Swimming & Diving names 5 to Academic All-District® squad

By: Ricky Baptist, Sports Information Director

ODESSA, Texas (April 7, 2026) – Colin Doyle, Niklas Heelein, Owen Putnam and Chase Alderman of the UT Permian Basin males’s swimming & diving crew and Rowan McWhorter of the Falcons’ ladies’s swimming & diving crew have been every picked for the 2025-26 Academic All-District® Team, chosen by College Sports Communicators.
 
 
Colin Doyle is a junior from San Antonio, Texas, who holds a 3.79 GPA as a arithmetic main. A 2025-26 crew captain, Doyle was part of three relay data (200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay) and one particular person file (100 butterfly) on the 2026 RMAC Championship. Doyle swam anchor and helped UTPB earn second-team all-conference within the 200 freestyle relay (4th place). It was his second yr in a row serving to UTPB earn second-team all-conference and end fourth within the 200 freestyle relay. His finest particular person end was eighth within the 100 butterfly. He was T53rd in scoring (17 factors) and set three private bests on the championship. He ranked third on the crew and 57th within the RMAC based on FINA factors. Last yr, Doyle was named the RMAC Men’s Swimmer of the Week (12/11/2024). Academically, Doyle is a two-time member of the RMAC Academic Honor Roll (2024-25, 2025-26) and earned the 2025 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. Doyle can be a Success Center math workshop chief at UTPB.

2025-26 RMAC Championship Results:

• 200 medley relay – A Final – “A” relay – fifth place – 1:30.29 (School Record) (swam third)
• 400 medley relay – A Final – “A” relay – fifth place – 3:19.85 (Alt Ad 3:19.45) (School Record) (swam third)
• 200 freestyle relay – A Final – “A” relay – fourth place – 1:21.59 (*Second-Team All-RMAC) (School Record) (swam anchor)
• 400 freestyle relay – B Final – “B” relay – eleventh place – 3:02.85 (Alt Adj 3:02.45) (UTPB “B” crew outperformed “A” crew)
• 50 freestyle – B Final – eleventh place – 20.80 (tenth in prelims, 20.83)
• 100 butterfly – A Final – eighth place – 49.10 (School Record, Personal Best, Alt Ad 49.00) (sixth in prelims, 49.19, Personal Best)
• 100 freestyle – Prelims – twenty sixth place – 47.48 (Personal Best)

2025-26 Season-Best Times:

• 50 Free – 20.69 (Relay Leadoff) (Personal Best) – Trinity University Tiger Invitational – Nov 21, 2025
• 100 Free – 45.68 (Alt Adj) (Relay Leadoff) (Personal Best) – RMAC Championships – Feb 14, 2026
• 100 Back – 51.23 (Personal Best) – Trinity University Tiger Invitational – Nov 22, 2025
• 100 Breast – 1:02.94 (Personal Best) – UTPB vs. UTRGV – Oct 11, 2025
• 100 Fly – 49.00 (Alt Adj) (Personal Best) – RMAC Championships – Feb 12, 2026
• 100 IM – 52.75 (Personal Best) – Sam Freas Invite – Sep 27, 2025
• 200 IM – 2:00.69 – UTPB vs Southwestern – Nov 8, 2025

 
 
Niklas Heelein is a senior from Eschborn, Germany, who holds a 3.66 GPA as a biology main. Heelein helped UTPB break the college file in two relays and end in fifth place in three relays on the 2026 RMAC Championship. Heelein swam anchor in all three of these relays for the UTPB “A” crew. He made the B Final and completed thirteenth in each the 200 IM and the 100 freestyle. He was T66th in scoring (8 factors) and set 4 season bests and one private finest on the championship. He ranked fourth on the crew and 61st within the RMAC based on FINA factors. Heelein has beforehand earned 4 all-conference honors in his profession: Second-Team All-New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference (2022), Second-Team All-RMAC (500 freestyle – 4th place; 2023), Second-Team All-RMAC (400 freestyle relay – 4th place; 2023), and Second-Team All-RMAC (800 freestyle relay – 4th place; 2023). Academically, Heelein was named First-Team Academic All-RMAC in 2023, is a two-time member of the RMAC Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2025-26), and earned the 2025 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2025-26 RMAC Championship Results:

• 800 freestyle relay – A Final – “A” relay – fifth place – 6:45.38 (Alt Adj 6:40.58) (School Record) (swam anchor)
• 400 medley relay – A Final – “A” relay – fifth place – 3:19.85 (Alt Ad 3:19.45) (School Record) (swam anchor)
• 400 freestyle relay – A Final – “A” relay – fifth place – 3:03.34 (swam anchor)
• 200 IM – B Final – thirteenth place – 1:55.16 (Season Best) (fifteenth in prelims, 1:56.63, Season Best, moved up two spots in last)
• 200 freestyle – Prelims – seventeenth place – 1:42.75 (1st alternate)
• 500 freestyle – Prelims – twenty second place – 4:45.97
• 100 freestyle – B Final – thirteenth place – 46.05 (Season Best) (thirteenth in prelims, 46.15, Season Best)
• Time Trial – 50 freestyle – first place – 21.06 (Personal Best)

2025-26 Season-Best Times:       

• 50 Free – 21.06 (Personal Best) – RMAC Championships – Feb 14, 2026
• 100 Free – 45.95 (Alt Adj) – RMAC  Championships – Feb 14, 2026
• 200 Free – 1:41.17 – Trinity University Tiger Invitational – Nov 22, 2025
• 500 Free – 4:39.50 – Trinity University Tiger Invitational – Nov 21, 2025
• 1000 Free – 10:25.35 – UTPB vs Southwestern – Nov 8, 2025
• 1650 Free – 16:20.10 – Trinity University Tiger Invitational – Nov 23, 2025
• 100 Back – 56.42 – UTPB vs. UTRGV – Oct 11, 2025
• 100 Breast – 1:00.77 (Personal Best) – Sam Freas Invite – Sep 27, 2025
• 100 IM – 54.86 (Personal Best) – Sam Freas Invite – Sep 27, 2025
• 200 IM – 1:53.96 (Alt Adj) – RMAC Championships – Feb 11, 2026

 
 
Owen Putnam is a senior from Houston, Texas, who holds a 3.58 GPA as a administration main. A 2025-26 crew captain, Putnam was third on the Falcons (T48th total) in scoring (19 factors) on the 2026 RMAC Championship. Putnam was one in every of 4 Falcons to interrupt a person faculty file on the championship meet, and was the one Falcon with an NCAA “B” customary (200 butterfly). His finest particular person end was fifth place within the 200 butterfly after ending third within the prelims with a college file time. He additionally helped the Falcons set a college file within the 800 freestyle relay and set two private bests on the championship. He ranked seventh on the crew and seventieth within the RMAC based on FINA factors. Earlier this yr, Putnam was named UTPB’s Edgardo Madrid & Associates Men’s Student-Athlete of the Month (January 2026). This is Putnam’s second yr in a row being named to the CSC Academic All-District® Men’s Swimming & Diving Team (2024-25, 2025-26). He can be a three-time member of the RMAC Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26) and earned the 2025 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2025-26 RMAC Championship Results:

• 800 freestyle relay – A Final – “A” relay – fifth place – 6:45.38 (Alt Adj 6:40.58) (School Record) (swam third)
• 400 freestyle relay – B Final – “B” relay – eleventh place – 3:02.85 (Alt Adj 3:02.45) (UTPB “B” crew outperformed “A” crew) (swam second)
• 200 IM – B Final – twelfth place – 1:54.21 (thirteenth in prelims, 1:55.37, moved up one spot in last)
• 400 IM – Prelims – seventeenth place – 4:10.81 (1st alternate)
• 200 butterfly – A Final – fifth place – 1:52.70
• 200 butterfly – Prelims – third place – 1:50.85 (Alt Adj 1:49.65) (NCAA D2 B) (School Record)
• 100 freestyle – Prelims – twenty ninth place – 47.87 (Personal Best)
• Time Trial – 50 freestyle – third place – 21.85 (Personal Best)

2025-26 Season-Best Times:       

• 50 Free – 21.85 (Personal Best) – RMAC Championships – Feb 14, 2026
• 100 Free – 47.77 (Alt Adj) (Personal Best) – RMAC Championships – Feb 14, 2026
• 200 Free – 1:46.09 – McMurry vs UTPB – Jan 17, 2026
• 500 Free – 5:03.71 – UTPB vs. UTRGV – Oct 11, 2025
• 1000 Free – 10:30.45 – UTPB vs Southwestern – Nov 8, 2025
• 100 Fly – 53.36  – McMurry vs UTPB – Jan 17, 2026
• 200 Fly – 1:49.65 (NCAA D2 B) (Alt Adj) – RMAC  Championships – Feb 13, 2026
• 200 IM – 1:53.01 (Alt Adj) – RMAC Championships – Feb 11, 2026
• 400 IM – 4:05.81 (Alt Adj) – RMAC Championships – Feb 12, 2026

 
 
Chase Alderman is a junior from Spring, Texas, who holds a 3.56 GPA as an train administration main. Alderman helped UTPB break a college file and end fifth within the 200 medley relay on the 2026 RMAC Championship. Alderman made the B Final in 4 particular person occasions and completed in 14th place in three occasions (200 IM, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke). He was T63rd in scoring (10 factors) and set three season bests and one private finest on the championship. He ranked sixth on the crew and 69th within the RMAC based on FINA factors. This is Alderman’s second yr in a row being named to the CSC Academic All-District® Men’s Swimming & Diving Team (2024-25, 2025-26). He can be a two-time member of the RMAC Academic Honor Roll (2024-25, 2025-26), made the Dean’s List at UTPB (2024-25), and earned the 2025 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. Alderman can be a member of UTPB’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

2025-26 RMAC Championship Results:

• 800 freestyle relay – B Final – “B” relay – thirteenth place – 7:02.20 (swam anchor)
• 200 medley relay – A Final – “A” relay – fifth place – 1:30.29 (School Record) (swam second)
• 400 medley relay – B Final – “B” relay – twelfth place – 3:23.73 (swam second)
• 200 IM – B Final – 14th place – 1:55.18 (Season Best) (tenth in prelims, 1:54.90, Season Best)
• 100 butterfly – B Final – sixteenth place – 50.92 (Season Best) (14th in prelims, 50.62, Personal Best)
• 100 breaststroke – B Final – 14th place – 57.70 (14th in prelims, 57.83)
• 200 breaststroke – B Final – 14th place – 2:10.37 (thirteenth in prelims, 2:10.13)

2025-26 Season-Best Times:       

• 50 Free – 21.80 (Personal Best) – Trinity University Tiger Invitational – Nov 21, 2025
• 200 Free – 1:53.20 (Personal Best) – Trinity (TX) vs. UT Permian Basin – Nov 1, 2025
• 500 Free – 5:09.27 – UTPB vs Southwestern – Nov 8, 2025
• 100 Back – 57.03 (Personal Best) – UTPB vs Southwestern – Nov 8, 2025
• 100 Breast – 57.21 (Personal Best) – Trinity University Tiger Invitational – Nov 22, 2025
• 200 Breast – 2:08.14 (Personal Best) – Trinity University Tiger Invitational – Nov 23, 2025
• 100 Fly – 50.52 (Alt Adj) (Personal Best) – RMAC Championships – Feb 12, 2026
• 100 IM – 55.07 – Sam Freas Invite – Sep 27, 2025
• 200 IM – 1:53.70 (Alt Adj) – RMAC Championships – Feb 11, 2026

 
 
Rowan McWhorter is a sophomore from Houston, Texas, who holds a 4.00 GPA as a human efficiency main. A 2025-26 crew captain, McWhorter was third on the Falcons (86th total) in scoring (20 factors) on the 2026 RMAC Championship. McWhorter helped UTPB set two faculty data within the relays. Her finest particular person end was sixteenth within the 200 IM. She additionally set one private finest and one season finest on the championship. For the second yr in a row, she ranked first on the crew and 89th within the RMAC based on FINA factors. Last yr, McWhorter was named UTPB’s Edgardo Madrid & Associates Women’s Student-Athlete of the Month (November 2024). She can be a member of the 2025-26 RMAC Academic Honor Roll.

2025-26 RMAC Championship Results:

• 200 medley relay – Finals – “A” relay – seventh place – 1:47.30 (School Record) (swam third)
• 200 freestyle relay – Finals – “A” relay – seventh place – 1:39.56 (swam anchor)
• 400 freestyle relay – Finals – “A” relay – seventh place – 3:36.30 (swam anchor)
• Time Trial – 400 medley relay – “A” relay – 3:59.95 (Alt Adj 3:59.55) (School Record) (swam third)
• 200 IM – B Final – sixteenth place – 2:12.19 (fifteenth in prelims, 2:09.75, Season Best)
• 100 breaststroke – C Final – twenty third place – 1:08.04 (twenty second in prelims, 1:07.81)
• 100 freestyle – C Final – 18th place – 53.28 (Personal Best) (twenty fourth in prelims, 54.45, moved up six spots in last)

2025-26 Season-Best Times:       

• 50 Free – 24.82 (Relay Leadoff) – Trinity University Tiger Invitational – Nov 21, 2025
• 100 Free – 53.18 (Alt Adj) (Personal Best) – RMAC Championships – Feb 14, 2026
• 200 Free – 2:10.81 – OC Tri-Meet – Sep 26, 2025
• 100 Breast – 1:07.25 – Trinity University Tiger Invitational – Nov 22, 2025
• 200 Breast – 2:41.36 – Trinity (TX) vs. UT Permian Basin – Nov 1, 2025
• 100 Fly – 59.13 (Personal Best) – Trinity University Tiger Invitational – Nov 22, 2025
• 200 Fly – 2:24.28 – UTPB vs. UTRGV – Oct 11, 2025
• 100 IM – 1:01.26 – Sam Freas Invite – Sep 27, 2025
• 200 IM – 2:08.55 (Alt Adj) – RMAC Championships – Feb 11, 2026

 
 

The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Teams, chosen by College Sports Communicators, acknowledge the nation’s high student-athletes for his or her mixed performances within the pool and within the classroom. To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District, a student-athlete have to be at the least a sophomore academically and athletically, maintain a cumulative grade level common of three.50 or increased and have to be a standout in competitors. Eligible nominees should compete in 5 competitions OR end top-eight at a convention meet.

All 5 UTPB swimmers have been chosen as a CSC Academic All-America® finalist. Finalists are denoted with an asterisk and can advance to the nationwide poll to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will likely be introduced April 28-29, 2026.