Drew Kistler

Photo by: Christopher Mitchell

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Breast/IM
Hometown:
Spokane, Wash.
High School:
Mt. Spokane HS

2023-24 Sophomore Season: First Chance Meet: placed second in the 100 breast (54.59) and 200 IM (1:51.31) and fourth in the 200 breast (1:59.68)... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: finished seventh in the 100 breast (54.78)... Tampa Dual: came in eighth in both the 100 breast (59.85) and 200 breast (2:14.11)... Minnesota Invite: finished 19th in the 200 breast (2:03.19), 20th in the 100 breast (55.68) and 38th in the 200 IM (1:52.73)... Wisconsin Dual: came in seventh in the 100 breast (57.21)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: placed third in the 100 breast (57.18)... SMU Dual: captured sixth in the 100 breast (56.01) and eighth in the 200 breast (2:07.61)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: got third in the 100 breast (57.22)

2022-23 Freshman Season: First Chance Meet: earned second in the 100 breast (55.38), third in the 200 breast (2:02.40) and 59th in the 50 free (25.24) ... Minnesota Invite: came in 23rd in the 100 breast finals (55.11), 32nd in the 200 breast finals (2:04.28) and 74th in the 50 free prelims (21.15); also part of the 200 medley relay that came in 14th (1:27.81) and the 200 free relay that was 19th (1:21.92) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took ninth in the 50 free (21.77); also part of the 200 medley relay that took second (1:30.68) and the 400 free relay that competed in an exhibition (3:08.91) ... SMU Dual: finished second in the 100 breast (57.01) and fifth in the 200 breast (2:08.48); also part of the 400 medley relay that finished third (3:20.43), the 200 medley relay that was fourth (1:31.70) and the 200 free relay that was fifth (1:24.84)... South Dakota Dual: made collegiate debut against South Dakota by placing fourth in the 100 breast (57.81) and 200 breast (2:10.83), helping the 200 medley relay (1:31.58) to a second-place finish and swimming the 200 IM (1:57.78) in an exhibition

Prep: Attended Mt. Spokane High School … swam at the club level for the Spokane Waves Aquatic Team since 2011 …owns nine club records in short course yards and seven in long course meters … competed at Summer Juniors and Winter Juniors … twice named Swimmer of the Year at the team banquet

Personal: Parents are Juli and Mike Kistler … has one younger sister, Jena … hobbies include video games and volleyball … can solve almost any rubik's cube

Why Minnesota: "The amazing facilities, teammates, coaching staff, and scenery around the campus."