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Maizie Seidl Season 2017-18

PositionFREESTYLE
YearFreshman
HometownMount Horeb, Wis.
2020-21 / AS A SENIOR
• Elected to opt out of competing during the season due to the coronavirus pandemic
• Graduated ranked fifth in the 200 free, eighth in the 500 free and 15th in the 100 free in team history

2019-20 / AS A JUNIOR
Academic All-Big Ten
CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America
Competed in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle
Posted season-best times in the 200 (1:46.35) and 500 free (4:48.60) at the Big Ten Championships
Season best in the 100 free (49.96) was a week later at the NCAA Boiler-Make-It NCAA last chance meet after registering a time of 50.10 at Big Tens
Accounted for 20 points at Big Tens, scoring in the B final of the 200 free and C final of the 100 free
Also contributed to the 400 and 800 free relay teams at Big Tens, helping both post top-10 times in team history
Individually, continues to rank among the all-time leaderboard in the 100 (49.87, 15th), 200 (1:46.08, 5th) and 500 free (4:46.77, 8th)
At the FIU Sprint Invitational, won the 200 free and advanced to the semifinal race of the 50 free ladder tournament
Accounted for 30 team points at the Purdue Invitational, qualifying for the A finals of the 100 and 200 free as well as the B final of the 500 free
Also contributed to Purdue’s top-scoring 400 and 800 free relay teams at the Purdue Invite

2018-19 / AS A SOPHOMORE
Academic All-Big Ten
Competed in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle
Accounted for Purdue’s top times of the season, both career bests, in the 200 (1:46.08) and 500 free (4:46.77)
Moved into fifth place in program history in the 200 free with her time at Boiler-Make-It NCAA last chance meet
Registered times of 50.58, 1:46.64 and 4:46.77 in the 100-200-500 free at the Big Ten Championships
Her 500 free mark placed her eighth in program history
Accounted for 19 team points at Big Tens, scoring in the B final of the 200 free and C final of the 500 free
Contributed to both the 400 (8th) and 800 free relays (7th) at Big Tens, helping both post top-10 times in team history
Also represented Purdue in the 800 free relay at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Won bronze in the 200-meter free at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July
Represented Purdue at the USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Champions the following week
Scored in all three of her events at the IU Invitational, accounting for 27 points to rank fifth on the team
Qualified for the B final of the 200 and 500 free as well as the C final of the 100 free at IU’s fall invite
Victorious in the 200 free in the Senior Day dual vs. Indiana, out touching the runner-up from IU by .17 hundredths
Swept the 200 and 500 free plus anchored Purdue’s 400 free relay team to victory in the dual meet win at Michigan State
Won the 200 free at the Indiana Intercollegiates

2017-18 / AS A FRESHMAN
NCAA Championships Qualifier (800 Free Relay)
Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Feb. 14)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 14)
Competed primarily in the 100 and 200 freestyle
Posted season-best times in the 50 (23.49) and 100 free (49.87) to earn a spot on the roster for the Big Ten Championships
Season best in the 200 free (1:47.26) was at Big Tens, scoring in the C final of the event
Also swam on the 800 free relay at Big Tens, helping the quartet qualify for NCAAs
In program history, moved into ninth place in the 200 free and 14th place in the 100 free
Earned Big Ten Swimmer of the Week honors after qualifying for three A finals at the Ohio State Winter Invite, winning the 200 free
Co-recipient of the team’s most improved award
Late season breakout began with a third-place finish in the 100 free at the Big Ten Triple Duals in Minneapolis
Qualified for the D final of the 200 free at the Purdue Invitational
Also anchored her 200 free relay team to a heat victory at the Purdue Invite

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Bill Wuerger at Verona High School in the Madison area
All-American and all-state honoree her first three years with Verona's record-setting 200 free relay team
Individually, all-state in the 100 free and 200 IM as a senior
Honorable mention all-state in the 50 free as a sophomore and 100 free as a junior
Helped Verona finish as the runner-up at state in 2017 and win a sectional title in 2015
With her Badger Aquatics club team, competed at the state meet every year since age 13
Also a Speedo Sectionals qualifier every year since 2014
• Junior Nationals qualifier in 2016 and 2017
Scholastic All-American
National Honor Society
Silver Cord Award for community service/volunteer work

PERSONAL
Major: Actuarial Science
Full name is Maizie Regan Seidl
Born in Madison, Wisconsin
Parents are Doug and Mary Seidl
Family also includes younger sister Cleo
Bother of her parents are University of Wisconsin alumni

Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Pro Team: Green Bay Packers
Favorite Athlete: Katie Ledecky
Favorite Aquatic Center (Other Than Purdue): University of Iowa
Favorite Marquee Event: Olympics
Would Like to Have Dinner With: Beyoncé
In Her MP3 Player: Chance The Rapper
Band She'd Love to See Play Purdue: The Weeknd
Favorite Multimedia App: Spotify
Favorite Actor & Actress: Eddie Redmayne & Emma Watson
Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Show She Can't Stop Watching: Riverdale
Favorite Month: November
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Dessert: Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Tubing
Another Sport She Enjoys Playing: Water Polo
Favorite Purdue Building: Third Street Suites
Favorite Purdue Athletic Venue (Besides Aquatic Center): Mackey
Favorite Big City: Madison, Wisconsin
Unique Travel Locale: San Francisco
Country She'd Like to Visit: Italy
Favorite Thing About the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center: The Colors

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2020-21

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Sophomore
2018-19

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Junior
2019-20

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