Ragen Engel

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Class:
Junior
High School:
Springfield Catholic Central HS
Hometown:
Springfield, Ohio

2019 NCAA Participant (200 Freestyle Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay)
2019 MAC Champion (200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay and 200 Medley Relay)
2019 All-MAC First Team
2017 NCAA Participant (200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
2017 MAC Champion (200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay)
2017 First Team All-MAC
2016 MAC Champion (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
2016 Zips Student Athlete of the Week (Nov. 23, 2015)

Engel's Top Times

Short Course Yards			Long Course Meters
Event	Time	Year	Event	Time	Year
50 Free	22.35	2019	50 Free	26.12	2016
100 Free	49.02	2019	100 Free	57.54	2016
200 Free	1:46.82	2017	200 Free	2:08.18	2018
100 Fly	53.69	2016	100 Fly	1:01.63	2016

As a Senior: All-MAC First Team honoree … Academic All-MAC honoree … NCAA Championships: A member of the 200 freestyle relay (1:29.45) and 400 freestyle relay (3:15.58) teams that both finished 19^th… MAC Championships: Was a member of the MAC and program record-breaking 200 medley relay (1:36.28), 200 freestyle relay (1:28.54) and 400 freestyle relay (3:14.42) teams that all placed first … finished second in the 50 freestyle (22.35) and fourth in both the 100 freestyle (49.03) and 200 freestyle (1:47.11) … broke the program record in the prelim session in the 100 freestyle (49:05) … Invitationals: Tied for first in the 100 freestyle (50.11) placed second in the 50 freestyle (23.02) and third in the 200 freestyle (1:51.33) at the Akron Zips Classic … fourth place finisher in the 50 freestyle (23.07), 200 freestyle (1:50.65), 50 butterfly (24.79) and 100 freestyle (50.26) at the Magnus Cup … A member of the 400 freestyle relay team that broke a MAC and program record with a time of 3:17.02 at the Shamrock Invitational … a member of Akron’s MAC and program record-breaking 200 freestyle relay (1:29.35) and 400 freestyle relay (3:16.44) teams at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Duals: Posted a second place finish in the 100 freestyle (51.56) against Buffalo … finished third in both the 50 freestyle (23.82) and 100 freestyle (51.53) against Ohio State and Denison … placed first in the 200 freestyle (1:54.90) against Ball State … finished third in the 200 breaststroke (2:31.14) in Akron’s mystery dual against Duquesne … tied for first in the 50 freestyle (23.91) against Bowling Green … finished first in the 100 freestyle (51.51) against Ohio.

As a Junior: Sat out as a redshirt due to injury.

As a Sophomore: Named CSAA First-Team Scholar All-American (2017) and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete and All-MAC First Team … MAC Championships: Placed second in the 100 freestyle (49.21) with a personal-best and finished second in the 200 freestyle (1:46.82) … finished sixth in the 50 freestyle (22.94) … Invitationals: Posted a personal-best in the 100 freestyle (49.93) and finished first at the Akron Invitational … first place finisher in the 100 freestyle (50.27) and placed third in the 200 freestyle (1:50.42) at the Magnus Cup … Duals: Finished first in 100 freestyle with season-best 51.26 against Ohio State … first place finisher in the 100 freestyle (51.41) against Toledo.

As a Freshman: Two-time 2016 Mid-American Conference Champion (200 & 400 free relay) … named Zips’ Student Athlete of the Week (Nov. 23) … set the program-fastest times in the 100 free (59.50), 200 free (1:48.47), 200 free relay (1:29.80), and 400 free relay (3:19.64), 800 free relay (7:15.75), and 400 medley relay (3:37.98) … MAC Championships: A member of a pair of first-place relay teams; 200 free relay (1:30.06), and the 400 free relay (3:19.54) … in addition to her championships, she recorded three top-three finishes including the 100 free (2^nd) 800 free relay (2^nd), and the 400 medley relay (2^nd) … Invitationals: Took first place in the 100 freestyle (49.77), 400 free relay (3:21.40), 400 medley relay (3:40.92), and 800 free relay (7:22.23) at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 4-6) … won six different events at the Magnus Cup Invitational (Nov. 20-22.) ... 2016 USA Olympic Trials: competed in the 50 free at the trials and placed 152nd (26.74) ... 2016 USA Open Championships: placed 22nd overall in the 100 meter fly (1:02.38) ... competed in the 100 free and finished 27th overall with a time of 59.04.

At Catholic Central High School: Earned four varsity letters with the swim team … was an All-American swimmer, national and state finalist … holds Southwest district and championship records … was a four-year cross country and track letterwinner … state qualifier in the 800 meter event for track … qualified for districts in cross country.

Personal: Daughter of Kurt and Tracy Engel … has younger sisters named Addie and Bridget … anticipated major is biology.