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- Hometown:
- Hastings, Neb.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Hastings
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- Events:
- Sprints/Freestyle/Butterfly/Breaststroke
Bio
Honors & Awards
- School Record Holder, 100 butterfly, 800 freestyle relay, 400 relay team
- Two-time A-R-C All-Conference selection, 200 and 800 free relay teams
- Three-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023, 24, 25)
- Three-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2023, 24, 25)
- Three-time A-R-C Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week
- Four-time letterwinner (2022, 23, 24, 25)
2024-25 | senior
- Swam to a school record in the 100 butterfly (54.38) at the Pioneer Classic
- Anchored the 400 relay team that set the school record (3:18.16)
- Earned All-Conference honors in the 200 free relay after finishing third overall at the A-R-C Championships
- Helped the 800 freestyle relay team to a third place finish at the A-R-C Championships and earned All-Conference honors
- Set a new personal best in the 50 yard freestyle (22.57) and 50 butterfly (25.58)
- Finished eighth at the A-R-C Championships in the 100 fly and 12th in both the 50 and 100 free
- Named to the CSC Academic All-District team and A-R-C All-Academic team
2023-24 | junior
- Set career bests in the 50 yard freestyle (22.84) and the 100 yard freestyle (49.78) at the A-R-C Championships
- Also tied for eighth at the A-R-C Championships in the 100 yard butterfly in a career-best time of 54.48
- Won both the 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard butterfly in the dual meet win over Coe
- Swam a 1:00.25 in the 100 yard butterfly to win the event against Loras
- Named the A-R-C Performer of the Week twice
2022-23 | sophomore
- Led the team in all seven individual events he swam in and was a member of all five Storm relay teams that turned in a season-best time
- Swam the anchor leg in the 800 yard freestyle relay at the A-R-C Championships as the team set a new school record with a time of 7:47.53
- Qualified for the final in the A-R-C Championships in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles, as well as the 100 yard butterfly, recording top 10 finishes in all three events
- Became the sixth-fastest in school history in both the 50 (22.86) and 100 yard freestyles (50.19) at the A-R-C Championships
- Received his first career A-R-C Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week award
2021-22 | freshman
- Swam in both freestyle and butterfly events, specializing in the 100 yard butterfly
- Recorded the third-fastest time in school history in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 55.91
- Has swam five of the 10 fastest times to date in the 100 yard butterfly
- Swam a team-leading 2:19.92 in the 200 yard butterfly, the second-fastest in school history
- Overall, clocked a team-leading time in eight events in his debut season
High School
- A 2021 graduate of Hastings High School
- Appeared in four state swimming meets
- Broke the school record in the 200-yard medley
- Earned four varsity letters
- Received three academic all-state and all-conference awards
- Member of National Honor Society
Personal
- Son of Amy Morris and Drew Ceperley
- Has a sibling, Alex
- Majoring in political science and history
News Mentions
Two freestyle relays achieve all-conference honors
The Storm celebrated all-conference honors with their 200 and 800 freestyle relays at the conference meet in Cedar Rapids.
February 22, 2025
Blair named A-R-C Swimmer of the Week
After taking home victories in the 200 and 500 freestyle races, and a relay victory, Tristan Blair was named the American Rivers Conference...
February 10, 2025
Storm capture victory against Coe, pick up multiple wins
The Storm men traveled to Cedar Rapids and came home with a win in their last regular season match of the year.
February 8, 2025
Storm come up short at home meet, seniors honored
The Storm battled for a victory this weekend against Midland University and Iowa Western Community College. They came up just short against Iowa...
January 25, 2025
Storm finish eighth at Grinnell Invite
The Storm took to the pool this weekend to face off against several other foes at Grinnell.
January 18, 2025
Ceperley’s two records lead to A-R-C honor
After etching his name in the record book twice this weekend, Jay Ceperley was named the American Rivers Conference Male Swimmer of the Week.
December 9, 2024
Storm secure fourth at Pioneer Classic
The Storm took to the pool in Grinnell this weekend to compete in the Pioneer Classic. Multiple athletes took home new school records.
December 7, 2024
Swimmers take to Grinnell duals, Ehrreich with top-five performance
The Simpson men competed against both Grinnell and Luther in matches today with many top-performances throughout the day.
November 9, 2024
Strong results from Ehrreich lead Storm in key victory over Loras
Simpson clinched a key victory over A-R-C opponent Loras in a double dual including Iowa Western Community College on Saturday.
October 26, 2024
Storm open season strong with new record
The Storm men opened their season today in Indianola with a home meet and a new record.
October 19, 2024
Simpson earns fourth place in A-R-C Preseason Coaches Poll
Looking to turn heads and upset the polling, the Simpson men’s swimming and diving team was ranked fourth in the American Rivers Conference...
October 9, 2024




