Alex Kosenski
Alex Kosenski
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    220
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Hometown:
    Lavallette, N.J.
  • High School:
    Point Pleasant Beach
  • Major:
    Management
  • Event(s):
    Freestyle

Bio

As a graduate student: Returned for one final year with the Bulldogs and cemented himself as the greatest male swimmer in program history ... Capped his career in the best way imaginable, winning a gold medal in the 200 free at the MAAC Championships with a season-best time of 1:39.00 ... He also finished second in the 100 free with a time of 45.44 and fifth in the 50 free with a time of 20.94 ... All three times were season-best times ... He was also a member of four record-breaking relay teams ... Helped the 200, 400 and 800 free relay teams and the 400 medley relay teams set school records at the ECAC Championships ... Won a total of 14 events on the year ... Won the 50, 100 and 200 free against both Providence and Maine ... Claimed first-place finishes in the 50 and 100 free at the Harold Anderson Invitational ... Won the 50 and 100 free and thd 200 IM against Holy Cross.

As a senior: Asserted himself as one of the best swimmers in program history as a senior ... Earned a trio of fifth-place finishes at the ECAC Championships ... Set season-best times in the 50 (20.85), 100 (45.91) and 200 free (1:39.32) events, breaking the program record in the 50 free ... Led the the 200, 400 and 800 free relay and 400 medley relay teams to school records at the ECACs ... Represented the Bulldogs at the U.S. Nationals, competing in the 100 and 200 free ... Finished 103rd and 86th, respectively ... Won the 50, 100 and 200 free in his first meet of the season vs. Maine (Oct. 23) ... Recorded victories in the same three events the next meet vs. Providence (Nov. 9) ... Set a pool record in the 200 free vs. the Friars with a time of 1:45.12 ... Won the 100 and 200 free against Niagara (Nov. 12) ... Finished in the top ten in all three events at the Terrier Invitational (Nov. 18), recording top times in each ... He finished 10th in the 50 free (21.45), fourth in the 100 free (46.40) and sixth in the 200 free (1:42.45) ... Won the 50, 100 and 200 free events in his final home meet vs. Holy Cross (Feb. 4) ... Set pool records in the 50 and 100 free ... Leaves Bryant the school record holder in the 50, 100 and 200 free events.

As a junior: Recorded top-times in the 50-yard freestyle (21.65), 100-yard freestyle (46.89), 200-yard freestyle (1:45.47), and 500-yard freestyle (4:52.49) at the Harold Anderson Invitational (12/3/10) ... Won the 100 free at the ECAC Championships with a time of 45.58 ... Finished second in the 200 free with a time of 1:38.68 ... Also earned an eighth-place finish in the 50 free with a time of 21.19 ... Recorded a top time in the 100-yard backstroke (57.83) against Holy Cross (2/5/11).

As a sophomore: Set school records in 500, 100 and 200 freestyle events with times of 21.24, 46.60 and 1:41.83, respectively ... Part of the 200 freestyle relay team that set a school record with a time of 3:11.12 at the ECAC Championships ... Finished eighth in the 200 free at the ECACs with a time of 1:43.11 ... Also finished sixth in the 100 free with a time of 46.70 ... Swam the 500 freestyle in 5:08.56 at the New Jersey Championships ... Finished the 1000 freestyle in 10:50.27 against Providence.

Before Bryant: Transfer from Ocean County College ... Swam two years of varsity swimming at Point Pleasant Beach High School in Lavallette, NJ ... Named most improved swimmer his junior season ... Set school records in the 50 and 100 freestyle as a senior ... Earned outstanding achievement award as a senior ... First team all-county selection as a senior.

Personal: Son of Walt and Tami Kosenski, Alex Kosenski was born Dec. 15, 1989 ... Has two brothers, Walter and Tommy.