South Dakota State University Athletics
2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Braxton McGrath
- Weight:
- null
- Position:
- Butterfly
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Amana, Iowa
- High School:
- Clear Creek Amana H.S.
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
SCHOOL RECORDS
2024-25: Earned all-Summit League honors after posting a third-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (season-best 1:48.32) at the league championships ... also competed in the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley (season-best 1:53.32) at the Summit League Championships ... established a school record in the 100 butterfly with a time of 48.15 seconds en route to victory in the finals of the Tommie Invitational in November ... also won the 200 butterfly (1:49.36) at the Tommie Invitational and added victories in the e3vent in back-to-back home duals against St. Cloud State and South Dakota in January
2023-24: Set school records in both the 100 and 200 butterfly at the Summit League Championships ... clocked a record time of 48.62 seconds in the 100 butterfly prelims, then came back during the evening session with a new record time of 48.58 seconds in the B final to place 10th ... finished fourth in the 200 butterfly with a record time 1:48.20 in the A final ... swam to victory in the 100 butterfly in home dual against Iowa Central ... recorded dual wins in the 200 butterfly against Augustana and St. Cloud State, as well as posting wins in the event at the Coyote Extravaganza and Augustana Invitational
2022-23: Made an immediate impact in the butterfly events for the Jackrabbits during his freshman season … set a school-record in the 200 butterfly at the Summit League Championships with a fourth-place time of 1:48.21 (since lowered) … also placed 12th in the 100 butterfly (:49.57) and closed out his individual program by competing in the 500 freestyle (4:41.87) … posted the fifth-fastest 100 butterfly time in program history at the time at 49.36 seconds, a mark he established in the Summit League prelims … clocked a winning time of 1:50.81 in the 200 fly at the Augustana Invitational in November and also won the event in home duals against St. Cloud State and South Dakota in January
BEFORE SDSU: Braxton qualified at the Iowa state championships four times in the 100-yard butterfly and three times in the 100 backstroke as a member of the Williamsburg High School program … capped his prep career with a ninth-place finish in the 100 butterfly … four-time first-team all-conference performer … also posted showings of fourth in the 100 fly and eighth in the 200 fly at the 2022 Iowa Swimming Long Course Championships as a member of the Iowa Flyers Swim Club … placed second and fourth in age group in same respective events at the 2021 long course state meet … competed at Speedo Sectionals in both 2021 and 2022 ... class valedictorian at Clear Creek Amana High School and an Iowa Governors Scholar
- All-Summit League (2024-25)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023-24, 2024-25)
- Summit Leage All-Academic Team (2023-24, 2024-25)
- Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2023-24, 2024-25)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
SCHOOL RECORDS
- 100 Butterfly (:48.15 – 2024)
- 200 Butterfly (1:48.20 – 2024)
2024-25: Earned all-Summit League honors after posting a third-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (season-best 1:48.32) at the league championships ... also competed in the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley (season-best 1:53.32) at the Summit League Championships ... established a school record in the 100 butterfly with a time of 48.15 seconds en route to victory in the finals of the Tommie Invitational in November ... also won the 200 butterfly (1:49.36) at the Tommie Invitational and added victories in the e3vent in back-to-back home duals against St. Cloud State and South Dakota in January
2023-24: Set school records in both the 100 and 200 butterfly at the Summit League Championships ... clocked a record time of 48.62 seconds in the 100 butterfly prelims, then came back during the evening session with a new record time of 48.58 seconds in the B final to place 10th ... finished fourth in the 200 butterfly with a record time 1:48.20 in the A final ... swam to victory in the 100 butterfly in home dual against Iowa Central ... recorded dual wins in the 200 butterfly against Augustana and St. Cloud State, as well as posting wins in the event at the Coyote Extravaganza and Augustana Invitational
2022-23: Made an immediate impact in the butterfly events for the Jackrabbits during his freshman season … set a school-record in the 200 butterfly at the Summit League Championships with a fourth-place time of 1:48.21 (since lowered) … also placed 12th in the 100 butterfly (:49.57) and closed out his individual program by competing in the 500 freestyle (4:41.87) … posted the fifth-fastest 100 butterfly time in program history at the time at 49.36 seconds, a mark he established in the Summit League prelims … clocked a winning time of 1:50.81 in the 200 fly at the Augustana Invitational in November and also won the event in home duals against St. Cloud State and South Dakota in January
BEFORE SDSU: Braxton qualified at the Iowa state championships four times in the 100-yard butterfly and three times in the 100 backstroke as a member of the Williamsburg High School program … capped his prep career with a ninth-place finish in the 100 butterfly … four-time first-team all-conference performer … also posted showings of fourth in the 100 fly and eighth in the 200 fly at the 2022 Iowa Swimming Long Course Championships as a member of the Iowa Flyers Swim Club … placed second and fourth in age group in same respective events at the 2021 long course state meet … competed at Speedo Sectionals in both 2021 and 2022 ... class valedictorian at Clear Creek Amana High School and an Iowa Governors Scholar
Dan Jackson Show (09.08.2025)
Monday, September 08
Soccer Highlights vs Oregon State (09.07.2025)
Sunday, September 07
Volleyball Highlights vs Wyoming (09.07.2025)
Sunday, September 07
Jackrabbit Sports Network Booth Cam - Montana State (09.06.2025)
Sunday, September 07
