Boston University

AS A JUNIOR IN 2023-24
Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Set personal bests in the 50 breast (25.76), 100 breast (55.53), 200 breast (2:01.83), and 200 IM (1:53.40) at the Patriot League Championships … Recorded 10 points on the league meet, which was 13th-best on the team ... Placed 18th in 200 breast and 22nd in 100 breast ... Earned a personal best in the 50 free (21.71) for fourth place alongside a second-place finish in the 200 breast (2:02.81) against Bryant … Placed first in the 100 breast (57.83) vs. Colgate.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022-23
Placed 15th in 200 breast (2:04.60) at Patriot League Championships (Feb. 15-18) ... Also competed in 100 breast and 200 IM at conference meet ... Swam personal-best 2:04.48 in 200 breast to finish second against Bryant (Jan. 28) ... Placed seventh in 100 breast (58.83) and eighth in 200 breast (2:08.69) at Boston College (Jan. 21) ... Finished seventh in 200 IM (2:04.88) against Colgate (Jan. 10) ... Placed 13th in 200 breast (2:05.04), 16th in 100 breast (56.93) and 23rrd in 200 IM (1:54.68) at Terrier Invitational (Nov. 18-20) ... Finished runner-up in 200 IM (2:00.40) at Providence (Nov. 5) ... Earned third-place finishes in 100 and 200 breast at UMass (Oct. 29) ... Finished seventh in 200 breast (2:09.83) and ninth in 100 breast (58.92) in season opener against Bucknell and Loyola (Oct. 15).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22
Set personal best in 200 IM (1:56.67) and season best in 200 breast (2:06.60) at Patriot League Championships (Feb. 16-19) ... Also competed in 100 breast at conference meet ... Finished fifth in 100 breast (59.77) and 200 breast (2:10.98) against Boston College (Jan. 22) ... Placed 13th in 200 breast (2:06.61) and 14th in 100 breast (58.29) at Terrier Invitational (Nov. 19-21) ... Placed third in 200 breast (2:28.04) and fifth in 100 breast (1:06.99) against Providence (Nov. 6) ... Was fourth in 200 breast (2:08.54) and fifth in 100 breast (59.53) against UMass (Oct. 30) ... Placed fourth in both 100 and 200 breast against Bryant (Oct. 23) ... Placed third (200 breast), fourth (100 breast) and eighth (200 IM) in collegiate debut against Bucknell (Oct. 16).

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
A three-time State qualifier who also competed at Summer Juniors ... Competed with Katy Aquatics and collected gold in both the 100 and 200 breast at the Gulf Short Course Champs ... A USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.

PERSONAL
Son of Yanan and Zhong Liao ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in computer science.