SUNY New Paltz Athletics

Athlete Top Times:

2024-25: Gorzula broke two program records this season both at the SUNYAC Championship meet in Buffalo, NY. Gorzula broke Marton Keri's 12 year old 200-yard breast stroke record touching the pads at 2:06.06, dropping .26 tenths of a second from the history books and earning a silver medal. He also broke Ryan Lindgren's 2016, 9-year-old program record, dropping .49 tenths of a second off the race earning another silver medal. He placed fifth in the 200 IM with a time of 1:55.23 earning 14 points for the Hawks. 

2023-24: Third-Team All-SUNYAC after placing third overall in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:09.10 and third overall in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:11.56 at the SUNYAC Championships… was a part of the team’s third-place 800-freestyle relay team and third-place 800-freestyle relay team at the SUNYAC Championships… collected four first place finishes throughout the year including against Skidmore Nov. 18 in the 500-free (5:02.63), 400-IM (4:24.65) and against Union Oct. 28 in the 200-free (1:47.86) and 100-breast (1:02.30).

High School Accolades: High school varsity swimming…Captain of varsity team, junior, and senior year…Qualified for states, three years in a row, sophomore, junior, senior…Awarded scholar athlete, junior, senior.

Personal: From Shrub Oak, NY…graduated from Lakeland Senior High School in 2023…enjoys skiing, hiking, mountain biking…son of Anna and Paul Gorzula.

Fun Fact: “I love animals and staying active.”