Begins his junior year as a freestyle swimmer for Willamette ... Competed in the 200 and 500 yard freestyle as well as the 200 yard backstroke as a sophomore in 2017 ... Ranked fourth on the team as a freshman in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.11, which he earned at the 2017 NWC Championships ... Served as a co-captain of the swim team his senior year at Olympia High School in Washington ... Competed in the 200 Freestyle and the 4x100 Relay in the State Championship ... Also competed at state for DECA all four years of high school ... Majoring in Exercise Science ... Son of David and Karen Hougan.