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2014-15 Swimming & Diving Roster

Mario Rusnak

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Piestany, Slovakia
  • Highschool St. Phillip Catholic Central

Biography

2014-15:
▪ Swam 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM at 2014 Horizon League Championship
▪ Took third in 100 fly (48.54)
▪ Finished fourth in 200 fly (1:49.96)
▪ Placed seventh in 200 IM (1:50.00)
▪ Swam butterfly leg on Oakland's Horizon League champion 400 medley relay team

2013-14:
▪ Swam 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM at 2014 Horizon League Championship
▪ Took second in 100 fly (48.09) with an NCAA B time and just missing career best
▪ Finished fourth in 200 fly (1:48.59)
▪ Placed fourth in 200 IM (1:48.69) missing his career best by one tenth of a second
▪ Swam fly leg in Oakland's 200 medley relay at HLs

2012-13:
▪ Earned all-league honors at The Summit League Championships
▪ Won the 100 butterfly with an NCAA 'B' qualifying time of 47.89
▪ Captured the 200 butterfly title with a time of 1:48.40
▪ Finished third in the 200 IM
▪ Member of championship 400 medley relay team

2011-12:
▪ Earned all-league honors at The Summit League Championships
▪ Named Newcomer of the Championships
▪ Finished runner-up in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events
▪ Finished fourth in the 200-yard individual medley

ACADEMIC HONORS:
 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2013)
 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2014)
 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2014)
 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2015)
▪ Academic All-Horizon League selection (2014-15)

HIGH SCHOOL:
Member of the Slovak National Team in 2008 and 2009
Helped his team win the Division 2 state championship while attending Lakeview High School in 2008
▪ All-state in the 200-yard IM, 100 fly, 400 free relay and 200 Medley relay in 2008
Placed in the 100-meter fly, 200 fly and 200 IM in the Slovakian 18-under nationals in 2009

TOP ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
Finished 17th place at the European Junior Swimming Championship in the 50-meter fly 2010

Personal
Full Name: Mario Resnak
Parents: Dominik and Jana Rusnak
Brother: Lukas (24)
Sister: Dominika (23)

Top Three Reasons for Attending Oakland
1. Distinguished Academics
2. Quality and prestige of swim program
3. The campus

Rusnak Personal Bests
Event 2014-15 Top Time Career Top Time
50 Free -- 22.28
IUPUI
2/1/14
100 Free -- 48.69
IUPUI
2/1/14
100 Breast 59.73
CSU/Xavier
1/31/15
59.73
CSU/Xavier
1/31/15

100
Fly

48.48
2015 HL Championship
2/27/15
47.89*
2013 Summit League Championship
2/20/13
* 100 Fly time is 5th in Oakland history

200
Fly

1:49.96
2015 HL Championship
2/28/15
1:47.87*
EMU Invitational
11/30/12
* 200 Fly time is 5th in Oakland history

200
IM

1:50.00
2015 HL Championship
2/26/15
1:48.58*
2013 Summit League Championship
2/20/13
* 200 IM time is 6th in Oakland history

400
IM

-- 4:19.68
Kenyon College
1/17/14

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Fly/IM
    5'9"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Fly/IM
    5'9"
  • 2013-14Junior

    Fly/IM
    5'9"
  • 2014-15Senior

    Fly/IM
    5'9"