Lewis University Athletics

2009-10 Highlights: All-America Honorable Mention in the 1650 finishing 13th at 15:56.85 ... also qualified for the 500 and 1000 freestyle ... third place (9:31.87) in 1000 free at the GLIAC Championships (Feb. 13) ... first place in the 200 freestyle (1:42.55) at Indianapolis (Jan. 30) ... won the 500 yard freestyle in 4:53.13 against Lincoln (Jan. 23) ... first in the 200 freestyle at 1:45.59, first in the 1000 freestyle at 9:44.37, first in the 100 freestyle at 48.95 and second in 500 freestyle at 4:44.90 against Truman State (Jan. 8-9) ... second in the 500 freestyle at 4:47.53 at Ashland (Dec. 12) ... NCAA A time taking first in the 500 freestyle at the Phoenix classic (Nov. 21) ... first in the 200 freestyle (1:44.76) and 500 freestyle (4:44.98) against IIT (Nov. 7). 2008-09 Highlights: Qualified for nationals in the 1000, 500 and 200 freestyle ... named GLIAC Swimmer of the Week (Feb. 5) ... set school record in a NCAA A time of 1:41.67 for a sixth place finish in the 200 freestyle at the GLIAC Championships (Feb. 11) ... set school record with an NCAA A time of 4:30.86 in preliminaries an NCAA B time in the finals (4:36.23), good for third place performance in the 500 freestyle (Feb. 11) ... part of a school record 800 freestyle relay performance of 6:51.09 (Feb. 13) ... was second in the GLIAC Championships in the 1000 freestyle (9:26.80) ... set pool records in the 200 freestyle (1:47.98) and 500 freestyle (4:36.60) (Jan. 31) ... swam an NCAA B time of 9:26.80 in the 1000 freestyle (Feb. 11) ... Ament was first in the 200 freestyle (1:45.50) and the 500 freestyle title (4:48.07) vs. University of Chicago (Nov. 22) ... won the 200 freestyle in 1:48.03 and 500 freestyle in 4:47.95 vs. Grand Valley State (Oct. 28) .... part of a 400 freestyle relay team that defeated Truman State in the final meet[apos]s final race (3:15.21) to clinch a meet victory ... part of a first place 200 medley relay team at the Kiefer Fall Classic (1:40.64) (Nov. 1). 2007-08 Highlights: Named CollegeSwimming.com NCAA Division II National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week and GLIAC Swimmer of the Week (Feb. 8) ... delivered an NCAA B cut for third place (9:34.35) at the GLIAC Championships in the 1000 freestyle (Feb. 16) ... finished in 11th at the GLIAC Championships in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:44.82 (Feb. 15) ... finished in seventh at the GLIAC Championships in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:42.60 (Feb. 15) ... swam an NCAA B 4:42.10 by winning the 500 freestyle (Feb. 2). 2006-07 Highlights: Set a Lewis pool record with a 4:48.33 in the 500 freestyle and won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:48.09 in a meet with Findlay (Jan. 20) ... set a pool record in the 1000 freestyle with a mark of 10:06.22 and won the 50 freestyle with a time of :23.31 in a meet at Morningside College (Jan. 27) ... finished sixth in the 500 freestyle with at time of 4:45.54 at the GLIAC Championships (Feb. 22) ... scored points in the 200 and 500 freestyle at the Carthage Invitational (Dec. 4) ... finished first in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:51.57 at a dual-meet with Illinois Institute of Technology (Jan. 14). Prep/Personal: Earned four varsity letters ... as a senior, named all-state ... voted team captain ... son of Mark Ament ... finance major.