2010-11 Highlights: Set school records and earned All-American status in the 500 freestyle (4:30.43, seventh), 1000 freestyle (9:11.77, sixth) and 1650 freestyle (15:20.71, fourth) at Nationals (March 9-12)...won the 1000 freestyle (9:16.23) and 1650 freestyle (15:34.06) while also finishing fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:32.78) at the GLIAC Championships (Feb. 9-12)...was 10th of 113 entrants in the 500 freestyle (4:32.81) at the USA Swimming/Toyota Grand Prix (Nov. 12)...touched the wall first in the 500 freestyle against Truman State (Nov. 19)...won the 1000 freestyle (9:32.76) against Northwestern, Carthage and North Central (Jan. 8)... earned a victory in the 1000 freestyle (9:40.56) and the 500 freestyle (4:50.80) against Lincoln (Jan. 22)...defeated Indianapolis in the 1000 freestyle by finishing in 9:41.54 and the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:45.61 (Jan. 29).
2009-10 Highlights: All-American taking third place in the 1650 freestyle at 15:34.01 and fourth in 1000 freestyle at 9:17.77 and NCAA DII Nationals (March 10-14)...All-American Honorable Mention finishing 11th in the 500 freestyle (4:32.93)...named GLIAC Male Swimmer of the Year winning the 1000 freestyle (9:22.28), 500 freestyle (4:32.76), and the 1650 in a pool record time of 15:41.24...named National Swimmer of the Week by collegeswimming.com (Feb. 2)...won the 500 freestyle (4:35.06) and 1000 freestyle (9:31.00) at Indianapolis (Jan. 30)...won the 200 freestyle (1.46.43) against Lincoln (Jan. 23)...first in the 1650 freestyle (17:58.40) and second in 1000 freestyle against Truman State (Jan. 8-9)...first in 500 freestyle (4:40.35) at Ashland (Dec. 12)...NCAA B Cut in the 500 freestyle finishing second at 4:39.74 at the Phoenix Classic (Nov. 21)...NCAA A Cut and first in 1650 freestyle (15:46.84) at the Phoenix Classic (Nov. 20)...named National Swimmer of the Week by collegeswimming.com (Nov. 12)...GLIAC Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 11)...NCAA A time and pool record of 15:51.46 in the 1650 freestyle against IIT (Nov. 7) and winning the 400 IM (4:16.50)...second in the 1000 freestyle 9:49.63 against Grand Valley State and Hillsdale (Oct. 24).
2008-09 Highlights: All-America in an eighth place school record swim in the 1650 freestyle (15:33.92) at the National Championships (March 14)...All-America in an eighth place, school record swim of 9:16.83 in the 1000 freestyle at the National Championships (March 14)...second in the 1000 freestyle at the GLIAC Championships with an NCAA A time of 9:23.78 (Feb. 11)...third in the GLIAC Championships at the in the 1650 freestyle (Feb. 12)...eighth at the GLIAC Championships in the 500 freestyle (4:40.43) (Feb. 11)...set a pool record of 9:39.88 in the 1000 freestyle vs. Indianapolis (Jan. 31)...won the 1000 freestyle (9:45.70) in an NCAA B time vs. Truman State (Jan. 10)...took home the 500 freestyle title vs. Truman State (4:42.91) (Jan. 10)...won the 1650 freestyle (17:03.09) against Wayne State (Jan. 17)...swam an NCAA A time of 15:56.50 in the 1650 freestyle at the USA Swimming Minnesota Grand Prix (Nov. 17).
2007-08 Highlights: GLIAC Male Freshman of the year...named GLIAC Male Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 16)...earned All-America Honorable Mention honors at the National Championships with an 11th (15:52.74) performance in the 1650 freestyle (March 15)...took home All-America Honorable Mention honors at the National Championships by finishing in 12th (9:30.27) in the 1000 freestyle (March 12)...set a then GLIAC Championships record with a first place performance in the 1000 freestyle (9:22.93)...swam an NCAA A time and then a GLIAC Championships record with a first place finish in the 1650 freestyle (15:43.39) (Feb. 13)...won the 1000 freestyle in an NCAA B time of 9:35.34 against Indianapolis (Feb. 2)...won the 1000 yard freestyle with an NCAA B time of 9:43.61 and 500 yard freestyle (4:44.33) in a meet with Ashland (Jan. 12)...recorded an NCAA B time of 16:21.85 with a second place performance in the 1650 freestyle against Wayne State (Nov. 18)...finished in eighth place with a NCAA B time of 9:29.04 in the 1000 freestyle at the Minnesota/Toyota Grand Prix (Nov. 11)...won the 1000 freestyle in a dual meet with IIT and Carthage by a NCAA B time of 9:36.14 (Nov. 5)...won the 1000 freestyle with an NCAA B time of 9:39.02 in a meet against Division I West Virginia and won the 500 freestyle in 4:44.16 (Oct. 16).
Prep/Personal: Member of Lakeside Swim...Junior National Qualifier...National Open Water Qualifier...State Champion in multiple events...son of Andy Coates...radio/tv broadcast.
