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2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Max Soja

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Flemington, N.J.
  • High School:
    Hunterdon Central

Summary

Biography


Awards:
  • Four-time NCAA Division III All-American 
  • Three-time All-NCAC 
  • National Team Member in 2023,2024 & 2025
  • 2025 National Team Member
  • 2022-23, 2023-24 CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American
  • 2021-22 CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-American
  • 2022-23 NCAC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022-23 & 2024-25 Denison Top-50 Scholar-Athlete
  • 2023-24 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee
  • Member of 2023-24 Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators

All-American Performances (Top-16 at Nationals):

2025 NCAA D-III Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina

  • 200 Butterfly (15th - 1:48.94)

2024 NCAA D-III Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina

  • 400 IM (13th - 3:57.08)
  • 200 butterfly (16th - 1:49.22)

2023 NCAA D-III Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina

  • 200 Fly (16th - 1:48.91)

All-North Coast Athletic Conference Performances (Top-3 at NCAC Championship):

2025 NCAC Championship in Granville, Ohio

  • 200 Butterfly (3rd - 1:48.92

2024 NCAC Championship in Granville, Ohio

  • 200 butterfly (2nd - 1:48.45)

2023 NCAC Championship in Granville, Ohio

  • 200 Fly (3rd - 1:48.74)

Personal:
  • Health, exercise and sport studies (HESS) major
  • Son of James and Gale Soja
  • National Honor Society in high school
  • Member of the Dean’s list at Denison three times (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2023)
  • Member of the Phi Society (Fall 2022)
  • Teaching assistant for statistics
  • Lleader in Dr. Eric Winters’ HESS research group
  • Involved in a program called the “Food Recovery Network"
  • Is working on creating a program in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Newark to organize swim lessons and practices for those of any age and interest in the hopes of saving young lives

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First-Year

    5'8" 150 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'8" 150 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'8" 150 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    5'8" 150 lbs
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