Reece Esser

Bio

2023-24 Freshman Season: Had a stellar freshman season as the rookie captured nine individual wins, three relay wins, and one runner-up finish ... She swam three of the fastest times in school history and each came at the SCAC Championships ... She swam a time of 24.89 in the 50-yard freestyle, the seventh fastest time in program history, swam a time of 54.49 in a 100 Free split during a relay (10^th-fastest time), and swam the eighth-fastest time in school history in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 59.26 ... She made an immediate impact in her first collegiate meet as she recorded one individual victory, a pair of runner-up finishes, and two more top-five finishes and was appropriately named the SCAC Women's Swimmer of the Week ... She was also named to the 2023-24 Winter SCAC Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Centenary: Honor Graduate ... Walker County Scholar ... Top-10 Percent ... UIL Scholar ... Top-15 and Finalist at UIL State Championship(2023) ... Competed in UIL State Championship 2022 ... Team Captain on Highschool Swim Team (2020-2023) ... High Point Award 15-18 age group ... 2nd Place Women High-Point Award for Ponderosa Invitational (52nd Annual Invitational-2023).

Personal: Born on Nov. 15, 2004 in Huntsville, Texas ... Daughter of Stacey Ulery and Richard Harrell ... Majoring in Kinesiology.

Favorite Movie: Mrs. Doubtfire.

Favorite Athlete: Katie Ledecky.