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2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Molly Kroeger

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Easton
  • Hometown:
    Easton, Md.

Summary

Biography

Career Best at UIC

100 Free: 52.38 (3/16/24)
200 Free: 1:4943 (2/28/25)
500 Free: 4:47.20 (2/27/25)
1000 Free: 10:08.41 (3/15/25)
1650 Free: 16:47.69 (3/15/25)
2024-25 (Sophomore):
  • Broke a school record, became an MVC Champion and collected an NCAA B Cut in the 500 freestyle at the conference meet, winning the event with a time of 4:47.20.
  • She also finished in third in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:50.60 at the conference meet.
  • Finished in 13th place in the 1,650 freestyle (16:47.69) at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship.
  • Placed second in the 500 freestyle in a time of 4:51.80 at the House of Champions meet.
  • Earned All-MVC First Team honors at the conference meet.
  • Selected to the CSCAA 2025 Spring Scholar All-American Second Team.
  • Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Team.
  • Selected to the 2025 All-MVC Scholar Athlete Team.
  • Named a team MVP at the end of the year awards banquet.

2023-24 (Freshman):
  • A member of the fourth-place finishing 800 freestyle relay with a time of 7:18.95, shaving more than four seconds on the prior school record set in 2018 (7:23.05) at the MVC Championship meet.
  • Finished sixth in the consolation heat of the 500 freestyle (5:00.62) at the MVC Championship meet.
  • Swam a 10:17.24 in the 1,000 freestyle at the CSCAA National Invitational.
  • Won both the 1,000 and 500 (5:11.63) freestyle events against Milwaukee.
  • Won the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:48.67 in the meet against Butler.
  • Collected a pair of second-place finishes in the 1,000 (10:31.77) and 500 (5:06.13) freestyle events in the quad meet against Evansville, Indiana State and Southern Indiana.
  • Selected as the women’s Newcomer of the Year and a member of the 12 record breaker award winners at the end-of-the-year awards banquet.


High School/Personal
  • Competed in the 200 and 500 freestyle for four years at Easton High School in Maryland.
  • Three-time Girls Bayside Champions and Regional Champions (2020,2022,2023)
  • 2023 Girls State Champions
  • Bayside and Regional Champion in 200 and 500 freestyle (2020,2022,2023)
  • State Champion in 200 and 500 freestyle (2022,2023)
  • High School team MVP (2022)
  • Broke high school records in the 100,200 and 500 freestyle.
  • Broke club records in the 200 and 500 freestyle.
  • Co-captain of the swim team in 2023
  • National Honor Society.
  • National Technical Honor Society.
  • Mat and Science Academic Awards
  • Top five-percent graduating class rank.
  • Parents are Tim and Becky Kroeger.
  • Majoring in Biomedical engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Free

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Free

  • 2025-26Junior

    Free