2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Brockton Welling
Randall K. Wolf
Randall K. Wolf

Sam Castle

  • Position Backstroke
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Mechanicsville, Va.
  • Highschool Hanover
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2025-26: Phenomenal junior season with the Keydets, seeing routine success throughout the regular season…tallied twelve individual podiums and fourteen relay podiums before conferences, paired with six individual wins and thirteen relay wins…standout performance against Howard and Saint Francis, winning every event participated in…placed on the podium in the 200 and 400 Medley and Free Relays, 5th and 8th in the 100 and 200 Back, and 12th in the 50 Free at the America East Championships…placed 16th and 18th in the 200 Free and Medley Relays at the CSCAA National Invitational, respectively…named to CSC Academic All-District and America East All-Academic Team…set two team records in the 200 Free and Medley Relays.

2024-25: Was VMI's top swimmer in the backstroke, recording the top times in the 100 & 200 Back, earning first place six times, and was top three in every race…nabbed silver in the 100 Back and played a key role in the 800 Free Relay squad that earned bronze at the America East Championships to earn All-Conference honors…broke three team records and four relay records in the conference meet…named America East All-Academic and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District...earned SoCon Honor Roll and Commissioner's Medal honors.

2023-24: Broke two Rat and varsity records, both in the 100 and 200 Back at the America East Championship…placed eighth in the 100 Back and 10th in the 200 Back at the league championship…was a part of the record-breaking 200, 400, and 800 Free Relay squads along with the 400 Medley Relay team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-time state champion while representing Hanover High School.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Freestyle/Backstroke
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Backstroke
    6'2"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Backstroke
    6'2"