![Jay Ceperley](/sports/mswim/2022-23/photos/0001/ceperly-jay.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Hastings, Neb.
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- High School:
- Hastings
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- Experience:
- Freestyle/Butterfly
Bio
Honors & Awards
- School Record Holder, 800 yard freestyle relay
- A-R-C Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week (2/8/23)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022-23)
- A-R-C All-Academic Team (2022-23)
- Two-time letterwinner (2021-22)
2022-23 | sophomore
- Led the team in all seven individual events he swam in and was a member of all five Storm relay teams that turned in a season-best time
- Swam the anchor leg in the 800 yard freestyle relay at the A-R-C Championships as the team set a new school record with a time of 7:47.53
- Qualified for the final in the A-R-C Championships in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles, as well as the 100 yard butterfly, recording top 10 finishes in all three events
- Became the sixth-fastest in school history in both the 50 (22.86) and 100 yard freestyles (50.19) at the A-R-C Championships
- Received his first career A-R-C Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week award
2021-22 | freshman
- Swam in both freestyle and butterfly events, specializing in the 100 yard butterfly
- Recorded the third-fastest time in school history in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 55.91
- Has swam five of the 10 fastest times to date in the 100 yard butterfly
- Swam a team-leading 2:19.92 in the 200 yard butterfly, the second-fastest in school history
- Overall, clocked a team-leading time in eight events in his debut season
High School
- A 2021 graduate of Hastings High School
- Appeared in four state swimming meets
- Broke the school record in the 200-yard medley
- Earned four varsity letters
- Received three academic all-state and all-conference awards
- Member of National Honor Society
Personal
- Son of Amy Morris and Drew Ceperley
- Has a sibling, Alex
- Majoring in political science and history
News Mentions
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Five swimmers earn Academic All-District honors
Five total student-athletes on the men and women’s swimming and diving teams earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports...
February 28, 2023
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Ceperley, Olds move up all-time lists on final day of A-R-C Championships
Headlined by Kate Minette tying for second in a school-record time in the 100 yard freestyle, the Simpson men and women’s swimming and...
February 18, 2023
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Simpson men set new school record in relay at A-R-C Championships
Both of the Simpson men and women’s swimming and diving teams have wrapped up two of three days of competition at the American Rivers...
February 17, 2023
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Ceperley picks up weekly conference honor
Jay Ceperley of the Simpson men’s swimming and diving team was named the American Rivers Conference Men’s Performer of the Week, as...
February 6, 2023
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Storm men defeat Coe in final tuneup
The Simpson men’s swimming and diving team defeated Coe in both the men and women’s final tuneup before the American Rivers Conference...
February 4, 2023
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Storm continues season by competing at Grinnell
The Simpson College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed at the Russell K. Osgood Pool for the second time this season...
January 21, 2023
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Swimming opens up 2023 at home
Both Simpson swimming and diving teams made their debut in 2023 with a home dual meet against Saint Mary’s (Kan.) on Saturday, at the...
January 14, 2023
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Ceperley, Minette lead Storm in strong field at Grinnell
The Simpson swimming and diving teams participated in the competitive Pioneer Classic, Friday and Saturday, with Kate Minette breaking two school...
December 3, 2022
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Storm swimming falls to Quincy in two narrow battles
The Simpson men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams put in good performances against Quincy, but came up narrowly short on both...
November 5, 2022
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Storm do battle with Loras in home opener
Both the Storm men and women’s swimming and diving team faced off against Loris in each’s home opener, with the women claiming...
October 30, 2022
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Storm make season debut in Kansas
The Simpson College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams each opened the season with a third place finish at the Spire Relays.
October 15, 2022