Collegiate Senior Matt Bode has committed to SWIM at Davidson College in North Carolina. The 2-time Class A XC Kentucky State Champion has been pulling double time throughout high school swimming and running. As you can see from his accolades below, swimming was his main sport. Even with that fact he still was able to win two Kentucky state championships in running including running the fastest time of the day out of all three classes in November with a 15:53.65. Currently he is ranked #2 in the 3200m Run in Class A.
His sister, Sarah ran at Collegiate as well and now runs for High Point University.
Personal Bests
1,600 Meter Run 4:28.03
3,200 Meter Run 9:27.67
5,000 Meter Run 15:53.65
COLLEGIATE PRESS RELEASE
LOUISVILLE, KY - Collegiate Senior, Matt Bode, will commit to swim with Davidson College on May 5, 2015.
Bode received the following honors during his High School career at Collegiate:
• National Merit Finalist
• 2013 & 2014 Scholastic All American (USA Swimming)
• 2014-2015 Student body Vice President
• 2014 All American (200 Freestyle & 400 Freestyle Relay)
• 2014 KHSAA 2nd Place (200 Freestyle) & 3rd Place (500 Freestyle)
•Academic All American
"Bode is a tremendously well-rounded student-athlete that thrives in the classroom and in competition," said Paul Augustus, Swimming Program Director at Collegiate. “At the Kentucky High School State Championships, he was a finalist in the 200 & 500 freestyles both his Junior and Senior years. As a Junior, Bode was a key part of the state champion 200 & 400 freestyle relays, and helped break the Region II 400 freestyle relay record."
The signing ceremony will take place tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. in the Auditorium at Louisville Collegiate School, 2427 Glenmary Avenue.
Louisville Collegiate School is a JK-12, co-ed independent day school located in the historic Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. For more information, visit loucol.com.
