• Honorable Mention All-American (200 & 400 Free Relays)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (200 & 400 Free Relays)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (200 Free Relay)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in the freestyle sprints and added the 100 butterfly to his event list
• Helped Purdue set team records in the 200 and 400 free relays at the Big Ten Championships, helping the 200 team win silver
• One of nine members of Purdue swim-dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year
• Matched his career best in the 50 free (19.69) while placing third in the B final at the Big Ten Championships, finishing his seventh all-time in team history
• Also scored in the B final of the 100 free at Big Tens, posting a career-best time of 43.62 to move into 11th place in team history
• Accounted for a career-high 28 team points at Big Tens, ranking seventh on the team
• Posted a season-best time of 48.91 in the 100 fly at Big Tens
• Won his heat of the 50 free in the triple duals with Minnesota and Wisconsin as well as Indiana and Ohio State
• Helped the Boilermakers place 10th (200) and 15th (400) in the freestyle relays at NCAAs to claim honorable mention All-America accolades
• Teamed with swimmer Kelsey Macaddino and basketball player Léony Boudreau to help found RIISE, a group committed to supporting and spotlighting the adaptive sports community
2019-20 / AS A JUNIOR
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints and 100 backstroke
• Registered season-best times in the 50 (19.69) and 100 free (44.77) as well as the 100 back (49.92) at the Big Ten Championships
• Time in the 50 free was also a career best, moving him up to sixth place in program history
• Won the B final of the 50 free at Big Tens from lane 8, improving on his prelim time (19.94) by a race-best .25 hundredths of a second
• Also anchored the 200 free relay team to a program record a Big Tens, helping the quartet eclipse a mark that had stood since 2012
• Accounted for 20 team points at Big Tens with his B final victory in the 50 free
• At the Purdue Invitational, Scored in the B final of the 50 free and won his races in the 100 free (C final) and 100 back (D final)
• Also anchored the Boilermakers’ 200 free relay team to victory at the Purdue Invite
• Quarterfinalist in the both the 50 free and 50 back ladder tournaments at the FIU Sprint Invitational
• Victorious in the 100 back at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Part of five relay winners during the season, good for second most on the team
• Anchored both the 200 medley and 400 free relay teams to victory in the dual meet win vs. Michigan State
• Anchored 200 free relay teams to victory at the Indiana Intercollegiates and Big Ten Triple Duals
2018-19 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints and 100 backstroke
• Posted career-best times in the 50 (19.75) and 100 free (44.29) as well as the 100 back (49.17) at the Big Ten Championships
• Helped Purdue break the program record in the 400 free relay to close out Big Tens
• Also part of the 200 free relay team at Big Tens
• At the Hawkeye Invitational, his 200 free relay team accounted for the sixth-fastest time in program history
• Scored in the C final of the 50 free at Big Tens
• Accounted for 14 team points to help Purdue win the three-day Hawkeye Invite, qualifying for the A final of the 50 free and the B final of the 100 back
• Also won the C final of the 100 free at Iowa
• Helped the Boilermakers win the 200 free relay at the Big Ten Triple Duals
• Anchored Purdue’s 200 medley relay team to victory in the dual meet at Michigan State
• Won his heat of the 50 free at the November Triple Dual vs. Tennessee and Wisconsin
2017-18 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 18)
• Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints
• Posted season-best times in the 50 (20.21) and 100 free (44.50) at the First Chance meet vs. Indiana, earning one of the final spots on the roster for the Big Ten Championships
• Posted times of 20.23 and 44.91 at Big Tens along with swimming with the 200 free relay team
• Ranked second on the team in 50 and fifth in the 100
• Won the 50 free and helped Purdue sweep the relays in his collegiate debut at Miami (Ohio), earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors
• Qualified for the C final of the 50 free at Purdue Invitational
• Swam the leadoff leg on the victorious 200 free relay in the dual meet win vs. Michigan State
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterwinner for coach Tom Wylie at Seaholm High School in suburban Detroit
• Also a four-year member of the varsity water polo team
• Division 2 state champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle as a senior
• All-American in four events over his upperclassman seasons
• Helped SHS win state titles in the 200 and 400 free relays as a junior
• All-state in the 100 free as a junior after finishing second at state
• Part of MHSAA state championship teams each of his underclassman seasons
• All-state in the 100 back as a sophomore after finishing third at state
• School's rookie of the year for both water polo and swimming as a freshman
• Multiple-year scholar athlete in swimming and water polo
• Seaholm outstanding male student athlete award winner as a senior
• National Honor Society
• National Merit Scholarship finalist
PERSONAL
• Major: Mechanical Engineering
• Born in Royal Oak, Michigan
• Parents are Robert Lawrence and Julie Fream
• Family also includes older sister Jillian
• Mother has a postgraduate degree from Harvard and his father the same from Michigan State
Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Pro Team: Detroit Lions
Favorite Coach: Jeff Brohm
Favorite Aquatic Center (Other Than Purdue): Happy Hollow
Most Exciting Event to Watch at a College Meet: 200 Medley Relay
Favorite Marquee Event: World Cup
Would Like to Have Dinner With: His Family
In His MP3 Player: Guns n' Roses
Last Concert He Attended: Jimmy Buffett
Band He'd Love to See Play Purdue: A-Ha
Last Book He Read: Moby Dick
Favorite Multimedia App: Netflix
Favorite Actor, Actress & Director: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shakira & James Cameron
Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Zootopia
Favorite Super-Hero: Iron Man
Show He Can't Stop Watching: The Office
Favorite Month: August
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Food: Chicken Parmesan
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Golf
Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Water Polo
Favorite Purdue Building: Armstrong
Favorite Purdue Athletic Venue (Besides Aquatic Center): Mackey Arena
Favorite Big City: London
Unique Travel Locale: Australia
Country He'd Like to Visit: New Zealand
Favorite Thing About the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center: Team Room
Best Thing About Being a Boilermaker: Having Fun with the Team
Furry Friend: Rexy & Maple, Australian Labrador-Poodle Mix