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JD Furr

  • Position Breast/Free
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Crawfordsville, Ind.
  • Highschool Crawfordsville

Biography

CAREER BESTS

50 Free: 23.94 on 2/7/14 at Iowa
100 Free: 47.66 on 2/21/15 at the 2015 Summit League Championship
200 Free: 1:50.76 on 2/1/14 vs. Butler and Monmouth
500 Free: 4:49.72 on 2/20/2013 at the 2013 Summit League Championship
100 Breast: 55.89 (third-best time in program history) on 2/20/15 at the 2015 Summit League Championship
200 Breast: 2:00.71 (best time in program history) on 2/19/14 at at the 2014 Summit League Championship
200 IM: 1:53.31 (seventh-best in program history) at The 2016 Summit League Championships
200 Medley Relay: 1:30.07 (program record) at The 2016 Summit League Championships
400 Medley Relay: 3:20.10 (second-best in program history) on 2/19/14 at The 2014 Summit League Championship

SENIOR (2015-16): 2015-16 All-League... 2016 Summit League Academic All-League Team... 
2016 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll, Distinguished Scholar... Set a personal best in the 200-IM at The 2016 Summit League Championships... Finished Western Illinois career ranked third in the 100-breast, first in the 200-breast, seventh in the 200-IM and part of relay squads that rank first (200-medley), second (200-medley & 400-medley) and third (200-medley) in school history.

JUNIOR (2014-15): 2015 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll, Distinguished Scholar... Set the program record in the 200 breastroke... Set two new personal records at the 2015 Summit League Championships.. Also on the 200 medley relay that posted second best time in program history.

SOPHOMORE (2013-14): 2013-14 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll... 2013-14 All-League... 2013-14 Academic All-League... Moved to fifth in the record book in the 100 breast (57.26) and seventh in the 200 breast (2:06.25) during his sophomore campaign... Sixth place finish in the 100 breast at the 2014 Summit League Championships...  Helped the 200 and 400 medley relay teams to a second place finishes at the Summit League Championship... both medley relay teams shattered program records.

FRESHMAN (2012-13):  2012-13 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll... Wrote his name in the Western Illinois record books in his debut season in two categories... Holds the 8th best time in school history in the 200 Breast (2:08.02) and the 10th best time in the 100 Breast (58.29)... Both times were set at the 2013 Summit League Championship... Helped the 200 Medley Relay team to a 5th place finish and the 400 Medley Relay team to a 6th place finish at the 2013 Summit League Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three time State qualifier... two-year All-Conference performer and Swimmer of the County... served as the team captain two years... owns the 100 Breast high school record and the Sugar Creek Swim Club's 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 medley relay records... named Sagamore Athletic Conference swimmer of the meet... Sectional champion in all of his personal events two years in a row... also excels in the classroom earning a cumulative grade point average of 3.8... Academic All-American selection.

PERSONAL: Born on March 19, 1994... son of Jeffrey and Shannon Furr.

MAJOR: Clinical Laboratory Science



Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Breast/Free
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Breast/Free
  • 2014-15Junior

    Breast/Free
  • 2015-16Senior

    Breast/Free