Marist University Athletics

Accolades: MAAC All-Academic Team

• Won the 200 Y Back and 200 S Back at Fairfield
• Competed in the 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM, and 400 IM at the MAAC Championships
• Set a personal best in the 100 Back of 54.05 at the MAAC Championships

Accolades: MAAC All-Academic Team.

• Competed in 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 backstroke at MAAC Championships and ECAC Championships
• Placed third in the 200 IM against Bryan
• Finished third in the 200 freestyle at Fairfield
• Had a personal best time of 1:46.37 in the 200 freestyle at H2ounds Invitational

• Competed in five events in the ECAC Championships, including the 50-, 100-, and 200-yard backstroke, and the 200- and 400- yard individual medley
• Competed in three events at the MAAC Championships: the 200- yard backstroke and the 200- and 400- yard individual medley

• Won the 200-yard individual medley at Rider (2:02.11)
• Swam in the 200- (1:54.21) and 400-yard (4:11.58) individual medley as well as the 200-yard backstroke (1:57.47) at the MAAC Championships
• Competed in the same three events and was a member of Marist's 200-yard medley relay team at the ECAC Championships that finished with a time of 1:32.90

Prior to Marist: As co-captain of the swim team at Nova High School his senior year, Cantu led the program to its first men’s regional title in more than 25 years. He was a two-time state qualifier and six-time Speedo Southern Sectional qualifier. He is Nova’s freshman record holder in the 200-yard freestyle and a two-time district runner up in the event. Cantu graduated as an Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction and was in the top 10 percent of his class. During his senior year he was vice president of the environmental club and project coordinator for the National Honor Society.

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