Summer Pierce

Class:
Junior
High School:
Owego Free Academy
Hometown:
Owego, N.Y.

Junior (2021-22): Competed in the 100 and 200 yard butterfly, the 200 and 400 yard medley relays and also the 200 yard individual medley at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/16-2/19) … Helped capture first in the 200 yard medley relay against BU (10/15) while also placing second in the 200 yard butterfly… Won the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 2:02.3 at the Terrier Invitational (11/19-11/21) … Won the 200 medley relay in back to back meets against Mount Holyoke College (12/4) and Bryant (1/15).

Sophomore (2020-21): Set the second-fastest time in UMass program history with a swim of 2:02.64 in the 200 Fly finals at the Atlantic 10 Championships (4/14-4/17) on the way to a fifth-place finish … Finished fifth in the 100 Fly at the league meet with a time of 56.35 to rank fourth-fastest at UMass … Reached the finals and finished eighth in the 200 IM at A-10s with a time of 2:04.72 in the prelims to rank third-fastest all-time … Won the 100 Fly at Boston University (3/20) with a time of 58.06 … Finished second in the 200 Fly and third in the 200 IM at BU.

Freshman (2019-20): Recorded the sixth-fastest 200 IM time in program history at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/19-2/22) with a swim of 2:05.88 … Added a top-12 finish in the 200 Fly at the conference meet with the fourth-fastest time at UMass … Won the 200 Fly with a time of 2:09.55 against Fordham (2/1) … Runner-up in the 200 Fly at the Tate Ramsden Invitational (1/24-1/25) … Finished eighth in the 100 Fly at the Terrier Invitational (11/22) with a time of 57.03 … Added a 12th-place finish in the 200 Fly and a 14th-place finish in the 200 IM at the Terrier … Won the 200 Fly and finished third in the 100 Fly at Rhode Island (11/9) … Posted the top time of the day in the 200 Fly and finished third in the 100 Fly against Boston University (11/2) … Finished second in the 200 IM and third in the 200 Fly at Army (10/11).

Before UMass: Owns seven school records at Owego Free Academy, including top individual marks in the 200 Free, 200 IM, 100 Fly and 500 Free … Claimed 19 Section 4 Class B event titles … Won the Section 4 Class B Outstanding Performance Award in 2016, 2017 and 2018 … Competed at the state meet every season … Placed sixth in the 100 Fly at the NYSPHSAA Championship meet in 2017 and 2018 … Finished seventh in the 200 Fly at the TYR Junior National Championship Cup in 2018 … Owns personal-best time of 2:03.98 in the 200 Fly, 56.49 in the 100 Fly and 2:07.62 in the 200 IM … Member of the National Honor Society.