Pat Mugavin

Position:
Distance/Free
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Northport, N.Y.
High School:
Northport HS

2005-06: Helped the 800 free relay team finish second and swam the 1650 free, 500 free, and 200 free at the Big East Championships ... Won the 1000 free against Villanova ... Finished first in both the 1000 and 500 free at Seton Hall ... Took second in the 1000 and 500 free at UConn ... Won the 1000 anf 500 Free against West Virginia ... Won the 500-freestyle (4:41.01) and finished third in the 200-butterfly (1:57.43) at the Yale Nutmeg Invitational ... Helped the 800-freestyle relay team finish second at the Nike Cup ... Was second in the 500-freestyle (4:47.50) and third in the 1000-freestyle and 400-freestyle against Pittsburgh ... Swam to a second place finish in the 500-freestyle (4:46.10) at the Army Invitational ... Claimed titles in the 500-free (4:47.28) and 1,000-free (9:58.28) against Colgate.

2004-05: Led the team in distance swimming at the BIG EAST Championship...recorded a ninth-place finish in the 1,650 freestyle with a personal-best time of 15:51.91...finished 10th in the 500 freestyle with a season-best time of 4:32.01...also scored points for the Orange in the 200 freestyle with a 13th-place finish and a season-best time of 1:42.17...placed sixth at the Nike Cup in the 1,650 freestyle...tallied seven other first-place finishes in dual-meet action throughout the course of the season...BIG EAST Academic All-Star...Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.

2003-04: Received the team's Coaches Choice award as the most improved swimmer on the men's team...scored points for Syracuse at the BIG EAST Championship in three events...came in seventh place in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:31.46...competed with the 800 freestyle relay that placed fourth with a time of 6:42.67...came in sixth place in the 1,650 freestyle, posting a time of 15:49.34, a season top time for the Orange...had a team top time at Seton Hall in the 1,000 freestyle, finishing first with a time of 9:36.98...placed first at Seton Hall in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:39.82...had strong performances at West Virginia, capturing first place in the 1,000 freestyle and 500 freestyle with times of 9:42.59 and 4:40.74, respectively...started the season off strong at Colgate, coming in second place in both the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle.

2002-03: Swam his fastest times of the season at the BIG EAST Championship...helped SU's 800 freestyle relay to a fifth-place finish with a time of 6:44.07...also competed in the 200 freestyle (1:41.77), the 500 freestyle (4:35.41) and the 1,650 freestyle (16:10.97) at the conference meet...posted three first-place finishes in the 1,000 freestyle in dual-meet competition against St. Bonaventure, Colgate and Villanova.

High School: Captured third place in the 200 freestyle at the New York State Championship his senior year with a time of 1:44.86...finished fourth at the Northeast Sectionals in the 500 freestyle (4:33.64)...his top time in the 1,000 freestyle his senior year was 9:30.05, which earned him a seventh-place finish at the Northeast Sectionals...his career-best time in the 1,650 freestyle was 16:08.58...his personal-best in the 200 freestyle was 1:42.93...served as captain of the Northport High School swim team his senior year...swam for the Long Island Aquatic Club from 1998-2002...earned all-county honors in the 200 and 500 freestyle...named All-Long Island in the 500 freestyle...won his team's coaches and MVP awards in 2002...member of the jazz band, symphonic winds and tour choir.

Personal: Born March 31, 1984 in Huntington, N.Y. ...son of Ronald and Mary Jo Mugavin...has three brothers and two sisters...majoring in philosophy.