Haley Molden
2015-16 (Senior)
Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls… Academic All-Big 12 Second Team… Earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors with a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle at the Big12 Championships with a season-best time of 1:49.00… A member of the Big 12 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays that earned a pair of second-place finishes and a third-place finish, respectively… Turned in a career-best performance in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:53.35 at the Big Challenge, placing second… Qualified for ‘A’ finals in the 100-yard freestyle at the Big Challenge, finishing fourth with a mark of 50.93… Recorded two first-place finishes in the 100 free against Denver/Missouri State (51.78) and at TCU (52.55)… Placed first in the 200-yard freestyle against Nebraska and Nebraska-Omaha… Competed in the AT&T USA Winter Nationals in Federal Way, Washington… Registered a dozen top-three finishes throughout the season.
2014-15 (Junior)
Recorded a top-eight finish in the 200-yard freestyle at each competition swam during the 2014-15 season… Placed in the top-16 in six events at the 2015 Big 12 Championships: second in the 400-yard medley (3:40.18) and freestyle (3:23.83) relays, third in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:17.50), eighth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.06), 11th in the 100-yard freestyle (51.50) and 13th in the 50-yard freestyle with a career-best time of 23.58… Held the second-fastest 2014-15 team time in the 200-yard freestyle and third-fastest 2014-15 team time in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle… A member of the 400-meter freestyle relay that set a Mabee Center pool record with a time of 3:57.84 at a double-dual against William Jewell and Truman State.
2013-14 (Sophomore)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (Spring 2014)… Earned a third-place finish against Air Force (10/12) in the 100-yard freestyle (53.47)… Placed third in the 50-yard freestyle (24.68) against UNO and UND (11/2)… With a time of 5:10.27, finished third in the 500-yard freestyle also against UNO and UND… Finished third in the 100-yard freestyle (53.48) against Illinois (11/9)… Narrowly missed the championship final of the 100-yard freestyle at the 2013 Kansas Classic (11/22-24) when she came in ninth (51.96)… Also at the Kansas Classic, placed third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.85)… Placed first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 53.77 against Arkansas Little-Rock (1/25)… Placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (54.30) against Iowa State (2/7-8)… Achieved a career-best time of 1:48.31 in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2014 Big 12 Championships (2/26-3/1) when she placed sixth in the event… A member of the record-breaking 800-yard freestyle relay (7:11.99) at the conference championships… Holds the second-fastest 2013-14 team time in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle with times of 50.92 and 1:48.31, respectively.
2012-13 (Freshman)
Athletic Director’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2012)… Finished second in the 1,000-yard freestyle, with a season-best time of 10:38.14, in a dual at Nebraska-Omaha (10/25)… Finished first in the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 1:49.60 at the Kansas Classic (11/16-18)… Took home the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle in a dual against Iowa State (2/8-9)… Closed out the season with three top-15 finishes at the Big 12 Championships (2/27-3/2) placing 11th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.74) and setting season-best times in the 500-yard freestyle (4:54.46, 11th) and the 100-yard freestyle (50.61, ninth).
High School
Lettered two years for coach Elaine Pardee at Washburn Rural HS in Topeka, Kansas… Helped the Junior Blues to league championships in 2010 and 2012… Her team was also the state runner-up in 2010 and 2012… Kansas Swimmer of the State Meet in 2010 after winning the 50- and 500-yard freestyle… Received the same distinction in 2012 when she won the 200- and 500-yard freestyle and set state records for those events… Left Washburn Rural with five school records in the 50-, 100-, 200- and 500-yard freestyle, as well as the 100-yard butterfly… Member of the National Honor Society… Competed for Topeka Swim Association.
Personal
Born Haley Molden in Topeka, Kansas… Daughter of Ron and Cindie Molden… Sister, Hannah Molden, attends Missouri State… Majoring in exercise science to be a strength and conditioning coach.