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04/24/2013
Nine Jackets Named To All-ACC Academic Team
Senior Brandon Makinson is a four-time honoree
03/31/2013
Tech Wraps Up NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championship
The Jackets were 27th in the 400 free relay
03/29/2013
Eric Chiu Swims 100 Fly At NCAA Championship
Chiu finished 27th overall in the 100 fly
03/28/2013
Kosic's 100 Back Record Highlights Day 1 Of NCAA Championship
The sophomore broke a four-year-old Tech record
03/17/2013
#STINGDAILY: Closing Argument
Senior Eric Chiu looks for big career finish at next weekend's NCAAs
03/29/2013
NCAA Men's Swimming Championship (Day 1)
Photos by Steve Colquitt
01/15/2012
GT vs. Florida State and NC State
Photos by Sam Morgan
**2011-12 ACC All-Academic Team
**2012 United States Olympic Trials qualifier
In Tech's Record Book
50 Free (5th), 19.80
100 Free (1st), 43.23
200 Free (3rd), 1:37.15
100 Fly (3rd), 47.76
200 Free Relay (2nd), 1:19.09
400 Free Relay (2nd), 2:55.56
800 Free Relay (6th), 6:35.78
400 Medley Relay (8th), 3:18.90
As A Freshman In 2011-12: Tied diver Brandon Makinson for a team-leading 10 individual event victories... Broke the school's 100 free record with a time of 43.23 at the Ohio State Last Chance Meet in early March... Was the only freshman swimmer in the ACC to score in both the 50 and the 100 free at the ACC Championship... Scored points in all three individual events he entered... Sprinted to a fifth-place finish in the 50 free at the ACC Championship in a season-best time of 19.80 that ranks fifth on Tech's all-time list... Was also fifth in the 100 free in 43.46 - the second-fastest time in Tech history... Claimed an 11th-place finish in the 100 fly in 47.76, which stands as the third-fasted time in Tech's books... His 200 free to lead off the 800 free relay (1:19.09) at the ACC Championship ranks third on Tech's all-time list - that relay was clocked in 6:35.78 to rank sixth all-time at Tech and finish seventh at the ACC Championship... Kosic also swam on three other relays that cracked Tech's all-time list, including both the 200 free relay and 400 free relay that rank second... The 200 and 400 free relays finished sixth at the ACC Championship... Has a big meet versus Virginia Tech and Miami in Blacksburg by helping lead the 400 free relay to a new pool record (3:01.26), winning the 200 free (1:40.28), winning the 50 free (20.59) and taking second in the 100 free (45.34).
High School: A four year letterwinner for Jeff Bott at B. Reed Henderson High School ... Earned the title of captain in his senior season ... Helped his team to the Chest-mont Championship in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... A 20-time All-American from 2008-11 in the fly, free, back, IM, and relays ... Daily Local News All-Area Swimmer of the Year his senior season ... Swimming World National High School Swimmer of the year runner-up, Swimming World Magazine during his senior season ... PIAA District I Swimmer of the Meet during his sophomore and senior seasons ... Holds the district record in the 100 fly and 100 free ... The PIAA State Record Holder in the 100 fly (47.68) ... Member of the Spanish National Honor Society and the National Chemistry Olympiad National Finalist.
Personal: Born Andrew Wesley Kosic on May 27, 1993 in Neward, Del. ... Parents are John and Pamla Kosic ... Brother of Allison and Abby ... Mother, Pamela, was a swimmer at West Chester University ... Cousin Conor Swanson swims at the University of Texas ... Chose Tech for the swim team and coaches, the academic prestige, and the swimming facilities ... Started swimming at the age of eight ... Most memorable athletic accomplishment was winning the 2010 Short Course Junior National Championship in the 100 free ... Plans to major in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
| Kosic's Career Top Times (through 2011-12 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EVENT | TIME | LOCATION | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 Free | 19.80 | 2012 ACC Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Free | 43.23 | Ohio State Last Chance Meet, 3/6/12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Free | 1:37.15 | 2012 ACC Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Fly | 47.76 | 2012 ACC Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
































