Clarion Athletics

2023-24

• NCAA qualifier for the second time in his career, competing in the 200 Fly and the 200 IM (3/12)
• Took 10th place in the 200 Fly at the NCAA Division II Championships to earn All-America Honorable Mention honors (3/12)
• Second-leading scorer for the Golden Eagles at the 2024 PSAC Championships (2/14)
• Won the 200 Fly at the PSAC Championships with a time of 1:47.45, marking the third straight year he won the championship in that event (2/14)
• Three-time finalist at the PSAC Championships, taking third in the 200 Back (1:48.84), fifth in the 200 IM (1:50.16) and sixth in the 100 Fly (49.54) (2/14)
• Part of the 400 Medley Relay that took first at the PSAC Championships with a time of 3:16.74 (2/14)
• Hit NCAA B Cuts in the 200 IM, 200 Fly and 200 Free

2022-23

• Voted the PSAC Men's Swimming Athlete of the Year after a stellar sophomore season that saw him earn All-American honors, becoming the eighth different Golden Eagle men's swimmer to win the award and 11th in total.
• Became Clarion's first All-American in a swimming event since 2013 when he placed eighth in the 200 Fly at the 2023 NCAA Championships, hitting a school record in the prelim (1:46.19).
• Had previously broken the school record in the 200 Fly at the 2023 PSAC Championships when he won the event with a time of 1:47.27.
• Won one individual conference championship and helped the 800 Free Relay team to a title, and also placed in the placed in the top-eight in the 200 Back (2^nd – 1:49.81), 100 Fly (3^rd – 49.12) and 200 IM (6^th – 1:51.27). (2/15)
• PSAC Winter Top 10 selection, an award that recognizes academic as well as athletic success.
• Set program record in the 500 Free (4:32.54) at the Zippy Invite (12/4)
• CSC Academic All-District honoree

2021-22: Named the PSAC Men's Swimming Freshman of the Year... broke the program record in the 500 Free at the Zippy Invite, finishing with a time of 4:30.76 (12/3)... led the Golden Eagles in scoring at the PSAC Championships with 61 points scored... won his first career conference championship with a victory in the 200 Fly, touching the wall in a time of 1:49.90 (2/18)... CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team... took second in the conference in the 200 IM after placing fifth in the morning prelims (2/16)... took second in the conference in the 200 Back with a time of 1:50.77 (2/17)... helped the 400 Medley Relay team finish second at the conference meet (2/16)...  made his collegiate debut at the Clarion Fall Invite (10/16).

High School: Two-time WPIAL champion in the 100 Fly and the 500 Free... voted Team MVP... part of school record-setters in the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay... holds school records in the 100 Fly and the 500 Free... pool record holder at Butler in the 200 IM... pool record holder at Upper Saint Clair in the 100 Fly and the 500 Free... graduated with high honors.

Personal: Full name is David James Bocci... Sport Management major... son of Dave and Amy Bocci... has a brother, Andrew... parents both swam at Edinboro.