McMurry University Athletics

2022-23 (Junior):
Recognized by SCAC for winter academics.

2020-21 (Freshman):
Earned first place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:58.83 in Austin double dual ... Swam a personal best heat in the 500-yard free as well as the 400-yard individual medley at the SCAC Championships ... Finished the 500 free in 5:20.42 and the 400 IM in 4:41.70 ... Competed in six relay events this season Named to SCAC Academic Honor Roll list ... Named to the SCAC All-Sportsmanship Men's Swimming & Diving Team.

High School:
Prepped at Cypress Springs High School near Houston ... Swam for three seasons ... Coach was Daniel Gober ... Named captain his senior season ... Academic all-state as a senior ... Academic all-district as a junior ... Earned the Panther Award in his final two years ... Also played two seasons of water polo for Coach Gober ... Won the team's Offensive Player of the Year Award as a senior ... Honor roll all four years ... National Honor Society ... Spanish NHS ... Peer Assistant Leadership (PALS) ... Graduated in 2020 ... Magna Cum Laude. 

Club:
Swam for Club Trident his first three years of high school.

Personal:
Born on May 29, 2002 in Louisville, Kentucky ... Hometown is Miami, Florida ... Comes to McMurry from Cypress, Texas ... Son of Jose and Alfonso Santoya and step-parent Ricardo Duarte ... Has one sister, Betsy Alfonso ... Has volunteered time with elementary schools, sporting events and the REACH program ... Involved with McMurry SAAC ... Majoring in early childhood education ... Wants to become an elementary teacher.