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Molly Carson Season 2024-25

PositionFREE/BACKElig.SeniorHometownWest Chester, Pa.High SchoolUnionville
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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. 

2024-25 (Senior):

  • Army (1/31): Finished third in the 200 Back with a 2:03.28.
  • West Virginia (2/1): Touched third in the 100 Back with a 55.68.

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.
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2021-22

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2022-23

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Junior
2023-24

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