2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Crossing, Alex

Alex Crossing
- Position:
- Free/Fly/IM
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Victor, N.Y.
- High School:
- Victor
Bio
Career Entering 2025-26: Has scored 88 points at the Patriot League Championships … holds the school’s fifth-fastest 500 freestyle (4:27.47), sixth-fastest 1000 freestyle (9:26.36), and seventh-fastest 1650 freestyle (15:38.82) … 18 wins in individual events.
2024-25 (Junior): Recorded 23 points at the Patriot League Championships, finishing 16th in the 500 freestyle, 17th in the 1650 free, and 22nd in the 400 IM ... competed at the ECAC Championships and won a bronze medal with the 800 free relay ... also finished sixth in the 200 butterfly ... won five events during the regular seasons, including sweeps of the 500/1000 free in duals against La Salle and Lehigh ... also took the 500 free against Loyola and was runner-up in that event in the quad meet against Navy, American, and Lafayette.
2023-24 (Sophomore): Scored 50 points at the Patriot League Championships, good for sixth among Bison, placing 10th in the 400 IM, 10th in the 500 freestyle, and 11th in the 1650 freestyle … registered the program’s fifth-fastest 500 freestyle (4:27.47) and sixth-fastest 1000 freestyle (9:26.36) at the PL Championships … took ninth in the 200 butterfly and 10th in the 200 freestyle at the ECAC Championships … posted nine first-place finishes in individual events during the season … opened the season winning first four events he competed in, including the 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly at Holy Cross and the 1000 freestyle and 500 freestyle at Boston U. … won both the 500 freestyle and 1000 freestyle vs. Lehigh … finished runner-up twice … went first in the 500 freestyle and second in the 1000 freestyle in a dual meet at Loyola.
2022-23 (First Year): Scored 15 points at the Patriot League Championships, finishing eighth in the 1,650 freestyle and 13th in the 500 freestyle … 500 freestyle time (4:28.37) and 1,650 freestyle time (15:38.82) at the PL Championships both rank fifth in school history … swam the school’s sixth-fastest 1,000 freestyle (9:28.14) while finishing first at Bucknell’s quad meet with Lafayette, Navy and American … took 11th in the 200 butterfly and swam the third leg of Bucknell’s fourth-place 800 freestyle at the ECAC Championships … placed first in individual events four times and went second once … won the 500 freestyle and the 200 butterfly at Binghamton … took first in the 1,000 freestyle and second in the 500 freestyle in Bucknell’s tri-meet with Boston and Loyola … placed fourth in the 1,650 and fifth in the 500 freestyle at the fall Bucknell Invitational.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Victor Senior High School … won a state title in the 500 freestyle … graduated with school record in that event … also competed for the Victor Swim Club … qualified for Junior Nationals in the 500 and 1,650 freestyles.
Personal: Alexander Joseph Crossing … born June 10, 2004 in Rochester, New York … son of Brendon and Christin Crossing … has two younger sisters: Natalie and Mackenzie ... majoring in mechanical engineering.
2024-25 (Junior): Recorded 23 points at the Patriot League Championships, finishing 16th in the 500 freestyle, 17th in the 1650 free, and 22nd in the 400 IM ... competed at the ECAC Championships and won a bronze medal with the 800 free relay ... also finished sixth in the 200 butterfly ... won five events during the regular seasons, including sweeps of the 500/1000 free in duals against La Salle and Lehigh ... also took the 500 free against Loyola and was runner-up in that event in the quad meet against Navy, American, and Lafayette.
2023-24 (Sophomore): Scored 50 points at the Patriot League Championships, good for sixth among Bison, placing 10th in the 400 IM, 10th in the 500 freestyle, and 11th in the 1650 freestyle … registered the program’s fifth-fastest 500 freestyle (4:27.47) and sixth-fastest 1000 freestyle (9:26.36) at the PL Championships … took ninth in the 200 butterfly and 10th in the 200 freestyle at the ECAC Championships … posted nine first-place finishes in individual events during the season … opened the season winning first four events he competed in, including the 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly at Holy Cross and the 1000 freestyle and 500 freestyle at Boston U. … won both the 500 freestyle and 1000 freestyle vs. Lehigh … finished runner-up twice … went first in the 500 freestyle and second in the 1000 freestyle in a dual meet at Loyola.
2022-23 (First Year): Scored 15 points at the Patriot League Championships, finishing eighth in the 1,650 freestyle and 13th in the 500 freestyle … 500 freestyle time (4:28.37) and 1,650 freestyle time (15:38.82) at the PL Championships both rank fifth in school history … swam the school’s sixth-fastest 1,000 freestyle (9:28.14) while finishing first at Bucknell’s quad meet with Lafayette, Navy and American … took 11th in the 200 butterfly and swam the third leg of Bucknell’s fourth-place 800 freestyle at the ECAC Championships … placed first in individual events four times and went second once … won the 500 freestyle and the 200 butterfly at Binghamton … took first in the 1,000 freestyle and second in the 500 freestyle in Bucknell’s tri-meet with Boston and Loyola … placed fourth in the 1,650 and fifth in the 500 freestyle at the fall Bucknell Invitational.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Victor Senior High School … won a state title in the 500 freestyle … graduated with school record in that event … also competed for the Victor Swim Club … qualified for Junior Nationals in the 500 and 1,650 freestyles.
Personal: Alexander Joseph Crossing … born June 10, 2004 in Rochester, New York … son of Brendon and Christin Crossing … has two younger sisters: Natalie and Mackenzie ... majoring in mechanical engineering.
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