COLLEGIATE BESTS:
Event | Score | Date | Site/Opponent |
50 Free | 21.06 | 2/23/23 | B1G Championship |
100 Free | 44.99 | 2/25/23 | B1G Championship |
200 Free | 1:38.75 | 3/2/24 | B1G Championship |
Career Accolades:
- Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
2023-24 (Sophomore):
- St. Bonaventure (9/30): Touched fourth in the 50 Free with a 21.84.
- Army (1/12): Finished sixth in the 200 Free with a 1:42.41.
- Villanova (2/2): Added a third place finish in the 100 Free with a time of 47.19.
- B1G Championship (2/29-3/2): Tallied a career-best time of 1:38.75 in the 200 Free.
2022-23 (Freshman):
- B1G Championships (2/22-25): Contributed to the 8th-placing 800 Free Relay (6:29.35). Competed in the 50 (21.06), 200 (1:39.33) and 100 (44:99) free, finishing 33rd in the 50 and 30th in both the 100 and 200.
- v. Villanova (1/27): Placed 3rd in the 50 Free (21.83).
- v. Virginia Tech (1/21): Touched 7th in both the 200 (1:40.70) and 100 (46.03) Free.
- v. Army (1/13): Finished 4th in the 200 Free (1:39.97) and 6th in the 100 Free (46.06).
- NC State Invitational (11/17-19): Finalist in the 50 (21.18) and 200 (1:40.96) free, placing 40th and 31st.
- v. West Virginia (11/5): Finished 6th in the 100 Free (46.92).
- v. Pitt/Notre Dame (10/21-22): Placed 11th in the 100 Free (46.89) and 10th in the 200 Free (1:43.16).
High School:
McNutt swam for Corning Painted Post High School under the direction of coaches Anthony Furstoss, Alyssa Heising and John Nord. His All-American team broke the 200 Free Relay N.Y. State Public High School record and were named the Section IV champions in 2020. McNutt was the N.Y. State Champion for the 100 free and placed fourth at the N.Y. State Championships in 2022. He was a s seven-time Section IV Champion and holds eight team records. In the classroom, McNutt held a 4.0 GPA all four years and was a scholastic All-American while also being the treasurer for the National Honors Society.
Personal
McNutt, son of Matthew and Jennifer McNutt, has a sister Megan who's a member of the Ohio State rowing team. His mother Jennifer ran track and cross country at Iowa. McNutt was a Winter Junior Championship qualifier in the 100 Free and a Speedo Sectionals Champion in the 200 Free in 2021. He also swam with the Corning Painted Post Riverhawks under coach Cindy Jarvis.
On Choosing Penn State:
"I chose Penn State because of the brother-like atmosphere, great coaches, and strong academic program. I am extremely excited to compete for Penn State alongside my teammates and contribute to making the team as great as possible!"