2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Ransom, JonPat

JonPat Ransom
- Position:
- IM/Free
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
- High School:
- McCallie School
Bio
Career Best Times:
2019-20 / Senior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…placed third in the 1000 free against La Salle…placed second in the 200 IM (1:57.28) against Delaware…placed second in the 400 IM (4:10.75) against Towson…helped the 200 free relay team win silver (1:26.36) against Georgetown.
2018-19 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...earned a fourth-place result in the 200 IM against La Salle in Drexel’s season opener…helped the 200 free relay team to a third-place finish (1:27.48) against Seton Hall…participated in the 200 IM, 800 free relay, 400 IM, 100 free and 400 free relay at the Thomas Murphy Invitational – collecting a top-10 finish in the 400 IM…Claimed second place in the 200 free (1:44.16) against Delaware…placed fifth in the A final of both the 200 IM (1:50.54) and the 400 IM (3:59.15) at the CAA Championships.
2017-18 / Sophomore
At the 2018 CAA Championships, placed second in the B Final of the 200 IM with a time of 1:51.32, prelim of 1:51.27...placed seventh in the 400 IM with a time of 3:58.57...placed seventh in the B Final of the 100 free with a time of 46.42, prelim of 46.06...Drexel men placed second at the 2018 CAA Championships...at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational placed third in the 800 free relay with a time of 7:01.26...placed fourth in the 400 free relay(3:10.48), sixth in the 200 IM (1:56.56), seventh in the 200 free relay (1:27.97), eight in the 400 IM(4:11.76), and eighth in the 200 medley relay(1:37.50)...Drexel men placed first at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational with a score of 954.50... at the 2017 Patriot Invitational, placed first in the B Final of the 400 IM with a time of 4:03.69…participated in the 100 free (47.29), 400 free relay (3:07.95), 200 free relay (1:25.79), 200 IM(1:54.26), and 800 free relay (6:57.60)...Drexel men placed first at the 2017 Patriot Invitational with a score of 779… a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2016-17 Freshman
Notched season bests of 22.52 in the 50 free against Villanova/La Salle, 46.12 in the 100 free prelims at the CAA Championships, 1:44.51 in the 200 free against Lehigh, 1:03.54 in the 100 breast against Georgetown, 24.96 in the 50 fly against NJIT/Howard, 2:03.14 in the 200 fly at the Thomas Murphy Invitational, 53.49 in the 100 IM at the Patriot Invitational, 1:50.82 in the 200 IM finals at the CAA Championships and 4:00.78 in the 400 IM finals at the CAA Championships…Drexel men finished 2nd of 5 at the 2017 CAA Championships with a score of 752.
Background
Four-year member of the swim team at the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn…served as the team captain his senior year…was named his team’s MVP two years in a row…won his team’s “quitting is not an option” award.
Personal
Son of Jonathon and Wendy…has one younger brother, Max, and two younger sisters, Emily and Molly…majoring in biological sciences.
50 Fly – 24.96 | 200 Free – 1:41.79 |
50 Free – 21.57 | 200 IM – 1:50.54 |
100 Free – 46.06 | 400 IM – 3:58.57 |
100 IM – 53.49 | 500 Free – 4:39.56 |
100 Fly – 57.00 | 1000 Free – 9:59.87 |
125 Free – 1:11.27 | 1650 Free – 16:38.55 |
200 Fly – 1:52.67 |
2019-20 / Senior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…placed third in the 1000 free against La Salle…placed second in the 200 IM (1:57.28) against Delaware…placed second in the 400 IM (4:10.75) against Towson…helped the 200 free relay team win silver (1:26.36) against Georgetown.
2018-19 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...earned a fourth-place result in the 200 IM against La Salle in Drexel’s season opener…helped the 200 free relay team to a third-place finish (1:27.48) against Seton Hall…participated in the 200 IM, 800 free relay, 400 IM, 100 free and 400 free relay at the Thomas Murphy Invitational – collecting a top-10 finish in the 400 IM…Claimed second place in the 200 free (1:44.16) against Delaware…placed fifth in the A final of both the 200 IM (1:50.54) and the 400 IM (3:59.15) at the CAA Championships.
2017-18 / Sophomore
At the 2018 CAA Championships, placed second in the B Final of the 200 IM with a time of 1:51.32, prelim of 1:51.27...placed seventh in the 400 IM with a time of 3:58.57...placed seventh in the B Final of the 100 free with a time of 46.42, prelim of 46.06...Drexel men placed second at the 2018 CAA Championships...at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational placed third in the 800 free relay with a time of 7:01.26...placed fourth in the 400 free relay(3:10.48), sixth in the 200 IM (1:56.56), seventh in the 200 free relay (1:27.97), eight in the 400 IM(4:11.76), and eighth in the 200 medley relay(1:37.50)...Drexel men placed first at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational with a score of 954.50... at the 2017 Patriot Invitational, placed first in the B Final of the 400 IM with a time of 4:03.69…participated in the 100 free (47.29), 400 free relay (3:07.95), 200 free relay (1:25.79), 200 IM(1:54.26), and 800 free relay (6:57.60)...Drexel men placed first at the 2017 Patriot Invitational with a score of 779… a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2016-17 Freshman
Notched season bests of 22.52 in the 50 free against Villanova/La Salle, 46.12 in the 100 free prelims at the CAA Championships, 1:44.51 in the 200 free against Lehigh, 1:03.54 in the 100 breast against Georgetown, 24.96 in the 50 fly against NJIT/Howard, 2:03.14 in the 200 fly at the Thomas Murphy Invitational, 53.49 in the 100 IM at the Patriot Invitational, 1:50.82 in the 200 IM finals at the CAA Championships and 4:00.78 in the 400 IM finals at the CAA Championships…Drexel men finished 2nd of 5 at the 2017 CAA Championships with a score of 752.
Background
Four-year member of the swim team at the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn…served as the team captain his senior year…was named his team’s MVP two years in a row…won his team’s “quitting is not an option” award.
Personal
Son of Jonathon and Wendy…has one younger brother, Max, and two younger sisters, Emily and Molly…majoring in biological sciences.
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