Marie Schobel Season 2021-22

CAREER BESTS

Event	Time	Date	Site/Opponent
100 Back	52.69	2/20/20	Big Ten Championships
200 Back	1:55.06	2/22/20	Big Ten Championships
100 Fly	54.14	2/25/21	Big Ten Championships

 
Career Accolades

• CSCAA All-American (2020).
• NCAA Championship qualifier in the 100 back (2020, 2021).
• Holds second-fastest 100 back (52.69) performance and third-fastest 200 back (1:55.06) performance all-time in Penn State history.
• Finished sixth in the 100 back A-finals (53.11) along with scoring in both the 200 back and 100 fly at Big Ten Championships 2021.
• Placed in top 10 in 100 back (52.96) and 200 back (1:55.06) at Big Ten Championships 2020.
• Big Ten Women's Swimming & Diving Freshman of the Week (2018-19).
• CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020).
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
• Academic All-Big Ten (2020).

 
2020-21 (Junior Year)

• NCAA Championship (3/17-20): Placed 22^nd in the 100 back (52.66) and 39^th in the 200 back (1:56.17).
• Big Ten Championships (2/23-27): Placed sixth in the 100 back (53.11). Swam a personal best in the 100 back time trials (52.34). Scored in the 200 back (1:56.90) at 14^th place and the 100 fly (54.40) at 20^th place.
• Ohio State/Rutgers (1/16): Won the 100 back (53.83) and 200 back (1:57.35).
• Michigan State (2/5-6): Placed first in the 50 back (26.20), 100 back (52.95), and 200 back (1:58.55).

 
2019-20 (Sophomore Year)

• Awards: CSCAA All-American…CSCAA Scholar All-American…Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten.
• Big Ten Championships (2/19-22): Swam in the 100 back (52.69) and 200 back (1:55.06) finals, placing ninth in both races. Achieved a personal best in the 100 back (52.69) as the lead off split in the 400 medley relay and in the 200 back.
• Liberty/St. Bonaventure (10/4): Placed first in the 50 (25.83) and 100 back (55.66) and third in the 50 fly (25.68).
• West Virginia (10/11-12): Swam for first in the 100 (55.07) and 200 back (1:58.67).
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech (11/1-2): Placed second in the 200 back (1:59.52) and third in the 100 back (55.29).
• Princeton Invitational (12/6-8): Touched second in the 100 (54.00), third in the 200 back (1:57.22) and 12^th in the 100 fly in a personal-best time (54.90).
• Buffalo (1/10-11): Finished first in the 100 back (54.87) and 200 back (1:58.39).
• Villanova (1/31): Swept the 100 back (53.73) and 200 back (1:58.63) for the third time of the season.

 
2018-19 (Freshman Year)

• Awards: Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Freshman of the Week after the George Washington (10/6) meet.
• Big Ten Championships (2/20-23): Set season bests in the 100 back (54.63) and 200 back (1:59.16) and also swam in the 50 free (24.54).
• George Washington (10/12): Touched first in both the 100 (56.33) and 200 (2:01.32) backstrokes and led a winning effort in the 200 medley relay to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
• Big Al Invitational (11/9-11/10): Placed fifth in the 200 back (2:00.95) and eighth in the 100 back (56.46).
• Tennessee Invitational (11/29-12/02): Swam a personal best in the 50 free (24.18) and placed 13^th in the 100 back (55.69) and 12^th in the 200 back (2:00.20).
• Bloomsburg (1/19): Placed second in the 200 back (2:02.26).
• at Villanova (2/1): Placed second in the 100 back (56.25).
   

High School

• Three-time letterwinner in swimming at Manasquan High School for head coach Craig Murin and swam as a senior at Communications High School in Wall Township, New Jersey, for head coach Jack Caucino.
• Two-time state champions, conference and champions.
• Set Manasquan records in 100 back (55.24).
• Also swam for Red Bank YMCA where they were NJ YMCA State Champions.
• YMCA Long Course National Champion in the 50 back.
• Honors student.

 
Personal

• Full name is Marie Critchley Schobel.
• Born January 13, 2000 in Sea Girt, New Jersey.
• Parents are Marianne and Jeffrey Schobel.
• Has twin older brothers, Conner and Ryan, and a twin sister, Erin.
• Plans on majoring in business and would like to start and run her own business.
• Hobbies include dancing, singing, and lifeguarding.