Reece Esser

Bio

2024-25 Sophomore Season: Followed up an impressive rookie season with more success and highlight moments in her second season with the Ladies … She capped her season with a sixth-place finish in the championship final of the 100-yard butterfly (59.60) at the SCAC Championships in Garland, Texas … She also helped the Ladies finish fourth in the championship final of the 400-yard medley relay (4:13.41), sixth in championships final of the 400 free relay (3:50.62), sixth in the championship final of the 200-medley relay (1:58.44), and was part of the Ladies' 200-yard free relay team that swam a time of 1:44.60 to also place sixth … Got off to an impressive start as she earned a pair of runner-up finishes in the 200-yard backstroke (2:25.82) and the 100-yard freestyle (58.24) in Centenary’s season opener against McMurry University at home on Oct. 11 … One day later against the War Hawks, she won the 100-yard butterfly (1:03.57), earned a runner-up finish in the 50-yard freestyle (26.48), and finished third in the 100-yard backstroke (1:12.52) … Against the University of Ozarks in a pair of conference dual meets on Oct. 18-19 on the road, she won the 100-yard freestyle (59.07) and the 100-yard butterfly (1:04.21) and she was runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle (26.69) … She helped the Ladies win the 400-yard medley relay in a time of 4:35.74 and she was runner-up in the 200-yard backstroke (2:35.12) and third in the 100 back (1:13.26) … In the Ladies’ home finale against Austin College and the University of St. Thomas at home on Jan. 18, she was runner-up in the 50 free (27.07) and was a member of the Ladies’ winning 200-free relay team (1:52.40) … Named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. 

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