2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster Choose a Player: Appelhans, Madelynn Bane, Madeline Bendokas, Tessa Billings, Heidi Borrman, Jakob Burchett, Emily Busskohl, Brynlee Campbell, DeShawn Chadderdon, Kellen Christensen, Berkeley Clark, Charlie Cunningham, Kayla Cynor, Quinn Davis, Collin Diaz, Samantha Ford, Brooke Ford, Katie Franckowiak, Kali Friesen, Karter Fritscher, Ellie Gilbert, Reilly Giles , Emily Giles, Hannah Gonzalez, Alicia Grau, Bruno Haigler, Gabriella Harrison, Preston Horne, Rachael Howard, Marnie Jeter, Lana Joyce, Tara Klimczak, Maisyn Knapton, Nettie Knox, Cameron Kriz, Kane Lang, Ellie Lang, Matt Lewis, Brinkley Long, Derek Louie, Christian McKenzie, Sydney Metzler, Sydney Moore, Mikayla Morton, Sage Muir, Carson Nichols, Britt Nutter, Sophie O'Neil, Jack Ozenne, Caleb Ozimek, Veronika Palmer, Carly Pannell, Adam Ravegum, Andrew Rehard, Skye Robison, Zoe Roesler, Anna Six, Natalie Slabber, Luke Smith, Gavin Stein, Alex Swartz, Lauren Teller, Quinn Theiler, Kylee Tjaden, Harry Walker, Luke Wargin, John Go Profile Stats Profile FLY/SPRINT Position Junior Class Birmingham, Mich, Hometown Mercy HS High School Samantha Diaz FLY/SPRINT Position Junior Class Birmingham, Mich, Hometown Biography Summary Biography Personal-Best Times 50-yard Freestyle: 23.79 100-yard Butterfly: 57.87 100-yard Freestyle: 53.96 100-yard Backstroke: 1:08.12 Sophomore (2022-23): Participated in sprint freestyle, backstroke and butterfly events … swam the team’s sixth-fastest 50-yard freestyle time of 23.90 at the DU First Chance Meet (2/12/23), while also clocking in at a season-best 54.80 in the 100-yard freestyle … recorded season-best times of 1:08.12 in the 100-yard backstroke and 1:01.08 in the 100-yard butterfly at the Brown and Gold Meet (10/1/22) and against Denver (1/7/23), respectively. Freshman (2021-22): Participated in sprint freestyle and the butterfly events … swam the team’s fourth-fastest 50-yard freestyle, going a 23.79 at the DU First Chance Meet (2/12/22) … also swam the team’s fifth-fastest 100-yard butterfly time, 57.87, along with a career-best time of 53.96 in the 100-yard freestyle. High School: A two-time varsity letterwinner while attending Mercy High School. She was a team-captain and All-State selection in 2019. She was a member of the team that took home two County Championships and won the MHSSA DI title. Diaz was a 2020 NICSA qualifier, while she was the 50 free English Champion and placed in the Top Eight in the 100 butterfly during the 2017 campaign. She was coached by Mike Venas. Personal: Diaz is the daughter of Brian and Holly Diaz. Has one sibling.
