Valparaiso University

2025-26: Set program records in the 50 back (23.08) and the 100 back (49.69) as a freshman ... also held the 200 back record briefly during the MVC Championships before closing the season second in program history (1:49.71) ... swam leadoff leg of program record-setting 200 medley ... led off three other relay squads which rank among the top four in program history in their respective events ... ranked third on the team with 25 individual points scored at the MVC Championships ... qualified for 'B' finals in the 100 back and the 200 back, placing 14th and 15th, respectively ... named MVC Freshan of the Week Oct. 8 after opening his Valpo career by winning the 100 IM and the 200 IM in a dual meet victory against Eastern Illinois, cracking the program's top-10 charts in both events in his first collegiate swims. 

Prep: A four-year letterwinner ... earned First Team All-State honors as a senior ... helped team claim pair of conference championships ... member of state meet qualifying relay squad as a senior ... named Team MVP as a senior after previously earning team Most Improved award twice and Freshman of the Year ... posted top times of 23.44 in the 50 back, 50.63 in the 100 back, 1:50.97 in the 200 back, 22.56 in the 50 free, 48.71 in the 100 free, 1:49.10 in the 200 free and 53.55 in the 100 fly ... also earned three letters apiece in cross country and track & field ... was named Freshman of the Year in both cross country and track & field ... swam club most recently for Firestone Akron Swim Team after previously swimming for Green YMCA and Cuyahoga Falls YMCA ... a USA Futures qualifier.

Personal: Son of Ken and Cara Smesko ... major is engineering.