01/26/2013 Men Take Third, Women Fourth At Upper Valley InvitationalDartmouth men and women pace the pack with 1109 and 1007.5 points a piece. 01/26/2013 Men Take Third, Women Fourth At Upper Valley InvitationalDartmouth men and women pace the pack with 1109 and 1007.5 points a piece.
2012-13 (Junior): Took sixth in the 1000 free with a time of 10:21.91 against Fordham (2/2) ... Placed ninth in the 1650-yard freestyle at a time of 17:18.01 at the Dartmouth Invitational (1/26) ... Finished fifth in both the 50 free (22.48) and 100 breast (1:05.51) against Bryant (1/19) ... Took fourth-place in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:24.21 at the Rhode Island Invitational (1/12) ... Finished sixth in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:21.64 against Yale (12/1) ... Placed seventh in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:21.70 from the Terrier Invitational (11/16-18) ... Took seventh in the 1000 free at a time of 10:18.84 against Brown (11/10) ... Placed eighth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:05.30 against Binghamton (11/3) ... Took third as a member of the 400 free relay with a time of 3:22.55 against Army (10/19) ... Took sixth in the 1000-yard freestyle at a time of 10:27.45 against Boston University (10/13). 2011-12 (Sophomore):Took eleventh place in the 1650 free (16:10.78) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/22-2/25) ... Finished sixth in the 400 Yard Freestlye Relay (3:24.56)and sixth in the 200 Yard Butterfly (2:05.95) against Boston University (10/15). 2010-11 (Freshman): Finished eleventh in the 1650 free (16:22.66) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/23-26) ... Took third place in 500 freestyle (4:53.81) vs. Fordham (2/5)... Placed fourth in 1000 freestyle (9:43.37) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:12.15), helped finish in thrid in 800 freestyle relay (7:01.50), took fifth place in (4:45.87)at Dartmouth's invitational (1/28)...Finished third in both the 200 freestyle (1:48.84)and 500 freestyle (5:59.98) vs BC (1/21)... Placed sixth in the 400 yard IM (4:28.63), finished eighth in 200 yard freestyle (2:05.94), and helped place eighth in the 500 yard free relay (4:29.70) at Binghamton (11/6) ... Took second in the 200 backstroke (2:02.51) and helped the 200 medley relay team to a fourth place finish (1:43.41) and the 200 free relay team to a third place finish (1:30.69) against Stony Brook (10/30) ... Finished fifth in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:15.52) and sixth in 200 freestyle relay (22.67) against Army (10/23) ... Finished fifth in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:12.53) against Boston University (10/16). Before UMass: Swam under head coach Mark Stierle at Longmeadow High School ... Was named captain during senior year ... Recieved All-Scholastic honors all four years ... Owns three high school records in the 50 free (21.95), 100 free (47.44) and 200 free relay also claims a Western Mass record in the 500 free (4:40.04). Personal: Matthew John Grippo ... Born on March 3, 1992 ... Son of John and Violetta Grippo ... Brother of James and Michael.
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