Alex Netzel

Class:
Senior
Weight:
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Hometown:
Plainfield, Ill.
High School:
Plainfield North HS
Major:
Aviation Management

SIU TOP TIMES

50-yard freestyle: 21.76
100-yard freestyle: 48.78
100-yard butterfly: 49.26
100-yard backstroke: 50.44
200-yard backstroke: 1:48.01
200-yard IM: 2:00.44
200-yard freestyle: 1:47.37

2018-2019 (SENIOR)

MAC All-Academic team... Swam in five events... Top-five Saluki timesi in the 100-back, 100-fly and 200-back... Won the 100-fly on senior day versus Evansville... Placed 10th in the 100-back and 200-back at the MAC Championships... Fourth-place finishes in the 100-back and 100-fly at Ball State... Posted nine top-10 finishes.

2017-2018 (JUNIOR)

MAC All-Academic team... Swam in eight events... Finished a season-best fifth place three times, twice in the 200-yard backstroke (Louisville and McKendree) and once in the 50-yard backstroke (Missouri State)... Posted nine top-10 finishes... Was part of the fastest Saluki 500-yard freestyle team... Had the second-fastest 100-yard butterfly time on the team and third-fastest 100-yard backstroke.

2015-2016 (FRESHMAN)

Three top three finishes on the year (100-yard butterfly, 400-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay)…Competed in five meets…Top Saluki time in 200-yard backstroke (1:50.52)…Top five Saluki time in six different events.

HIGH SCHOOL

As a freshman, broke multiple school records and the team's MVP...Sophomore year was all conference, team's MVP, and was a state qualifier...Junior year was named team captain, team MVP, all conference, and was a state qualifier...Senior year, finished 7th in state in the 100 yard backstroke, made the all-state team, all-conference for the third straight year, and named the team's captain a second straight year.

PERSONAL

The son of Bill and Kim Netzel...Has one sibling...born June 12, 1997 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.