Pair of Women's Swimmers Take Top Honors at Michigan Open
At Michigan...Academic All-Big Ten (2013)... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2012-13).
Sophomore (2012-13) ...Academic All-Big Ten... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Championship Meets ... Finished 56th in the 50-yard freestyle, 65th in the 200-yard freestyle, and 66th in the 100-yard freestyle at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 20-23) ... Regular Season ... Finished in a tie for third in the 50-yard freestyle at the Michigan Open in Rochester, Mich. (Feb. 10) ... swam one event vs. Ohio State (Jan. 18) ... swam three events at the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 16-18) ...swam three events against Texas/Indiana (Oct. 26) ... swam two events against Minnesota (Oct. 5) ... swam three events vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 29).
Freshman (2011-12)... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ...Regular Season ... fourth in the 100-yard freestyle, and eighth in the 200-yard freestyle against Michigan State (Jan. 27) ... fourth in the 1,000-yard freestyle, fifth in the 100-yard freestyle, and eighth in the 200-yard freestyle against Indiana (Jan. 7) ... 10th in the 1,650-yard freestyle against IU/Texas (Oct. 28) ... exhibitioned the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle vs. Toledo (Oct. 22) ... made collegiate debut at Minnesota (Oct. 7-8), finishing eighth in the 200-yard freestyle.
Prep ... Marian (2011) ... four-year varsity letterwinner ... four-time All-State selection ... helped lead Marian to MHSAA D-III state championship as a freshman and sophomore ... All-American on relay team as a junior ... Academics/Extracurriculars... National Honor Society ... Spanish Honor Society ... Scholastic All-American.
Club/International... Oakland Live Y'ers (2007-11).
Personal ... Molly Norwood Schaefer was born January 12, 1993 ... daughter of Kevin and Anne Schaefer ... both parents attended Albion College ... father, Kevin, played football at Albion (1973-76) ... sister, Emma, swam at Michigan State (2006-10) ... enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... informatics major.
