SMU Athletics

Prep: Olentangy Berlin High School event record holder in the 50 & 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 & 400 MR… Was named a scholar-athlete in 2021, 2022 and 2023… District qualifier all four years in high school… State finalist in 2023… Received the Double Blue Sportsmanship Award in 2021… Swam for New Albany Aquatic Club… Competed in the 2021 Speedo Winter Junior National Championships… Competed in the 2023 NCSA Junior National Championships… Winter Junior Nationals Qualifier ... Was a member of the National Honors Society… Graduated Summa cum Laude… Received an Academic Honors Diploma… Was named a College Board National African American Recognition Program Scholar and Rural and Small Town Recognition Program Scholar.

Personal: Born on September 22, 2005, to Tonjia and Greg Coverdale… Has one sister Anna… His grandfather Randall Thorpe played college and professional baseball… His father Greg played football at Delaware State… Plans to major in mechanical engineering.