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- Hometown:
- Medina, Ohio
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Medina
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- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
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- Event:
- Free/Back
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- Club Team:
- Swim United
Bio
Career Best Times
| Event | Time | Meet | Year |
| 200-yard Backstroke | 1:45.64 | UAA Championships | 2023-24 |
| 100-yard Backstroke | 0:46.61 | NCAA Championships | 2024-25 |
| 200-yard IM | 1:45.50 | NCAA Championships | 2024-25 |
| 100-yard Freestyle | 0:44.18 | NCAA Championships | 2024-25 |
| 100-yard Butterfly | 46.44 | Total Performance Invite | 2024-25 |
Awards and Accolades
- All-America Award for 200-yard IM (1st), 100-yard backstroke (1st), 100-yard butterfly (4th), 400-yard medley relay (1st), 200-yard medley relay (3rd), 200-yard freestyle relay (4th), 400-yard freestyle relay (4th)
- CSC Academic All-America First Team in 2024-25
- CSC Academic All-District Team in 2024-25
- CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team in 2024-25
- UAA All-Academic 2024-25
- UAA Champion in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard backstroke in 2024-25
- All-UAA Second Team in 100-yard butterfly in 2024-25
- All-UAA Third Team in 200-yard medley relay in 2024-25
- CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team in 2023-24
- All-America in the 100-yard backstroke (2nd), 200-yard IM (3rd), 200-yard backstroke (7th) and 200-yard freestyle relay (5th place)
- All-America Second Team in the 400-yard medley relay (9th), 400-yard freestyle relay (9th) and 800-yard freestyle relay (10th)
- Set eight school records in 2023-24: 100-yard freestyle (44.51), 100-yard backstroke (47.04), 200-yard backstroke (1:45.64), 200-yard IM (1:46.26), 200-yard freestyle relay (1:19.72), 400-yard freestyle relay (2:58.29), 800-yard freestyle relay (6:36.17) and 400-yard medley relay (3:13.22)
- All-UAA Second Team in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard freestyle relay in 2023-24
- All-UAA Third Team in the 200-yard backstroke, 400-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard medley relay in 2023-24
News Mentions
Men's Swimming and Diving Honored by CSCAA for Academics
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team was honored by the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) with a Team...
July 6, 2026
Morford Repeats as CSC Academic All-America First Team Selection
Junior Brayden Morford of the Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving athletes has been named to the Academic All-America® men's...
April 29, 2026
Four from Men's Swimming and Diving Honored on CSC Academic All-District Team
Four Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving student-athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-Distr...
April 7, 2026
Tartans Place 7th at NCAA Championships
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team finished the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in seventh...
March 21, 2026
Morford is 100 yard Backstroke Champion for Second Straight Year
The Carnegie Mellon University men’s swimming and diving team continued competition at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving...
March 20, 2026
Tartans Capture Two All-America Finishes on Second Day of NCAA Championships
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team continued competition at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championship...
March 19, 2026
Tartans Begin NCAA Championships with All-America Finishes
The Carnegie Mellon University men’s swimming and diving team began competition at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving...
March 18, 2026
Eleven Tartans Set for NCAA Championships Meet
Eleven Carnegie Mellon University men's swimmers have earned the right to compete at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships....
March 2, 2026
Tartans Place Fifth at UAA Championships
The Carnegie Mellon University men’s swimming and diving team placed fifth at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Swimming and Diving...
February 14, 2026
Tartans Move Into Fourth Place at UAA Championships
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team finished the third day of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Swimming and...
February 13, 2026
Deshpande Claims All-UAA Status on Second Day of UAA Championships
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team finished the second day of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Swimming and...
February 12, 2026
Tartans Begin Run for UAA Championship
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team began the University Athletic Association (UAA) Swimming and Diving Championships on...
February 11, 2026
Tartans Top Calvin in Last Home Meet of the Season
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team hosted Calvin University for a dual meet to end the regular season and won 170-128.
January 31, 2026
Tartans Set Pool Records at Home Western PA Invitational
The Carnegie Mellon University men’s swimming and diving team competed at the two-day Western Pennsylvanian Invitational on Friday, January...
January 24, 2026
Tartans Win Five Events in Dual with Denison
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team began the second semester with a dual meet at home against Denison University, on...
January 17, 2026
Tartans Set Another Record on Last Night of Kenyon Invite
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team finished competition at the Kenyon College Total Performance Invitational on...
November 22, 2025
Tartans Win Five of Seven Events at Kenyon Invitational
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming team competed at the Kenyon College Total Performance Invitational on Friday, November 21. The...
November 21, 2025
Tartans Set Two School Records on First Day of Kenyon Total Performance Invitational
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team competed in the first day of the Total Performance Invitational at Kenyon College on...
November 20, 2025
Tartans Top Gettysburg for Third Dual-Meet Win
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team won against Gettysburg College on Saturday, November 8 at home. The Tartans came out...
November 9, 2025
Nine Victories, Including Three Sweeps Lead Tartans Past Case Western Reserve
The Carnegie Mellon University men’s swimming and diving team traveled to compete against Case Western Reserve University on Saturday,...
November 1, 2025
Tartans Cruise Past Washington & Lee in First Dual Meet of the Season
The Carnegie Mellon University men’s swimming and diving team continued its season at Washington and Lee University on Saturday, October 18....
October 18, 2025
Tartans Have Early Success at Pitt Relay Meet
The Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team opened the 2025-26 season at the University of Pittsburgh for a relay meet against...
October 11, 2025