The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015-16 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Newkirk, Jeff
Diving
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Breast/Fly
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Diving
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Back/IM
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Back/Fly/Free
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Mid. Dist. Free
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Free/Fly
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Fly/Back/IM
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Backstroke
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Freestyle
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Backstroke
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Breast/IM
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Back/Fly
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Sprint Free
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Mid. Dist. Free
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Dist. Free/IM
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Breast/IM
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Breast/IM
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Mid. Dist. Free
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Distance Free
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Breast/IM
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Diving
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Free/Fly
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Back/Free/IM
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Butterfly
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Backstroke
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Free/Fly
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Breaststroke
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Fly/IM
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Jeff Newkirk
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chesterfield, Va.
- High School:
- Matoaca
- Major:
- Economics
Bio
- 2019 NCAA champion (800 free relay)
- Four-time All-American
- Three-time honorable mention All-American
- NCAA, American and U.S. Open record holder (800 free relay)
- Three-time Big 12 champion
- 2017, 18 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
- 2019 Academic All-Big 12 (second team)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
200 back: 1:40.12/2:05.74
200 free: 1:32.19/1:47.80
500 free: 4:15.99
AS A SENIOR (2018-2019)
- Placed seventh in the 200 freestyle (1:32.46/1:32.19p) and took fifth in the consolation final of the 200 backstroke (1:40.67/1:40.42p) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Drew Kibler, Austin Katz and Townley Haas to win the 800 free relay (6:05.08/1:31.91 third leg) at the NCAA Championships
- Placed fourth in the 200 free (1:34.99/1:36.05p) and 200 back (1:43.43/1:44.11p) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Drew Kibler, Austin Katz and Townley Haas to win the 800 free relay (6:15.61/1:34.84 third leg) at the Big 12 Championships
- Placed third in the 200 free (1:33.57/1:33.95p), fourth in the 200 back (1:41.32/1:43.62p) and eighth in the 500 free (4:23.02/4:17.60p) at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational
AS A JUNIOR (2017-2018)
- Finished sixth in the "B" final of the 200 freestyle (1:48.01/1:47.80 prelim) and competed in the 100 freestyle (49.81 prelim) at USA Nationals
- Joined Townley Haas, Jonathan Roberts and Austin Katz to place third in the 800 free relay (6:07.59/1:32.58 second leg) at the NCAA Championships
- Won the "B" final of the 200 freestyle (1:33.15/1:33.28 prelim) and competed in the 500 freestyle (4:16.52 prelim) and 200 backstroke (1:40.81 prelim) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Austin Katz, Jonathan Roberts and Townley Haas to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:16.78/1:32.80 leadoff) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Townley Haas, Brett Ringgold and Tate Jackson to win the 400 free relay (2:48.35/42.75 third leg) at the Big 12 Championships
- Placed second in the 200 free (1:33.69/1:34.73 prelim), fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:42.02/1:42.75 prelim) and fifth in the 500 free (4:19.74/4:19.24 prelim) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 100 backstroke (47.85) and took second in the 500 freestyle (4:24.83) against TCU
- Finished fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:48.94) and sixth in the 100 backstroke (49.70) at Arizona
- Placed fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:39.05) at Arizona State
- Took third in the 200 free (1:39.41) and competed in the 200 backstroke (1:47.50) against Auburn
- Placed sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:34.15/1:35.17 prelim), seventh in the 200 backstroke (1:42.19/1:42.70 prelim) and sixth in the "B" final of the 500 freestyle (4:21.75/4:22.44 prelim) at the Texas Invitational
- Took second in the 200 backstroke (1:47.17) and third in the 200 free (1:38.74) at North Carolina
- Finished fourth in the 200 free (1:39.00) and fifth in the 500 free (4:33.12) at NC State
- Placed second in the 200 freestyle (1:38.96) and seventh in the 500 freestyle (4:37.88) at Texas A&M
- Took 10th in the 500 freestyle (4:35.90) and competed in the 200 freestyle (1:39.28/1:41.96) and 200 backstroke (1:48.07) against Florida and Indiana
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-2017)
- Joined Jack Conger, Clark Smith and Townley Haas to place second in the 800 freestyle relay (6:08.61/1:33.25 split) at the NCAA Championships
- Placed 15th in the 200 freestyle (1:33.88/1:33.58 prelim), 32nd in the 100 freestyle (43.27) and 42nd in the 500 freestyle (4:21.20) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Jack Conger, Clark Smith and Townley Haas to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:12.59/1:32.62 split) at the Big 12 Championships
- Placed second in the 200 freestyle (1:34.02), third in the 500 freestyle (4:15.99) and fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:43.11) at the Big 12 Championships
- Placed second in the 200 freestyle (1:38.10) and in the 200 backstroke (1:48.01) against Arizona
- Placed sixth in the 200 frestyle (1:38.34) and in the 500 freestyle (4:34.16) against Georgia
- Placed second in the 500 freestyle (4:29.39) and third in the 200 freestyle (1:37.29) against Auburn
- Placed second in the 500 freestyle “D” final (4:23.81), won the consolation round of the 200 freestyle, placed sixth in the consolation round of the 100 backstroke (48.04), and won the consolation round of the 200 backstroke (1:44.48) in the Texas Invitational
- Placed sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:38.16) and sixth in the 500 freestyle (4:29.28) against NC State.
- Placed fourth in the 400-meter freestyle (4:05.95) and sixth in the 200-meter freestyle (1:53.94) against Indiana and Florida
- Placed fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.65) and seventh in the 500-yard freestyle (4:30.90) against Indiana and Florida
AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16)
- Finished second in the 200 backstroke (1:48.42) and third in the 200 freestyle (1:40.44) against TCU
- Placed fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:52.23) and fifth in the 1000 freestyle (9:48.54) against Arizona
- Took sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:41.23) against Georgia
- Placed third in the 500 freestyle “B” final (4:22.35/4:23.12), third in the 200 freestyle “B” final (1:35.86/1:36.83p) and third in the 100 freestyle “B” final (44.46/44.49p) at the Texas Invitational
- Finished sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:40.85) and eighth in the 100 freestyle (46.76) against North Carolina State
- Took fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:39.56) and completed a 500 freestyle exhibition (4:32.90) against North Carolina
- Placed seventh in the 200m freestyle (1:54.92) and completed a 400m freestyle exhibition (4:10.69) against Florida and Indiana
- Completed a 200 backstroke exhibition (1:52.56) against Florida and Indiana
PERSONAL
• Interested in Business.
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