Army West Point Athletics
2015-16 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Austin Kong
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Allen, Texas
- High School:
- Allen
2015-16: Named to the 2016 Academic All-Patriot League team … competed for Army at the Patriot League Championships where he posted two career-best times … placed eighth in the 100 fly (48.45) and 16th in the 50 free (20.85) to close-out his career with lifetime best times … now ranks sixth in Army’s All-Time Top-10 Times list … also competed in the 100 breast where he touched the wall in 56.86 to place 14th … was a member of the second-place medley relay teams at the league meet … had a career-best first-place performance in the 100 IM (51.89) versus UMass and in the 200 fly (1:59.84) during the tri-meet against Colgate and Lafayette … won the 100 fly opposite Lehigh and against Bucknell.
2014-15: Placed fifth in the 100 fly at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 48.73 … finished 16th in the 100 breast (57.01) and 17th in the 50 free (21.10) … swam in exhibition events at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships … clocked two career-best times … touched the wall in 56.46 in the 100 breast … finished the 100 free in 47.03 … won the 100 fly in the dual-meet opposite Bucknell … placed second in the 100 fly in the tri-meet with Buffalo and Michigan State … finished third in the 100 breast in the dual-meet at UMass.
2013-14: 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll ... swam a 20.83 in the 50-free and a 49.95 in the 100-fly at the Army-Navy meet ... completed the 100-breast in 57.28 at the Bucknell Invitational.
2012-13: Spent his sophomore year competing in the 100 butterfly and 100 breast...recorded a fifth place finish in the meet versus Lehigh touching the wall at 54.72...posted two top-10 finishes in the 100 breast and 100 butterfly at Bucknell (Jan. 12)...clocked a personal-best time of 50.79 in the 100 butterfly at Navy (Dec.6)...swam in the 100 breast and butterfly in the tri-meet against LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)...had two fourth-place finishes in his respective races versus UConn (Oct. 26)...performed well at the Big Brown Invitational (Dec. 2)...clocked in at 57.28 in the 100 breast for a first-place finish...recorded a personal-best time and a second place finish in the 100 butterfly touching the wall at 50.70.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Allen High School in 2012 with four school records ... surpassed previous school standards in the 100 fly, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay ... named UIL District 7-5A Championships Male Athlete of the Meet as a senior ... selected to the all-district first team following junior and senior seasons ... collected all-region and all-state honors as a senior ... tabbed team MVP following standout senior campaign ... named school's Junior Class Swimmer of the Year and Senior Class Swimmer of the Year in consecutive seasons ... member of the National Honor Society ... member of the National Spanish Honor Society ... named a Scholastic All-American.
PERSONAL: Earned Air Assault wings … serves as a Protestant Sunday School teacher … tutor for the College Reading and Learning Association … participates in the Korean-American Relations Seminar … did an internship at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and CTLT at Fort Hood with Signal Corps last summer … dream job is an NBA GM … Company I-3 … majoring in Electrical Engineering.
