Will Roberts

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Accolades

At Cal
2021-22 (Gr.)

Swam as a graduate transfer on Cal's 2022 NCAA & Pac-12 championship squad
Utilized the NCAA's wavier – which was granted to all Division I athletes who competed during the 2021-22 season – to compete collegiately for a fifth year
Scored 27 points as a key piece of the Bears' fifth consecutive Pac-12 team title
- 8th in 400 IM (3:43.58)
- 8th in 200 fly (1:48.24); swam a season-best 1:43.23 in prelims
- 12th in 500 free (4:17.30)
Clocked a team-best 15:00.55 in the 1650 free during a time trial at Pac-12s
Totaled three individual wins throughout the 2021-22 campaign
Won the 1000 free (9:13.71) in his first dual meet with the Bears vs. #9 Virginia (Oct. 15)

At Michigan
2020-21 (Sr.)

CSCAA All-America honorable mention in the 400 IM
Placed 16th in the 400 IM (3:48.24), 27th in the 1650 free (15:04.72) & 50th in the 500 free (4:22.71) at the 2021 NCAA Championships
Earned three top-seven finishes at the Big Ten Championships, placing fifth in the 1650 free (14:59.87), seventh in the 400 IM (3:49.28) & seventh in the 500 free (4:20.16)
Clocked 1:40.32 in the 200 free vs. Michigan State (Jan. 22)
Finished third in the 500 free (4:26.70) & fourth in both the 1000 free (9:16.88) & 200 fly (1:47.70) vs. Indiana/Northwestern (Jan. 16)
Was an Academic All-Big Ten selection

2019-20 (Jr.)

Earned All-America status in the 1650 free, which he was seeded 24th in ahead of the canceled 2020 NCAA Championships
Placed seventh in the 1650 free (15:00.58), eighth in the 400 IM (3:48.62) & eighth in the 500 free (4:24.23) at the Big Ten Championships
Threw down season-best time of 14:54.04 & placed fifth in the 1650 free & touched seven in the 400 IM (3:46.27) & 10th in the 500 free (4:16.50) at the Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7)
Was runner-up in the 1000 free (9:11.66) & took third in both the 500 free (4:26.19) & 200 fly (1:47.90) vs. Ohio State (Jan. 18)
Finished fourth in the 1000 free (9:12.29), fifth in the 500 free (4:29.87) & seventh in the 200 fly (1:50.15) vs. Indiana (Jan. 11)
Swam the 100 free (47.08) & 400 IM (3:52.78) vs. Michigan State (Jan. 31)
CSCAA Scholar All-American

2018-19 (So.)

Fifth in the 1650 free (14:54.77), sixth in the 500 free (4:19.35) & seventh in the 400 IM (3:47.03) at Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-March 2)
Earned three top-five finishes vs. Ohio State (Jan. 19), taking third in both the 1000 free (9:04.80) & 500 free (4:27.51) & fifth in the 200 breast (1:49.66)
Was fifth in the 200 fly (1:50.00), 1000 free (9:07.66) & 500 free (4:28.56) vs. Indiana (Jan. 17)
Swam four events at the UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1), highlighted by a sixth-place finish in the 1650 free (15:02.67)

2017-18 (Fr.)

Capped his freshman campaign by placing sixth in the 1650 free (15:02.38) & 12th in both the 500 free (4:21.50) & 400 IM (3:48.11) at the Big Ten Championships
Ohio State/Virginia Tech (Jan. 20): Finished 6th in the 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:17.06) and 8th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:31.93).
Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 4th in the 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:13.71) and 5th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:32.42).
UGA Fall Invite (Dec. 1-3): Finished 12th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (15:21.69), 22nd in the 400-yard IM (3:52.87) and 31st in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:30.28).
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State (Nov. 4-5): Finished 2nd in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:13.89) and 6th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:50.62).
Louisville (Oct. 20-21): Finished 5th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:30.89) and 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:19.58) and swam in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:50.49) and 400-yard IM (3:59.16)
Made his collegiate debut vs. Oakland (Sept. 29)

National (USA)

Competed in four events at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, placing 20th in the 400m IM (4:23.88), 33rd in the 200m fly (2:00.67), 38th in the 800m free (8:13.38) & 44th in the 400m free (4:02.98)
Selected to 2017 USA Swimming National Open Water Select camp

High School/Club

Attended Broadneck High School (Annapolis, Md.), where he graduated magna cum laude
Three-year varsity letterwinner (2013-14, 2016)
Two-time All-County selection
Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Swam club for Naval Academy Aquatic Club
Was the Maryland LSC Swimmer of the Year (2015, 2016)

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