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2022-23 St. Bonaventure Men's Swimming and Diving

Griffin Witte

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 164
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Webster, N.Y.
  • High School Webster Thomas
  • Position Free/Back
  • Major Physical Education

Biography

As A Senior (2022-23) | Personal Bests

  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree
  • At A-10 Championships placed 16th with a time of 50.80 in the consolation final of the 100-backstroke (2/17)
  • Delivered a fourth-place finish in the 100-backstroke with a time of 54.20 at the Colgate Invitational (10/7-10/8)
  • Member of the 200-freestyle relay team at the Magnus Cup that placed fifth with a time of 1:22.89 (11/17-11/19)
  • A part of the 200-freestyle relay team that placed second with a time of 1:25.95 at Binghamton (1/21)

As A Junior (2021-22) | Personal Bests

  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree
  • Placed fourth in the 50-freestyle with a time of 22.27 at Cornell (11/6)
  • Swam a time of 54.90 to finish second in the 100-backstroke at Canisius (1/15)

As A Sophomore (2020-21)

  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree
  • Finished second in the 200-medley relay (1:35.52), fifth in the 100-backstroke (56.61) and sixth in the 50-freestyle (24.46) at Binghamton (4/3)

As A Freshman (2019-20)

  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree
  • A member of the second-place 200-medley relay (1:40.63) in a win at Niagara (1/31)
  • Helped the 200-medley relay and 200-freestyle relay to fifth-place finishes with times of 1:42.47 and 1:31.45, respectively, in a victory over Binghamton (1/20)
  • Was a member of the 400-medley relay and 400-freestyle relay teams’ fifth- and fourth-place finishes with times of 3:43.87 and 3:20.73, respectively, in a win against Canisius (11/15)
  • Part of the 200-freestyle relay team’s third-place finish (1:32.46) at Cornell (11/9)
  • Finished fifth in the 100-backstroke (59.08) in a victory at Colgate (10/12)
  • Took fourth in the 100-backstroke (57.99), third in the 100-freestyle relay (43.63), and fifth in the 50-backstroke (26.53) in season opener at Penn State (10/4)

High School
Two-time All-County First Team selection ... finished top-10 at the NYS Championship meet in the 200-medley relay and 200-freestyle relay ... team MVP ... member of the National Honors Society.

Personal
Son of Missy and Benjamin Whipple ... physical education major ... has three siblings - Jake, Dana and Lily.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Free/Back
    5'8" 164 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Free/Back
    5'8" 164 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    Free/Back
    5'8" 164 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    Free/Back
    5'8" 164 lbs