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2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Ashley Freel

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Freestyle / Butterfly
  • Hometown Bloomington, Ind.
  • High School Bloomington North

Biography

SWIM CLOUD PROFILE

CAREER
Named Most Outstanding Rookie at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2024-25)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2024-25)
CSC Academic All-District® Team (2025-26)

A-10 All-Academic Team (2025-26)
2026 A-10 GOLD MEDALIST – 100-YARD BUTTERFLY
2026 A-10 GOLD MEDALIST – 800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
2026 A-10 SILVER MEDALIST – 200-YARD BUTTERFLY
2026 A-10 BRONZE MEDALIST - 400-YARD IM
2026 A-10 BRONZE MEDALIST – 800-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
2025 A-10 GOLD MEDALIST – 100-YARD BUTTERFLY
2025 A-10 SILVER MEDALIST – 200-YARD BUTTERFLY
2025 A-10 SILVER MEDALIST – 400-YARD MEDLEY RELAY

As a Sophomore (2025-26)
  • Swam anchor of the 800 freestyle relay that captured gold at the A-10 Championships (7:16.52)
  • Defended her title in the 100-yard butterfly at the A-10 Championships (53.38)
  • Captured a silver medal in the 200-yard butterfly at the A-10 Championships (1:59.49)
  • Took home a bronze medal in the 400 IM at the conference championships (4:18.09)
  • Member of the 400 medley relay team that took home bronze at the conference championships (3:41.47)
  • Member of the 200-yard medley relay team that broke the school record (1:40.40)
  • Hold the ninth fastest time in the 100 backstroke (55.50)
  • Finish ninth in the 50-yard backstroke (25.20) at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship
  • Swam anchor of the 800 freestyle relay team (1:49.76) that finished 10th at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship
  • Took second in the 100 fly (54.82) and 200 fly (2:01.28) against WVU & Villanova
  • Anchored the 400 freestyle relay team that took third against WVU & Villanova (3:24.65)
  • Took gold in the 100 fly (55.98), second in the 200 IM (2:07.40) and 400 free relay (3:31.20) and third in the 200 medley relay (1:46.50) in a tri-meet with Marshall & Bowling Green
  • Finished with gold in the 50 back (26.30), 200 fly (2:05.10) & 400 IM (4:24.20) on day one of Richmond Duals
As a Freshman (2024-25)
  • Named Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie
  • Took gold in the 100-yard butterfly (53.00) at the A-10 Championships
  • Finished with silver in the 200-yard fly at the A-10 Championships (1:58.97)
  • Was a member of the 400 medley relay team that took home silver at the A-10 Championships (3.39.92)
  • Holds the top time in program history in the 100-yard butterfly (53.00)
  • Has the second-best time in Duquesne history in the 200 butterfly (1.58.97)
  • Sits with the fourth fastest time in program history in the 400 IM (4.17.70)
  • Posted the top time in the 200 IM at the CSCAA Trial Times (2:04.93)
  • Member of the 400 medley relay team that finished 10th in the CSCAA National Invitational Championship (3:42.08)
  • Was a member of the 800 free relay team that took home bronze (7:24.64) at the Fall Frenzy
  • Secured gold in the 200 fly (2:05.45) and swam the third leg of the 400 medley relay (3:50.47) at the Richmond Duals
  • Recorded a silver medal in the 100 freestyle (55.68) at the Richmond Duals
Before Duquesne
  • Swam at Bloomington High School North for head coach Taylor McGregor
  • Is an All-State, Academic All-American, and All-Conference honoree
  • Is a two-time 200-yard freestyle Indiana Senior State Champion (2022), (2023)
  • Holds the IHSAA sectional record in the 100-yard butterfly
  • Took 4th in the 100-yard butterfly at the 2024 IHSAA High School State Swim Meet
  • Placed 6th in the 100-yard backstroke at the 2023 IHSAA High School State Swim Meet
  • Was BHSN Student Athletic Board President and BHSN Best Buddies President
Personal
  • Born January 1, 2006
  • Is the daughter of Mike and Amy Freel
  • Has three brothers (Ben), (Matt), (Luke)
  • Father played football at Ball State, Mother did gymnastics at Ball State and brother played football at DePauw University
  • Plans on majoring in Engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Freestyle / Butterfly
    5'7"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Freestyle / Butterfly
    5'7"

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