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Upon graduation, Berry ranked in the top 10 all-time at Bates in these events:
50-yard freestyle, 1st (19.71).
50-yard backstroke, 1st (21.16).
100-yard backstroke, 1st (46.82).
100-yard freestyle, 1st (44.17).
200-yard freestyle relay, 1st (1:21.11), 2nd (1:21.21), 3rd (1:21.25), 4th (1:21.79), 5th (1:21.88), 7th (1:22.92). Top split of 19.60 (1st).
400-yard freestyle relay, 1st (3:00.38), 2nd (3:00.61), 3rd (3:02.82), 8th (3:05.27), 10th (3:05.32). Top split of 43.49 (1st).
200-yard medley relay, 1st (1:27.74), 2nd (1:27.87), 3rd (1:27.94), 4th (1:29.05), T-5 (1:29.38), T-5 (1:29.38), 7th (1:29.43), 10th (1:30.70).
400-yard medley relay, 1st (3:16.12), 2nd (3:19.06), 6th (3:20.55).
100-yard IM, 2nd (52.36).
50-yard butterfly, 3rd (22.40).
200-yard backstroke, 5th (1:53.55).
Career: A 10-time All-American despite only competing in two NCAA Championships due to the pandemic, Berry finishes his career tied with men's track and field thrower David Pless '13 as the second-most decorated male athlete in Bates athletics history.... He graduates as a school-record holder in eight events, four individual, and four relays.... One of 89 Senior Scholar Award-winners, who have participated in varsity sports for four years and maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better.
2022-23: Team captain.... NESCAC Nominee for D3CA Men's Sport Athlete of the Year Award.... Bates Male Athlete of the Year.... Named an Academic All-America® by College Sports Communicators.... CSCAA Scholar All-American.... NESCAC Winter All-Academic selection.... Turned in the best finish ever recorded by a member of the Bates men's swimming and diving program at the 2023 NCAA Championships, taking second in the country with his finals time of 19.77 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle.... That came on the heels of his morning prelims swim of 19.71 seconds, the fastest prelim swim of the day by any competitor and a new Bates record in the event.... Berry made further history when he led off the 200-yard medley relay, which took sixth place in the championship final at NCAAs in 1:27.87, the first top-8 finish for a Bates men's relay team at the NCAA Championships.... Berry was the 2023 NESCAC champion in 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle.
2021-22: Bates Male Athlete of the Year.... NESCAC Winter All-Academic selection.... CSCAA Scholar All-American.... Helped Bates place 24th out of 43 scoring teams at the NCAA Championships.... Earned three All-America honors at the NCAA Championships.... Placed sixth in the 50-yard freestyle, at that point the best finish by a male swimmer at NCAAs in Bates history.... Placed eighth in the 100-yard freestyle, and 10th in the 100-yard backstroke at NCAAs.
2020-21: NESCAC Winter All-Academic selection.... No season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20: Earned All-America honors in the 100 backstroke after becoming the first Bates male first-year swimmer to earn an invite to NCAAs.... Missed the championship final of the 100-yard backstroke at the NESCAC Championships, but won the consolation final in a blistering NCAA B-cut time of 48.99 seconds, breaking the team record time of 49.37 seconds set by Riley Ewing in 2017.... Berry's time would have been good for fourth place in the championship final.... Helped Bates place fourth in the 400 medley relay, fifth in the 200 freestyle relay, fourth in the 200 medley relay and seventh in the 400 freestyle relay at the NESCAC Championships.... Placed eighth in the 100-yard freestyle at the NESCAC Championships, swimming a championship final of 47.72 seconds after posting a time of 45.77 seconds in prelims.
Minor: Digital and Computational Studies
College achievements: Seven-time individual All-American.... 3X NESCAC Champion.... Team Captain.... Dean’s List
Personal: 2019 graduate of Cony High School where he competed in swimming and track & field.... National Honor Society.... top-10 in class.... concert band.... jazz band
Favorite food: Quesadilla
Athlete: Caeleb Dressel
Hobbies: Guitar, interior design, lighting & sound design
Goals for senior year: Get a men’s relay to NCAA's, place higher, and drop individual time
