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Lewis & Clark College

2024-25 Swimming and Diving Roster

Steve Gibbons
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Seth Orensky
Charlie Bastunskiy
Ella Ruark
Larry Stephan
Charlie Bastunskiy
Ella Ruark

Ezra Billings

  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Fairbanks, Alaska
  • High School Northern Michigan University (NCAA DII)
  • Events Free/Fly
  • Major Computer Science and Mathematics

Biography

Swimcloud Bio Page: https://www.swimcloud.com/swimmer/1340793/

2024-25 Awards 

 
2024-25 Northwest Conference Men's Swimmer of the Year
College Sports Communicators: Academic All-District
2025 ELCYS: Joe Huston Award (Athlete of the Year on a Men’s Team) 
Northwest Conference First Team All-Conference: 50 Freestyle – 1st Place – 20.42 
Northwest Conference First Team All-Conference: 100 Freestyle – 1st Place – 44.70 
Northwest Conference First Team All-Conference: 100 Butterfly – 1st Place – 49.25 400 
Northwest Conference First Team All-Conference: 400 Freestyle Relay – 1st Place – 3:03.88
Northwest Conference Second Team All-Conference: 200 Freestyle Relay – 2nd Place –1:24.02
Northwest Conference Men's Swimming Student-Athlete of the Week 11/5
Northwest Conference Men's Swimming Student-Athlete of the Week 11/18
Northwest Conference Men's Swimming Student-Athlete of the Week 11/26
Northwest Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week 1/27
2025 Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete 
 
2024-25 TIMES (FASTEST TIMES LISTED) 
50 Free: 20.42 (NWC Championship Feb 13-16) – 1st in program history
100 Free: 44.66 (NWC Championship Feb 13-16) – 1st in program history
200 Free: 1:48.00 (La Verne Invitational Nov 22-24) 
50 Back: 27.87 (X) (LC vs Pacific Lutheran Jan 25) 
100 Back: 56.70 (LC vs Pacific Lutheran Jan 25) 
50 Breast: 28.75 (La Verne Invitational Nov 22-24) 
100 Breast: 1:00.38 (La Verne Invitational Nov 22-24) – 6th in program history
50 Fly: 22.72 (NWC Championship Feb 13-16)
100 Fly: 49.25 (NWC Championship Feb 13-16) – 1st in program history 
200 Fly: 2:09.14 (Lewis & Clark vs Pacific Nov 8)
 
NOTABLES
  • Put together an incredible first season in Orange and Black 
  • Swam in all 10 meets during his junior campaign 
  • Became the first swimmer in program history to win NWC Men’s Swimmer of the Year after winning all three of his individual events and serving as the lead swimmer for the 400 Freestyle Relay that also won gold  
  • Won the program’s first gold medal at an NWC Championship Meet since 2006 (Justin Lawton, 100 Backstroke)
  • Earned five total All-Conference honors in his first season as a Pioneer 
  • Set the program records for the 50 Free, 100 Free and 100 Fly at the NWC Championship Meet
  • Helped Lewis & Clark set the program records in the 400 Medley Relay (3:27.96), 200 Free Relay (1:24.02) and 400 Free Relay (3:03.88) – with all three coming at the NWC Championship Meet
  • Swam two NCAA B Cut times in the 100 Freestyle (44.66 and 44.70) at the NWC Championship Meet 
  • Posted 14 individual first-place finishes during his first season, including earning at least one win in seven of his eight dual meets 
At Northern Michigan U. (2021-22): Qualified for the DII National Championship Meet as part of the 200 and 400 Medley Relays ... Finished 17th at Nationals in both events ... Named a Scholar-Athlete of the Month for January 2022 ... Helped lead the Wildcats to a second-place finish at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Swimming & Diving Championships ...  Finished in the top-six at the GLIAC Conference Championship in the 50 Free (5th), 100 Free (4th) and 100 Fly (6th) ... Swam on the team with his twin sister Heidi.

Prior to Lewis & Clark: Attended West Valley High School ... Competed for the Stingray Swim Team ... Set the Alaskan State record for the Long Course Meter (LCM) in the 50 Free ...Won the 100 free at the 2019 Alaska High School Swimming and Diving Championships ... Took home first place in the 100 fly at the 2020 Alaska Senior Championships to earn the State Title ... Served as the captain of his high school team ... Member of the Honor Roll.

Why Lewis & Clark?: It has a beautiful campus and awesome professors.