Jon Lancaster

Jon Lancaster
Jon Lancaster
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    175
  • Hometown:
    Ringgold, Ga.
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Heritage
Bio

2015-16: All-BMC honors in the 1000 Free... Reset four Carson-Newman records during his freshman season in the 500, 1000 and 1650 Free and the 400 Individual Medley... BMC Swimmer of the Week... Recorded eight wins on the year with two coming against Bellarmine (500 Free and 400 Free Relay), three against Limestone (500 Free, 1000 Free and 200 Back) and the final three against the University of the Cumberlands (200 Free, 500 Free and 400 Free Relay)... Held the team's top-time in five events.

High School: As a Heritage General, Lancaster was the Georgia State Champion in the 500 Free and runner-up in the 200 Free with times that qualify him as an All-American... Named first team All-State... Holds the Southeastern Swimming record in the as a member of the 800 Free Relay... Member of Heritage High School’s National Honor Society, Beta Club and he will graduate with the highest honors possible...

Personal: Son of Charles and Emily Lancaster... Born on October 16th, 1996... Studies Exercise Science. 

News mentions
Eagles lead after first day of BMC Championships
Eagles lead after first day of BMC Championships

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Carson-Newman men’s swim team is leading the 18th-annual Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships after the first day of the four-day meet with a team total of 185 and lead the top-ranked Queens (N.C.) Royals by seven points with freshman Jon Lancaster (Ringgold, Ga.) taking All-BMC honors in the 1000 Free and set a school record in the process.

Lancaster, Winkler sweep BMC Swimmers of the Week honors
Lancaster, Winkler sweep BMC Swimmers of the Week honors

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Carson-Newman freshmen swimmers Jon Lancaster (Ringgold, Ga.) and Olivia Winkler (Marietta, Ga.) swept the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Swimmers of the Week awards on Monday after contributing to the Eagles’ 387-131 combined win over the Bellarmine Knights last Saturday.

Dominant day paves the way for Eagles' win
Dominant day paves the way for Eagles' win

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The men and women's Carson-Newman swim teams took care of business Saturday afternoon in the lone home meet Maddox Pool had to offer this season as the Eagles outmatched the Bellarmine Knights with a combined score of 387-131.

Knights come to Maddox Pool for lone home regular season meet
Knights come to Maddox Pool for lone home regular season meet

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The lone home meet of the season for the Carson-Newman swim program has arrived as the Eagles will host the Bellarmine Knights of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Saturday afternoon in Maddox Pool at 1 p.m.

Eagles reach highest ranking in program history
Eagles reach highest ranking in program history

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim teams have reached their highest plateaus three years into the program as the women were ranked seventh and the men are currently 13th in the latest Division II Collegeswimming.com rankings.

Lancaster sets another record on final day of Georgia Tech Invitational
Lancaster sets another record on final day of Georgia Tech Invitational

ATLANTA – A Carson-Newman swimmer reset the third school record of the weekend during Saturday’s session of the Georgia Tech Invitational at McCauley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

Melhorn, Burcham shine on second day of Georgia Tech Invitational
Melhorn, Burcham shine on second day of Georgia Tech Invitational

ATLANTA – Carson-Newman sophomore swimmer Maggie Melhorn (Knoxville, Tenn.) set a new school record in the 100 Breast and sophomore Ryan Burcham recorded the Eagles’ best individual finish in the 100 Fly during the second day of the Georgia Tech Invitational in McCauley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

Lancaster sets school record on first day of Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
Lancaster sets school record on first day of Georgia Tech Fall Invitational

ATLANTA – A Carson-Newman school record fell during the first day of the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational at McAuley Aquatic Center as the Eagles’ swim team competed against 14 Division I programs and the teams registered five provisional B-cut times.

Division I test awaits Eagles at Georgia Tech Mid-Season Invitational
Division I test awaits Eagles at Georgia Tech Mid-Season Invitational

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The lone representative for Division II swimming at this weekend’s Georgia Tech Mid-Season Invitational at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta will be the Carson-Newman Eagles.

Maggie Melhorn
Lancaster, Melhorn lead Eagles with three wins at Limestone

GAFFNEY, S.C. – Freshman Jon Lancaster (Ringgold, Ga.) won three events and set a school record and sophomores Maggie Melhorn (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) each picked up three wins as the Carson-Newman swim team competed against the Limestone Saints at Timkin Aquatic Center in Gaffney, S.C.

Margaret Stansberry
Schechter, Stansberry lead Eagles to combined win over Cumberlands

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. – The Carson-Newman swim team opened the 2015-16 regular season with a 356.5-158.5 combined victory over the University of the Cumberlands Patriots Saturday afternoon at the Dinah Taylor Aquatic Center.

Commonwealth-bound Eagles set to open season against Patriots
Commonwealth-bound Eagles set to open season against Patriots

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams opened the 2015-16 regular season on the road as they travel to Williamsburg, Ky. for a showdown with the University of the Cumberlands Patriots at 1 p.m. at the Dinah Taylor Aquatic Center.

Eagles kick off new season with successful Triple Splash
Eagles kick off new season with successful Triple Splash

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim teams set two new school records during Thursday night’s Triple Splash swam in Maddox Pool.