Maddie Howell Season 2024-25

First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Howell’s Top Times
100 Fly – 54.23 2022 Art Adamson Invitational
50 Free – 23.04 2022 SEC Championships
100 Free – 51.34 2021 Art Adamson Invitational
100 Back – 58.01 2023 Art Adamson Invitational

SENIOR SEASON (2023-24)
Opened the season vs. Utah by claiming two fifth-place finishes in the 50-free and 100-fly with respective times of 25.00 and 59.04… In the home opener vs. Arkansas, placed fifth in the 100-fly with a time of 57.34 and sixth in the 50-free with a time of 24.63… During a tri-team meet with FSU and Alabama, had two 11th-place finishes in the 50-free (24.91) and 100-fly (59.62)… At the 2023 Art Adamson Invitational, she placed 55th in the 50-meter free (27.64), 42nd in the 100-meter fly (1:06.51), 54th in the 100-meter back (1:13.54) and 62nd in the 100-meter free (1:02.42); NOTE: All times in the Art Adamson this season are LCM due to it being an Olympic Year – only top-24 times were SCY times… Against Texas A&M, placed seventh in the 50-free (25.45) and eighth in the 100-fly (59.90)… At Tennessee, placed sixth in the 100-fly (58.07) and seventh in the 100-back (58.01)

JUNIOR SEASON (2022-23)
In the opening meet against Vanderbilt and Tulane, finished sixth in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.61…took seventh in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.73… Against South Carolina, claimed eighth in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.53…also took eighth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.62… In a tri-meet against Denver and Air Force, finished 12th in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.90…finished 14th in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.57… In a dual meet against Auburn, finished eighth in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.49… At the Art Adamson Invitational, placed 21st in the 100-back (56.71), 48th in the 100-fly (58.40), 57th in the 100-free (54.23) and 60th in the 50-free (23.99)… Against FSU, placed eighth in the 100-back (59.32) and ninth in the 100-fly (1:00.83)… At the Auburn University Invite, claimed eighth in the 100-back (57.05) and had two 17th-place finishes in the 100-fly and 50-free with respective times of 56.75 and 24.01

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021-22)
Notched two fifth-place finishes in the 100-yard fly and 50-yard free during the first regular-season meet against Grand Canyon; competed with the first-place 200-yard medley relay team and the fifth-place 400-yard freestyle relay team… Against Alabama, took sixth place in the 100-yard fly with a time of 57.36 and 11th in the 50-yard free with a time of 24.87… At the Art Adamson Invitational, claimed 13th place in the 100-fly with a time of 54.87, 22nd place in the 100-free with a time of 51.34 and 24th place in the 50-free with a time of 23.59… Against Tulane, placed ninth in the 100-free with a time of 57.34… Against Texas A&M, finished in fourth place for the 100-fly with a time of 57.68 and sixth place in the 50-free with a time of 24.23… At the SEC Championships, placed 40th in the 50-free with a time of 23.04, but 41st in the 100-fly with a time of 54.76 and 62nd in the 100-free with a time of 52.32

FRESHMAN SEASON (2020-21)
To start the season against Alabama, she finished seventh in the 100-Yard Butterfly with a time of 59.95… At a duel meet against Tulane, she finished fourth in the 100-Yard Butterfly with a time of 57.67… Against Texas A&M she finished eighth in both the 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 24.93 and the 100-Yard Butterfly with a time of 1:01.98… Against Florida State, finished in eighth place in the 50-Yard Freestyle and the 100-Yard Butterfly with times of 24.93 and 1:01.98… Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

PRIOR TO LSU
Lettered four years at Madison Central High School… Was a driving force for Madison High’s Women’s Swim Team… Was a part of Six 6A State Championships… Named to the Clarion-Ledger MS Preps All-State Team Six Times… Named Clarion-Ledger MS Preps Swimmer of the Year Finalist… Named Madison Central High School Most Athletic… Two-Time Mississippi Swimmer of the Year.

PERSONAL
Full name is Madelyn Lee Howell… Born on January 15, 2002… Parents are Barry and Christy Howell… Has one sister, Cassie, and one brother, Patrick… Four-Time All A Honor Roll Member… Madison Central 30+ ACT Club… Finalist for Most Outstanding Writer at Madison Central… Highest Average Award in Chemistry, Oral Communications, Spanish III, French, and American Government… Principal’s Leadership Award… Madison Central Citizenship Award, Beta Club Member… City of Madison Mayor’s Youth Council… National Honor Society Member… Spanish Club Member… Chose LSU because, “The way the team made me feel really pushed me to commit to LSU. I was embraced instantly, and I felt compelled to commit to the Tiger legacy. LSU checked every box for me academically. I could not have asked for a more perfect fit for who I am as an athlete and as a student…” Majoring in Broadcast Journalism.