2012-13 (Senior):
In his final season at Pacific, Dunnigan claimed a pair of top-24 finishes at the 2013 MPSF Championships. He took 21st in the 400 IM (4:05.57) and 22nd in the 200 Fly (1:52.90), and added a 25th-place finish in the 1650 Free (16:34.10). At the Pacific Invite, Dunnigan placed seventh in the 400 IM (4:18.73) and 10th in the 200 Fly (1:59.09). Academically, Dunnigan earned MPSF All-Academic honors.
2011-12 (Junior):
One of Pacific’s most versatile swimmers, Dunnigan had an impressive junior campaign for the Tigers. His best finish was a sixth-place showing in the 200 Fly versus conference foes Seattle and CSU Bakersfield. He added a pair of seventh-place finishes, one each in the 400 IM and 1000 Free, and two eighth-place finishes, one in the 1650 Free and one in the 400 IM. At the 2012 MPSF Championships, Dunnigan collected a trio of top-20 finishes highlighted by a 14th-place showing in the 200 Fly with a time of 1:51.75. He finished 19th in the 1650 Free with a time of 16:07.97 and took 20th in the 400 IM behind a time of 4:04.55. Outside of the pool, Dunnigan earned MPSF All-Academic honors for the second straight season.
2010-11 (Sophomore):
Dunnigan was a First Team All-MPSF selection in the 1650 Free and earned MPSF All-Academic recognition. At the 2011 MPSF Championships, he impressed with a third-place finish in the 1650 Free (16:08.42) and a seventh-place finish in the 200 Fly (1:53.64). Dunnigan finished third in the 200 Fly at the Quad Meet on Nov. 6, touching the wall at 1:59.02. Against UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 29, he earned a pair of third-place finishes, clocking in at 10:11.06 in the 1000 Free and 2:02.08 in the 200 Fly.
2009-10 (Freshman):
Dunnigan took seventh in the 200 Fly (1:54.01), 10th in the 400 IM (4:03.35), and 11th in the 1650 Free (16:15.23) at the 2010 Big West Championships. Dunnigan won the 400 IM against California on Oct. 10 with a time of 4:24.77. He took third in the 200 IM (2:06.24) against Cal State Bakersfield on Oct. 31, then followed that up with a runner-up finish in the 400 IM (4:22.11) and a third-place finish in the 200 Fly (2:02.92) versus Denver on Nov. 7. A time of 4:29.68 in the 400 IM was good for third against Stanford on Jan. 9.
High School:
Dunnigan graduated from C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air, Md.
Personal:
Dunnigan was born in Baltimore, Md., and is the son of John and Therese Dunnigan. He has two older sisters, Shannon and Amanda. Amanda swam for South Carolina from 2005-09. Dunnigan is majoring in environmental science.
