COLLEGIATE BESTS:
| Event | Score | Date | Site/Opponent |
| 100 Back | 53.20 | 2/18/22 | B1G Championship |
| 200 Back | 1:57.63 | 2/24/24 | B1G Championship |
| 50 Free | 22.79 | 2/22/24 | B1G Championship |
| 100 Free | 50.81 | 1/20/24 | Virginia Tech/Princeton |
Career Accolades:
- Eighth fastest time for Penn State in the 100 back (53.20).
- Scored for Penn State at B1G Championships in the 100 back in 2022 and 2023.
- Won the Nittany Lion Award (2022) and the Ellen Perry & Robert Krimmel Academic Achievement Award (2023).
- CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team (2022).
- Academic All-B1G (2023, 2024).
National:
- Phillips 66 National Championships (2022): Competed in the 100 Back (1:03.80) and swam the 50 Back (30.20) in time trials.
2023-24 (Junior):
- v. St. Bonaventure (9/30): Placed second in both the 200 Medley Relay (1:44.80) and 100 Backstroke (56.79).
- v. Navy (10/7): Won the 100 Backstroke (55.58), second in the 200 Backstroke (2:03.88) and third in the 200 Medley Relay (1:44.95).
- Princeton Invitational (12/1-3): Qualified for an A-Cut time in 100 Backstroke (54.04)
- v. Army (1/12): Placed second in the 100 Backstroke (56.30) and third in the 200 Backstroke (2:04.75).
- B1G Championships (2/21-24): Achieved a B-Cut times in 100 (53.45) and 200 (1:57.99) Backstroke.
2022-23 (Sophomore):
- B1G Championships (2/15-18): 100 Back (53.89) finalist, finishing 15th. Additionally, part of the 5th-placing 200 Medley Relay (1:37.51).
- v. Virginia Tech (1/21): 5th in the 100 Back (54.49) and 6th in the 200 Back (2:00.91).
- v. Army (1/13): Contributed to the winning 200 Medley Relay (1:38.01) and placed 4th in the 200 Back (2:02.30).
- NC State (11/17-19): Finalist in the 50 free (23.28) and both the 100 (53.91) and 200 (1:58.19) back, finishing 28th in the 50 and 12th in both backstroke events. Additionally a part of the 5th placing 200 Medley Relay (1:38.45).
- v. West Virginia (11/4): Contributed to the winning 200 Medley (1:40.88) and finished 2nd in the 100 Back (55.57).
- v. Pitt/Notre Dame (10/21-22): Part of the winning 400 Medley Relay (3:41.92) and placed 6th and 9th in the 100 (56.57) and 200 (2:03.92) back.
- v. Navy/Boston College (10/8): Contributed to the winning 200 Medley Relay (1:43.38) and finished 2nd in the 100 Back (56.24).
2021-22 (Freshman):
- B1G Championships (2/16-19): Swam a season best in the 50 free (22.99). Scored in the 100 back by placing 16th (53.70) and swam Penn State’s seventh fastest time in the event earlier in prelims (53.20).
- NC State Invitational (11/18-20): Finalist in the 50 free, 100 back and 200 back placing 28th (23.25), 14th (54.05) and 18th (1:58.63).
- v. Bloomsburg (11/9): Won the 50 free (23.62).
- v. Liberty/ECU (10/29-30): Placed third in the 50 back (25.83), and second in the 100 (55.43) and 200 back (2:02.39).
- v. West Virginia (10/15): Third in the 100 back (56.62), second in the 200 back (2:03.32).
- v. Navy (10/9): Second in the 100 (55.33) and 200 back (2:02.14).
High School:
- Four-year letter winner at Unionville High School under Coach Elizabeth Smith.
- 2021 all-American in the 100 back and 200 medley relay.
- Four-time recipient of all-state honors, all-district honors and all-league honors.
- Swam for Kennett Area YMCA Sea Dragons.
- Broke club team records in 100 and 200 back, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 200 free relay.
- National Honors Society member and Distinguished Honors recipient.
Personal:
- Full name is Molly Ann Carson.
- Daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Carson.
- Has an two brothers, Sean (19) and Kevin (17).
- Majors in fisheries science with minors in marine science and film studies.
- Hobbies include reading, drawing, painting and reviewing movies.