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2016-17 Men's Swimming and Diving

Andrew Schrantz

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Holland, Pa.
  • Highschool Garden Spot

Biography

2016-17:  Competed in the CCSA Championships in the 100 back, 100 fly, 200 fly, and 50 free… He was a two-time finalist in the 100 fly and 200 fly... Placed sixth in the 100 fly with a time of 49.22... Took home fourth place in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.41… He finished the 100 back in 10th place with a time of 49.77… He finished the 50 free with a time of 21.34.

2015-16: A three-time finalist at the CCSA Championships in Athens, Ga., helping the Retrievers to back-to-back championships... Finished fifth in the 100 fly with a time of 49.08, while taking sixth in the 200 fly, touching in with a time of 1:50.15... Also placed in the 100 back, taking seventh place in a time of 49.47... CCSA All-Academic Team... Represented UMBC at the NCAA Student-Athlete Forum.

2014-15: Advanced to the finals of the 100 and 200 yard butterfly as well as the 100 backstroke at the 2015 CCSA Championships... He placed fourth in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 49.47, while earning fourth place in the 200 yard competition as well with a time of 1:50.06... Finished with the silver medal in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 49.15, the fastest in his two years on campus... Named to the CCSA All-Academic Team.

2013-14: Advanced to the finals in both the 100-yd. back and 200-yd. butterfly events at the CCSA Championships, placing fourth in both event finals… His career-best time of 49.69 which came in the finals of the backstroke event ranks as the fourth-fastest time in UMBC program history… His 200 fly time of 1:50.61, meanwhile, ranks seventh in the school record book… Also recorded a career-best time in the 100-yd. fly at the conference meet in Tennessee, clocking in at 50.32… Achieved his top dual meet finish of the season by placing second in the 100 back against Howard on Jan. 11.

Background: Selected to the 2013 Academic All-American Swim Team… Also selected as a Lancaster-Lebanon (L-L) League All-Star… Placed at the Pennsylvania State Swimming Championships, finishing seventh in the 100 fly and eighth in the 100 back… Defended his L-L League title and broke the meet record in the 100 back with a time of 51.70.

Personal: Son of Andrew and Heather Schrantz… Has one brother, Brendon… Plans to study chemical engineering… Born Apr. 20, 1995.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Free/Back/IM
    5'11" 170 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Free/Back/IM
    5'11" 170 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    Free/Back/IM
    5'11" 170 lbs
  • 2016-17Senior

    Free/Back/IM
    5'11" 170 lbs
Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.