2017-18: Sophomore backstroke swimmer that finished second on Northwestern's top times list in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM ... Swam a career-best 200 back and took 19th at the Big Ten Championships (2.21-2.24) with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:43.79 ... Also tallied a career-best and and NCAA 'B' cut time in the 100 back with a time of 48.46 ... Came in third in the 50 and 100 back, and took fourth in the 200 back at the TYR Invitational (11.19) ... Added points by finishing 20th in the 100 fly and 23rd in the 50 fly at the meet ...  Won the 100 back and claimed second against Wisconsin (11.11) and SMU (1.13) ... Finished second in the 100 back and third in the 200 back in the triple dual against UIC and UChicago (10.28) ... Came in fourth in the 100 back and seventh in the 200 back against Minnesota and Purdue (1.27)... Won the 100 back against Georgia Tech (10.21).

2016-17: Cracked the top times with the fourth fastest time for the 50 back and the 100 back ... Finished 32nd in the 200 back and 37th in the 100 back at the Big Ten Championships ... Swam his personal best in the 50 back at TYR with a 23.84. 

High School: Ranked as the No. 2 recruit from the state of Colorado and the 121st overall recruit in the nation by Collegeswimming.com ... Earned top-16 finishes in the 500 free and 200 back at the 2014 Speedo Winter Junior Championships ... Competed for Thompson Valley High School while attending Berthoud High School ... Won the Colorado state championships and broke the 4A classification record in the 100 back in 2013 and 2014 ... Two-time all-state and all-area ... Three-time Team MVP ... Competed with the Loveland Swim Club for six years.

Personal: Born John Langhorne Thorne ... Son of Jodi Juskie and Chris Thorne ... Has an uncle who played baseball at Northwestern ... Chose Northwestern over Wisconsin and Virginia ... Major is undeclared.

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