-MAC honors in the 400-yard medley relay that placed fifth with a school-record time of 3:36.04  … placed 15th in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:06.51 … placed ninth in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:22.43, winning the consolation final … earned MAC Swimmer of the Week award on Jan. 27 after posting three individual wins and a relay win in the double dual with King’s and FDU-Florham.

2012-13: Earned First Team All-MAC honors, taking third in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:58.86 … earned Second Team All-MAC honors, taking sixth in the 400-yard individual medley at 4:25.45 … swam the fourth leg on the 800-yard freestyle relay, which finished sixth with a time of 7:27.49, to earn Second Team All-MAC honors … also placed 11th in the 200-yard individual medley at 2:04.37.

High School: Top time in 100-yard butterfly was 52.10 ... top time in 500-yard freestyle was 4:54.47 ... top time in 200-yard individual medley was 2:01.36

Personal: Son of David and Machelle Thomas ... has a brother, Noah and a sister, Hannah ... a physics major ... favorite movie is “Sahara.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    All-Around
    5'11" 180 lbs
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'11" 180 lbs
  • 2014-15Junior

    All-Around
    5'11" 180 lbs
  • 2015-16Senior

    All-Around
    6'0" 187 lbs