Skip To Main Content

Arcadia University Athletics

Official Site of the Arcadia University Knights

2019-20 Men's Swimming Roster

OneMoreShot.com
Arcadia Athletics
Arcadia Athletics
Arcadia Athletics
Arcadia Athletics
Arcadia Athletics
Arcadia Athletics
Arcadia Athletics

Mark Preedy

Mark Preedy

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Breaststroke/Utility
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 170
  • Hometown:
    Southampton, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    William Tennent
  • Major:
    Computer Science

Summary

Biography

Honors: 2017-18 - First Team All-MAC 800 Freestyle Relay... Second Team All-MAC 100 Breaststroke... Second Team All-MAC 200 Breaststroke... Second Team All-MAC 200 Freestyle Relay... Second Team All-MAC 400 Freestyle Relay... 2016-17 - MAC Silver Medalist as a member of the program record-setting 200 Freestyle Relay (1:25.98) and 400 Freestyle Relay (3:10.52)… Second-Team All-MAC with a fifth-place finish in the 100 Breaststroke (59.56) and a sixth-place finish in the 50 Freestyle (21.88)… Second-Team All-MAC as a member of the fourth-place and program record-setting 200 Medley Relay (1:36.26).

2019-20: Raced to three top-five finishes at the 2020 MAC Championships; including fourth in the 100-yd breaststroke (58.43), fourth in the 100-yd freestyle (47.34), and fifth in the 50-yd freestyle (21.48) … His times in the 50-yd free and 100-yd breast marked season-bests, while his 100-yd free time was a personal best … Was part of the 200-yd medley relay team that broke the program record at the MAC Championships (1:35.99) … Won three events in the Immaculata/Wilkes tri-meet … Won the 50-yd free against King’s (11/16) and was the runner-up in two other events … Raced to a pair of victories in the Stevenson dual meet (1/25) … Won the 100-yd free in the regular season finale at Elizabethtown (1/31).

2017-18: Placed first in the 200 medley relay (1:43.87) at Hood (10/14)… Took first in the 200 medley relay (1:41.83) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:32.45), and finished third in the 100 backstroke (1:00.98) against Wilkes (10/20)… Finished second in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.57) at Ramapo (10/21)… Claimed second in the 400 medley relay (3:46.49) and the 200 breaststroke (2:20.37), and finished third in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.06) in a tri-meet against Misericordia and FDU – Florham (10/28)… Was part of the squad that set a new Lenox Pool record in the 400 freestyle (3:17.61) against Albright (11/4)… Helped the team to touch the wall first in the 800 freestyle relay (7:19.84) and finished third in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.52) and the 200 breaststroke (2:17.76) at the Diamond City Invitational (11/18)… Picked up a third place finish in the “B” finals of the 200 IM (2:01.75) at the TCNJ Invitational (12/1)… Claimed two second place finishes in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.90) and the 100 freestyle (49.87) while placing third in the 200 IM (2:07.98) in the program’s first ever win over Widener (1/20)… Was the top finisher for Arcadia in the first 50 breaststroke event in program history (28.56) at Division I La Salle (1/26)… Grabbed the top spot in the 200 freestyle (1:48.99) and the 100 freestyle (49.48) against Stevenson (1/27)… Was part of the squad that placed first and set a new program record in the 800 freestyle relay (6:54.09) in the first day of the MAC Championships (2/15)… Set a new program record in the 100 breaststroke preliminaries (58.62), going on to win silver in the finals; got the team’s second relay championship in the 400 medley relay (3:28.81) and claimed sixth in the 50 freestyle to qualify for the “A” Final, placing sixth (21.64) in that event on day two of the MAC Championships (2/16)… Placed second in the 200 breaststroke finals (2:07.41) on the last day of the MAC Championships (2/18).

2016-17: Also placed 11th in the 200 Breaststroke (2:15.42) at MACs… Scored in three individual events and two relays at the ECAC Winter Championships as Arcadia placed 6th of 11 overall and was first among Division III teams… Scored in three individual events and four relays as Arcadia won the Diamond City Invitational.

High School: 2016 graduate of William Tennent High School, where he was coached by Jamie Forlini… Named Team MVP while earning All-District and All-State honors… Was also a Courrier Times First-Team All-Star.
 
Personal: Son of Barbara and Robert Preedy… Has one brother, Matt, and one sister, Megan.

Media Highlights

There is no related content available.

Videos Snapshot
  • snapshot video snapshot video

Headlines Snapshot
  • snapshot stories
Photos Snapshot

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First-Year

    Freestyle
    6'1" 160 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Freestyle
    6'1" 160 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    Breaststroke/Utility
    6'1" 170 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    Breaststroke/Utility
    6'1" 170 lbs