Erik Biernat

Weight:
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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Centennial, Colo.
High School:
Regis Jesuit

2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2015-16 All-BIG EAST Team
2015-16 BIG EAST Championship: 200 Medley Relay Gold Medalist
2015-16 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2014-15 All-BIG EAST Team
2014-15 BIG EAST Championship: 200 Medley Relay Gold Medalist
2014-15 BIG EAST Championship: 200 IM Gold Medalist
2014-15 BIG EAST Championship: 100 Fly Silver Medalist
2014-15 BIG EAST Championship: 200 Fly Bronze Medalist
2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2013-14 All-BIG EAST Team
2013-14 BIG EAST Championships: 200 Fly Silver Medalist
2013-14 BIG EAST Championships: 200 IM Silver Medalist

Career Best Times

Event	Time	Meet	Date	Place
50 Free	21.30	2014 Big East Conference Championships	Feb 20, 2014
100 Free	47.12	2016 Big East Conference Championships	Feb 27, 2016
100 Back	51.37	2016 Big East Conference Championships	Feb 26, 2016	12th
100 Breast	59.54	Akron vs. Mount Union, Xavier	Jan 30, 2015	2nd
200 Breast	2:13.77	Akron vs. Mount Union, Xavier	Jan 30, 2015	2nd
100 Fly	49.43	2015 Big East Conference Championships	Feb 20, 2015	2nd
200 Fly	1:51.93	2015 Big East Conference Championships	Feb 21, 2015	3rd
200 IM	1:50.06	2015 Big East Conference Championships	Feb 19, 2015	1st

2015-16: Qualified for six individual events at the 2016 BIG EAST Championships... Set personal-best times in the 100 free (47.12) and 100 back (51.37) at the conference championships...Competed in the championship heat in the 100 fly (50.38) and 200 IM (1:51.52)... Earned All-BIG EAST honors for a third-straight year, swimming the backstroke leg of the the gold-medal winning 200 medley relay.

2014-15: Set the 17^th fastest time in school history in the 100 breast (59.54) against Akron and Mt. Union … Took second at the BIG EAST Championship in the 100 fly with a time of 49.43, fourth fastest in school history … Set the fourth fastest time in school history in the 200 fly at the BIG EAST Championship (1:51.93) to take third place … Set the third fastest time in school history in the 200 IM at the BIG EAST Championship, taking first with a time of 1:50.06 … Part of 200 Medley Relay that took first at the BIG EAST Championship with a school record time of 1:29.31.

2013-14: Competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle, 50 and 100 breaststroke, 50, 100 and 200 butterfly, 200 individual medley and the 400 medley relay ... Earned two silver medals at the BIG EAST Championships in the 200 fly (1:52.20) and 200 IM (1:50.60) ... Named All-BIG EAST for his accomplishments at the BIG EAST Championships ... Also notched top personal times in the 50 free (21.30) and 100 fly (49.57) while at the Championship ... His 200 fly at the BIG EAST Championships was a team-best on the season and fourth-best in program history.

Prior to Xavier: All-American during sophomore, junior, and senior year at Regis Jesuit High School ... Named to All-State team in junior and senior year ... Won championships in the 400 free relay in 2012 and 2013 and the 200 free relay in 2013 ... Swam in the 50 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay during senior year.

Personal: Son of Kevin and Christine Biernat ... Three sisters, Kate, Julie and Jenny ... Julie is a cheerleader at Xavier ... Political science major.