2024-25 Men's Swimming/Diving Roster
Biography
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Personal-Best 200 Free Time: 1:40.18 (3/8/24 at MAC Championships)
Best Collegiate 500 Free Time : 4:35.08 (2/19/25 at MVC Championships)Â
Best Collegiate 1000 Free Time : 9:37.59 (2/19/25 at MVC Championships)Â
Best Collegiate 1650 Free Time : 15:57.47 (2/19/25 at MVC Championships)Â
2024-25:
- Set personal bests in two events at the MVC Championships; his 15:57.47 in the 1650-free gave him a 9th place finish and marked the #3 time in Purple Aces history while his time of 4:35.08 in the 500-free marked the 7th-fastest time in school history
- Took the win in the 200-free against Centre College to open the season (1:45.69) while taking second int he 500-free (4:45.32)
- Against McKendree, he took third int he 500-free (4:49.12) and 4th in the 1000-free race (9:57.91)
- Swam a 16:09.18 in the 1650-free at the A3 Performance Invite on his way ot a third place finish
- Won the 500-free race against USI/Butler, finishing in 4:46.48 and was second in the 1000-free posting a time of 9:59.23
2023-24:
- Set personal best in the 200-free at the MAC Championships with a time of 1:40.18 - was the 6th-fastest time in program history
- His 9:41.09 in the 1000-free against UIC/Missouri State was the 3rd-best time in UE history
- Began his college career winning the 500-free race versus Valpo/USI with a time of 4:48.67
- Came in third in the 1000-free and 500-free races against Bellarmine
- Won the 200-free (1:44.71) against Wabash/EIU while taking second in the 500-free (4:48.14)
- Registered his fastest 500-free time of the season at 4:35.79 at the MAC Championships
- Put forth a solid time of 16:01.82 in the 1650-free at the MAC's
Prior To UE:
- Ranked as the 410th recruit in the class of 2023 by Swimcloud.com
- Routinely ranked in Swimcloud’s Top 400 recruiting rankings in high school
- The third-ranked swimmer from Louisiana by Swimcloud.com
- Was a Winter Junior National qualifier from Louisiana
- Competed at the club level for Nu Wave Swim Club and coach Ross Hedrick
- Competed in high school for Jesuit High School and head coach Bret Hanemann
- The Louisiana state champion in the 500-Yard Freestyle
- Owned career-best marks of 4:34.19 in the 500 Free and 9:23.09 in the 1,000 Free in high school
Personal:
- Son of Huey and Angela Marcel
- A member of UE’s Honors College
- Enjoys video games and baking
- Plans on majoring in Computer Engineering at UE
- Has the career goal of an NCAA Championship
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