Nick Orf

Class:
Senior
Position:
Butterfly/IM
Hometown:
Chesterfield, Mo.
High School:
Parkway Central HS

2016-17 Senior Season:Â Academic All-Big Ten Team - improved to 1:46.37 in the 200-yard fly at the 2017 Big Ten Championships - earned a 48.45 in the 100-yard fly at the 2017 Big Ten Championships - clinched first place in the 200-yard fly with a 1:50.63 against North Dakota - improved to 1:50.23 in the 200-yard fly at the Minnesota Invitational - earned two, top-two finishes at the Jean Freeman Invitational: 100-yard fly (48.99) and 200-yard fly (1:47.99).

2015-16 Junior Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten - At the 2016 Big Ten Championships, Orf placed 12th in the 200 fly, 30th in the 100 fly and 47th in the 500 free - Tallied 15 top-five finishes during the regular season - Swept the men's butterfly events at North Dakota - Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week after winning the 200 fly against Florida.

2014-15 Sophomore Season: At the 2015 Big Ten Championships, Orf finished 16th in the 200 fly, 33rd in the 400 IM and 38th in the 500 free (2/26-2/28) - Placed 3rd in the 400 IM at the 2015 Minnesota Challenge (2/7) - Took 3rd in the 200 fly and 6th in the 100 fly against Purdue and Northwestern (1/30-1/31) - Finished 3rd in the 200 fly and 5th in the 100 fly at N.C. State (1/23-1/24) - Placed 3rd in the 200 fly at Hawaii (1/7) - At the 2014 Jean K. Freeman Invite, Orf took 8th in the 100 back, 10th in the 500 free and 29th in the 100 free (12/5-12/6) - During the 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Minneapolis, he finished 8th in the 200 fly, 16th in the 100 fly and 42nd in the 200 IM (11/20-11/22) - Finished 6th in the 100 fly and 8th in the 200 fly at Florida (11/8) - Took 2nd in both the 100 and 200 fly events against Iowa (10/31) - Placed 4th in the 1000 free vs. North Dakota (10/24) - Finished 4th in the 200 fly and 7th in the 100 fly against Wisconsin (10/17) - At Arizona State, Orf placed 1st in the 200 fly and 2nd in the 100 fly (10/4).

2013-2014 Freshman Season: First-year letterwinner -Â Placed 8th in the 200 fly (1:44.89), finished 27th in the 100 fly (48.45), and finished 41st in the 500 free (4:29.84) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (02/27-03/01)- Placed 6th in the 200 free (1:43.87) and 5th in the 400 IM (4:07.88) at the Minnesota Challenge (02/08)- Placed 5th in the 100 fly (50.50) and 2nd in the 200 fly (1:49.20) vs. Purdue and Wisconsin-Madison (01/31-02/01)- Placed 4th in the 100 fly (49.62) and 2nd in the 200 fly (1:47.17) vs. NC State (01/24)- Completed the 100 free with a time of 48.12, placed 2nd in the 100 backstroke (52.88), placed 5th in the 400 IM (4:08.96), and completed the 200 free with a time of 1:43.37 at the Jean Freeman Invitational (12/06-12/07)- Placed 2nd in the 200 IM (1:54.39), placed 4th in the 200 fly (1:47.15), and placed 1st in the 100 fly (49.40) at the Minnsota Grand Prix (11/14-11/16)- Placed 2nd in the 100 fly (50.13) and placed 2nd in the 200 fly (1:48.63) vs. Iowa (11/01)- Placed 2nd in the 100 fly (50.36) and 1st in the 200 fly (1:50.75) vs. Wisconsin (10/18-10/19).

High School: Graduate of Parkway Central High School (2013) - swam for high school under instruction of Kevin Mabie - four year letter-winner in Swimming - swam for club coaches Colin Kennedy and Thom Bick - received All-American awards from 2011 to 2013 - All-State in 200 Medley Relay from 2010 to 2012 - All-State in 100 fly from 2010 to 2012 - All-State in 400 free relay from 2009 to 2012 - All-State in 200 individual medley from 2011-2012 - Scholastic All-American - enters freshman season with a long course time of 2:02.3 in the 200 fly and 1:47 short course time.

Personal: Born March 15, 1995 - son of Pat and Garry Orf - has one younger sister Maggie - majoring in computer engineering