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2017-18 Men's Swimming and Diving

Dougie Kogut

  • Height 5-11
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Glen Burnie, Md.
  • High School Glen Burnie
  • Event Fly, Back
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
50-Free - 21.60
100-Free - 47.41
200-Free - 1:38.56
500-Free - 4:36.52
100-Back - 50.74
200-Back - 1:47.35
100-Fly - 49.09
200-Fly - 1:47.28

2017-18: All-American (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay) … Honorable Mention All-American (200 Back) … NCAA Qualifier … NEWMAC Champion (200 Free, 400 Free Relay) … NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference (200 Back) … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … NEWMAC Men’s Relay Team of the Week (12/4) … broke the program record and the NEWMAC open record in the 800 free relay at the 2018 NCAA Division III National Championship … additionally finished fifth with the 400 free relay team (2:59.22), fifth in the 400 medley relay (3:16.19), ninth in the 200 back (1:47.39), 17th in the 200 free (1:39.48) and 21st in the 200 fly (1:50.35) at Nationals … at the NEWMAC Championship, claimed the league title in the 200 free (1:39.88) and the 400 free relay (3:00.18) … also finished as runner up in the 200 back (1:49.05) and third in the 500 free (4:36.52), eighth in the 200 free relay (1:24.33) and eighth in the 400 medley relay (3:21.66) … at the MIT Winter Invitational, finished first in the 400 free relay (2:59.56), first in the 800 free relay (6:38.79), first in the 400 medley relay (3:17.58), third in the 200 back (1:50.27), seventh in the 200 fly (1:50.34) … during the regular season, won three events and finished third or better 20 different times … swam nine NCAA “B” cut times as a senior.

2016-17:
All-American (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay) … Honorable Mention All-American (100 fly) … NEWMAC Champion (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay) … NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference (200 fly) … CSCAA Scholar All-American … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … CollegeSwimming.com Division III Preseason All-American … broke the NEWMAC meet record in the 800 free relay with a time of 6:41.11 and then a month later broke the NEWMAC open record in the same event at the NCAA Division III Championship with a time of 6:39.24 for sixth place and All-America honors … during the regular season set a pair of pool record at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy including in the 400 medley relay (3:28.18) and the 400 free relay (3:08.77) … also set personal bests in the 200 free (1:40.02) as a member of the 800 free relay at NCAAs and in the 100 back (50.74) at the MIT Winter Invitational … at the NCAA Championship, took third place with the 400 free relay team (2:58.77) and finished 15th in the 100 fly (49.22) for All-America and Honorable Mention All-America accolades, respectively … additionally during prelims at NCAAs, finished 17th in the 200 fly (1:50.58) and 25th in the 200 back (1:50.71) … claimed the NEWMAC title in both the 400 free relay (3:00.16) and the 800 free relay (6:41.11) and took home Second Team All-Conference honors in the 200 fly with a time of 1:50.86 … also swam to third place in the 100 fly (49.38) and tenth in the 200 back (2:03.70) at the league championship … at the MIT Winter Invitational, touched the wall second with the 200 medley relay team (1:31.95), fourth with the 400 medley relay team (3:24.11) and fourth with the 400 free relay team (3:06.21) … individually placed third in the 200 back (1:49.04) and fifth in the 100 back (50.74) at the Invite … during regular season dual meets, earned 20 top-5 finishes in his respective events and claimed three wins two of which came against Coast Guard on January 7th and the other against Springfield in the season opener … individually swam 11 NCAA “B” cut times as a junior.

2015-16: NCAA National Champion (200-fly) ... All-American (200-fly, 400 Free Relay) ... Honorable Mention All-American (200-back) ... NEWMAC Champion (800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200-back, 400 Free Relay) ... NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference (200 Medley Relay) ... CSCAA Scholar All-American … at the NCAA Division III National Championship (3/16-19), became the sixth men’s individual swimmer to win a national title as he touched the wall in 1:47.28 to seal the 200-fly championship … also earned All-America honors as part of the 400-free relay as they finished second in 2:58.64 and Honorable Mention All-America accolades in the 200-back as he touched the wall ninth (first in the consolation final) in 1:47.35 … at the NEWMAC Championship (2/18-21), claimed the league title with the 800-free relay team (6:43.92), the 400-medley relay team (3:20.09), the 200-back (1:48.01 – a meet record) and with the 400-free relay team (2:59.80 – a pool record) … also at the league championship, finished second in the 200-medley relay (1:31.56) and fourth in the 100-fly (49.53) … at the MIT Winter Invitational (12/4-6), came in first place with the 800-free relay team (6:45.36), first in the 200-fly (1:49.27), second in the 200-free (1:40.16), fourth with the 200-medley relay team (1:31.85), fourth in the 200-back (1:50.75) and fifth with the 400-medley relay team (3:22.85) … individually swam 15 NCAA “B” cut times as a sophomore.  

2014-15: NCAA Qualifier … NEWMAC Co-Swimmer of the Year ... NEWMAC Rookie of the Year ... NEWMAC Champion (100-fly, 200-fly, 200-back) ... NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference (800 Free Relay) ... CSCAA Scholar All-American … at the NCAA Division III National Championship (3/18-21), finished 17th in the prelims of the 200-back (1:48.73), 17th in the prelims of the 200-fly (1:50.25) and 40th in the prelims of the 100-fly (50.42) … at the NEWMAC Championship (2/19-22), clinched the league title in the 100-fly (49.10), the 200-fly (1:49.79 – a meet record) and the 200-back (1:48.41 - a meet record) … also was the runner in the 800-free relay as the leadoff swimmer in 6:47.94 for Second Team All-Conference honors … additionally took eighth (first in the “B” final) in the 400-medley relay in 3:20.43 at the NEWMAC Championship … at the MIT Winter Invitational (12/5-7), touched the wall first in the 200-back (1:49.00), second with the 800-free relay team (6:45.72), second in the 200-fly (1:50.37) and third in the 100-back (51.00) … individually swam 17 NCAA “B” cut times as a freshman.

Out of the Pool at MIT: Majoring in computer science with a concentration in French ... software engineering intern with Vertica … Pursuing Master of Engineering Degree in Computer Science w/ concentration in computer systems at MIT … worked in LMP on web platform to deploy algorithms available to any user on any operating system ... Baker House Webmaster.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Glen Burnie High School … Scholastic All-American… team record in backstroke and 100 fly … qualified for Winter Nationals … competed for Severna Park YMCA … career-best in 100 fly: 49.98 … career-best in 200 backstroke: 1:48.79 … career-best in 400 IM: 4:06.30 … National Honor Society … Math Team … National AP Scholar. 

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Junior

    Fly, Back
    5'11"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Fly, Back
    5'11"