Career Bests
Event | Time | Date | Competition | |
500 Free | 4:23.25 | 2/27/20 | Big Ten Championships | |
1000 Free | 9:20.31 | 2/29/20 | Big Ten Championships | |
1650 Free | 15:19.71 | 2/29/20 | Big Ten Championships | |
400 IM | 3:56.15 | 2/28/20 | Big Ten Championships |
Career Accolades:
- Owns the eighth-fastest 1650 Free (15:19.71) and the ninth-fastest 500 Free (4:23.25) in program history
2021-22 (Junior Year)
- Big Ten Championships (2/23-26): Swam to 18th place in the 1650 Free (15:36.44).
- Villanova (1/28): Won the 500 Free (4:40.01) and placed second in the 1000 Free (9:33.65), helping the Nittany Lions sweep the event
- West Virginia (10/16): Won the 1000 Free (9:24.64) and finished second in the 500 Free (4:37.04).
2020-21 (Sophomore Year)
- Big Ten Championships (3/1-3/6): Scored points for the Nittany Lions in the 1650 free with a 23rd place finish in the event (15:28.65). Finished 25th overall in the 400 IM to become an alternate for the final (3:56.22). Competed in the 500 free preliminary heats (4:28.92).
- Michigan State (2/5-2/6): Swam for second in the 1000 free with a time of 9:25.14.
2019-20 (Freshman Year)
- vs. St. Bonaventure (10/4): Touched second in the 500 free (4:40.99)
- vs. West Virginia (10/11): Placed second in both the 1000 free (9:33.86) and the 500 free (4:38.38).
- at Bloomsburg (1/17): Placed second in the 1000 Free (9:36.50).
- Villanova (1/31): Secured first with a season-best time in the 1000 free (9:28.34)... Finished third in the 500 free (4:41.74).
High School
- Four-year letterwinner at Christian Brothers Academy for coach Vito Chiavrolatti.
- Swam distance and IM.
- Swam for Red Bank YMCA.
Personal
- Full name is Samuel T.Rennard.
- Son of Kristen and Sam Rennard.
- Has three siblings, brothers Theo and Charlie, sister Maeve.
Why Penn State?
The people on the team, the academics, athletics, and the campus.