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2023-24 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Erikas Kapocius

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Ignalina, Lithuania

Biography

2023-24 (Fifth Year)
Top Finishes 

  • GLIAC Championship (2/9/24-2/12/24) - Seventh place finish in the 200 back (1:48.51)
  • Calvin Invite (11/30/23-12/2/23) - Second place finish in the 400 IM, fourth in the 200 back, fifth in the 800 free relay, sixth in the 400 free relay and seventh in the 400 medley relay
  • Wayne State (11/4/23) - Third place finish in the 200 medley relay, fourth in the 200 back and 200 IM, and fifth in the 100 back
  • Grand Valley (10/28/23) - Fifth place finish in the 200 back and seventh in the 200 breast
  • Saginaw Valley/Findlay (10/27/23) - Fourth place finish in the 200 IM and fifth in the 400 free relay
  • St. Cloud/Davenport (10/6/23-10/7/23) - Sixth place finishes in the 400 medley relay, 200 IM and 200 back, and seventh in the 200 medley relay, 100 back and 400 free relay

2022-23 (Junior - 4th Season)

  • GLIAC All-Academic Honoree

GLIAC Championships - Holland, Mich. - Feb. 15-18, 2023

  • Placed second in the 200-yard IM and third in the 400-yard IM

Michigan Tech - Marquette, Mich. - Feb. 4, 2023

  • Placed second in the 50-yard Backstroke, and third in the 100-yard Backstroke and 50-yard Breaststroke

UW-Green Bay - Green Bay, Wis. - Jan. 20, 2023

  • Placed second in the 200-yard Backstroke and 400-yard Medley Relay, and third in the 200-yard IM

UW-Stevens Point - Marquette, Mich. - Jan. 14, 2023

  • Placed first in the 200-yard Breaststroke and 100-yard Backstroke

Calvin Invite - Grand Rapids, Mich. - Dec. 1-3, 2022

  • Placed first in the 200-yard Backstroke, and third in the 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM

Wayne State/Findlay - Detroit, Mich. - Nov. 4-5, 2022

  • Placed first in the 200-yard Backstroke

St. Cloud - St. Cloud, Minn. - Oct. 7-8, 2022

  • Placed second in the 400-yard IM

2021-22 (Sophomore - 3rd Season)

  • Placed fifth in the 400-yard IM, 12th in the 200-yard Backstroke, 16th in the 200-yard IM, and second and 17th overall in the 400-yard medley relay at the NCAA Division II national championship; Fifth-place finish earned him All-American honors, 12th placed finish earned a second honorary All-American award, 16th place finish earned him an honorary All-American
  • GLIAC All-Academic Honoree

GLIAC Championships - Saginaw, Mich. - Feb. 4-7, 2022

  • Placed second in the 400-yard IM

Michigan Tech - Marquette, Mich. - Jan. 29, 2022

  • Placed first in the 200-yard Freestyle 100-yard IM

Orange Bowl Swim Classic - Key Largo, Fla. - Jan. 3, 2022

  • Placed first in the 200 S IM and second in the 100 S Backstroke

Calvin Invite - Grand Rapids, Mich. - Dec. 2-4, 2021

  • Placed second in the 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM

2020-21 (Sophomore - 2nd Season)

  • Took first in the 200-yard freestyle with his personal best time of 1:43.88 in a meet against SVSU and Wayne State
  • Placed first in the 400-yard IM at the GLIAC Championships with a time of 3:51.69. 
  • GLIAC All-Academic Honoree

2019-2020 (Freshman - 1st Season)
Calvin Invite - Grand Rapids, Mich. - Dec. 5-7, 2019

  • Placed second in the 400 IM and third in the 200 IM

Personal 
Son of Dalia Gintars Kapocius
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Fifth Year