Andover Places 4th in USA for 2020 with 17 All-American Awards

(Andover, MA) – The results of the 2020 National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) annual All-American lists and national rankings, “the National Dual Meet,” have been released. Unfortunately, in the midst of the Pandemic, several states had to cancel their high-school swimming and diving seasons in 2020. No one knows how the affected teams and individuals would have performed.

Of those teams that did have the good fortune to finish their seasons, Andover finished 4^thin the United States, among all independent and public schools. This is the 2^nd-consecutive year that Andover finished 4^th. In the National Dual Meet competition, the best times and scores of the season for each team are converted to points, and teams work to create their line-up to best maximize points.

2020 National Dual Meet Results

1^st St. Xavier (OH) 6506

2^nd Saint Xavier (KY) 6503

3^rd Carmel High School (IN) 6210

4^th Andover 6124

5^th Kingwood (TX) 6052

6^th Brophy (AZ) 6042

7^th LaSalle (PA) 5952

8^th Edina (MN) 5922

9^th The Woodlands (TX) 5868

10^th Glenbrook South (IL) 5844

This is the 6^th time Andover has placed among the Top 25 schools in the nation, and it marks the 15^th-consecutive year in which Andover placed among the Top 25 independent schools in the USA. This year, the same as last year, Andover placed 3^rd.

All-Americans

2020 saw Andover smash several milestones in the All-American program. 17 swims were among the Top 100 in the USA. The previous program high was 12, set in 2019. In addition, for the 1^st time in school history, Andover had at least one All-American in each of the 11 swimming events.

Andover’s 2020 All-Americans—all high-swimmers in the nation are eligible—and their place nationally:

63^rd, 50 Freestyle, 20.67, Max Hunger ’20

86^th, 50 Freestyle, 20.81, Brandon Garcia ’20

95^th, 50 Freestyle, 20.89, Marcus Lee ’21

54^th, 100 Freestyle, 45.08, Marcus Lee ’21

64^th, 100 Freestyle, 45.23, Arnold Su ’20

90^th, 100 Freestyle, 45.54, Max Hunger ’20

10^th, 200 Freestyle, 1:36.82, Max Hunger ’20

26^th, 500 Freestyle, 4:27.72, Max Hunger ’20

58^th, 100 Backstroke, 49.54, Sam Donchi ’20

41^st, 100 Breaststroke, 55.53, Yubo Jin ’21

76^th, 100 Breaststroke, 56.28, Arnold Su ’20

40^th, 100 Butterfly, 48.86, Sam Donchi ’20

78^th, 100 Butterfly, 49.54, Arnold Su ’20

41^st, 200 Individual Medley, 1:49.34, Sam Donchi ’20

7^th, 200 Freestyle Relay, 1:22.76 (Max Hunger ’20, Brandon Garcia ’20, Marcus Lee ’21, Arnold Su ’20)

19^th, 200 Medley Relay, 1:31.59 (Sam Donchi ’20, Yubo Jin ’21, Arnold Su ’20, Brandon Garcia ’20)

3^rd, 400 Freestyle Relay, 2:59.81 (Marcus Lee ’21, Arnold Su ’20, Sam Donchi ’20, Max Hunger ’20)

Historical Context:

The All-American Awards began in 1961

Total # of Andover All-Americans = 85

Of the 85, total # from the Classes of 2019, 2020, 2021 = 9 (10.5%)

Of the 85, total # from the Class of 2020 = 4 (4.7%)

Total # of Andover All-American Awards = 134

Of the 134, total # that included a member of the Classes of 2019, 2020, 2021 = 37 (27.6%)

Of the 134, total # that included a member of the Class of 2020 = 25 (18.7%)

Total # of Andover All-American Awards in Individual Events = 91

Of the 91, total # by a member of the Classes of 2019, 2020, 2021 = 26 (28.6%)

Of the 91, total # by a member of the Class of 2020 = 16 (17.6%)

Most All-American Awards:

15 Arnold Su ’20

11 Tim Wynter ’14

11 Neil Simpson ’19

11 Max Hunger ’20

8 Mark List ’74

8 Lance Freiman ’19

7 Alexander Kazickas ’71

7 Tim Neville ’71

7 Jun Oh ’12

6 Jon Noll ’66

6 John Kingery ’75

6 Brian Fiske ’03

6 Sam Donchi ’20

5 John Sartore ’65

5 John Phillips ’65

5 Myles Standish ’73

5 David Mainen ’89

5 Michael Camarda ’14

5 Joe Faller ’14

5 Jack Warden ’19

Most All-American Awards in Individual Events:

7 Max Hunger ’20

6 Brian Fiske ’03

6 Tim Wynter ’14

4 Mark List ’74

4 John Kingery ’75

4 David Mainen ’89

4 Rob Hill ’91

4 Jun Oh ’12

4 Neil Simpson ’19

4 Sam Donchi ’20

4 Arnold Su ’20

3 Tim Mahoney ’65

3 Jon Noll ’66

3 Tim Neville ’71

3 Myles Standish ’73

3 Lance Freiman ’19

Most All-American Awards in Different Individual Events:

4 Sam Donchi ’20 (500 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM)

4 Max Hunger ’20 (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free)

3 Tim Neville ’71

3 Myles Standish ’73

3 John Kingery ’75

3 David Mainen ’89

3 Arnold Su ’20

2 John Sartore ’65

2 John Phillips ’65

2 Nate Cartmel ’69

2 Mark List ’74

2 Rob Hill ’91

2 TJ Durkin ’99

2 Brian Fiske ’03

2 Jun Oh ’12

2 Tim Wynter ’14

2 Lance Freiman ’19

2 Neil Simpson ’19

2 Marcus Lee ’21