Nathan Knobelspiesse Commits to Colorado Mesa for 2025-26

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Eugene, Oregon’s Nathan Knobelspiesse has committed to swim and study at Colorado Mesa University beginning in the fall of 2025.

“I am excited to announce my commitment to swim at Colorado Mesa University. I want to thank my family, friends, and coaches for the support they have given me.”

Knobelspiesse swims year-round with Team Eugene Aquatics and specializes in IM and fly. He graduated from Sheldon High School, where he was a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, in 2024. During his gap year, he improved his times in the SCY 50/100/200 fly and 200 IM and the LCM 100/200 free, 50/100/200 back, 50/100/200 breast, 50/100/200 fly, and 200 IM.

At Winter Juniors West last December, he dropped .3 in the 100 fly and a full second in the 200 fly. A month later, he swam at Washington Open, where he finaled in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM, and 400 IM and logged lifetime bests in the 50 fly and 200 IM.

Most recently, Knobelspiesse competed at Mt. Hood Sectionals. There, he clocked PBs in the 200 free (2:01.68), 100 fly (56.86), and 200 fly (2:05.37) and placed 23rd in the 100 back, 16th in the 100 fly, 3rd in the 200 fly, and 12th in the 200 IM.

Knobelspiesse will join the Mavericks in the class of 2029 with Torsten Hokanson, Alix Perras, Marcus Pineiro, Micah Moore, and Ian Spooner. His times would have scored at the 2025 RMAC Championships in the ‘A’ finals of the 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 breast, and 200 back, and the ‘B’ finals of the 100 breast and 100 back.

Colorado Mesa finished 9th in the men’s team standings at the 2025 NCAA Division II Championships. It took 1:47.41/3:55.86 to score in the IM events and 47.47/1:46.94 to score in the butterfly events at the national championship.

Best SCY times:

• 200 IM – 1:51.70
• 400 IM – 4:01.15
• 100 fly – 49.73
• 200 fly – 1:48.59
• 200 breast – 2:05.41
• 200 back – 1:50.86
• 100 breast – 57.92
• 100 back – 51.41

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