LSU Gold
Position
Individual Medley/freestyle
Height
5'7
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Baton Rouge, La.
High School
Parkview Baptist HS

Liles’ Top Times
200 Fly – 2:02.62 2021 SEC Championships
500 Free – 4:46.52 2021 Art Adamson Invitational
400 IM – 4:14.02 2022 SEC Championships
1000 Free – 10:08.66 Alabama
200 Free – 1:52.89 Tulane
1650 Free – 16:21.02 2022 SEC Championships

SENIOR SEASON (2022-23)
In the opening meet against Vanderbilt and Tulane, won the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:06.85…finished fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:23.71…swam the second leg of the sixth-place finishing 4×100-yard freestyle relay with a total time of 3:36.78. Against South Carolina, finished seventh in the 500-yard freestyle with a readout of 5:07.88…took fourth in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:17.08. In a tri-meet with Denver and Air Force, took silver in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.75…won gold in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:03.57…swam the third leg on the third-place finishing 400-yard freestyle relay with a total time of 3:31.65. Against Auburn, claimed second in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:07.52…took fifth in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:57.50…swam the anchor leg of the sixth-place finishing 400-yard freestyle relay that finished in 3:34.15. In a dual meet with Alabama, claimed silver in the 1000-yard freestyle with a readout of 10:10.85…took fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:22.11. 

JUNIOR SEASON (2021-22)
Finished first in the 1000-yard free and 500-yard free during the first regular-season meet against Grand Canyon with times of 10:18.00 and 4:57.55, respectively… At the Rocky Mountain Invitational, she won the 400-yard IM and 1000-yard free with times of 4:39.01 and 10:39.33; she placed second in the 500-yard free with a time of 5:04.69 and third in the 200-yard free with a time of 1:54.37… Nabbed two second-place finishes against Alabama in the 1000-yard free and 500-yard free with respective times of 10:08.66 and 4:57.79… At the Art Adamson Invitational, had two third-place finishes in the 500-free (4:46.52) and 400-IM (4:17.14) along with a fourth-place finish in the 1650-free with a time of 16:35.51… Against Tulane, finished in second place for the 500-free with a time of 4:58.09 and third in the 200-free with a time of 1:52.89… At the 2022 SEC Championships, placed 25th in the 500-free with a time of 4:47.95, 19th in the 400-IM with a time of 4:14.02 and 14th in the 1650-free with a school-record time of 16:21.02

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21)
Against Alabama to start the season, finished in fourth place in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:02.21 and sixth place in the 200-Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:06.68… At the Art Adamson Invitational, notched two eighth place finishes in the 200-Yard Butterfly and the 400-Yard IM with times of 2:03.80 and 4:26.58, and finished in ninth place in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:52.12… Against Tulane she finished fourth in the 200-Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:03.77… At a duel meet against Florida State University, she won the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:54.73 and finished fourth in the 200-Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:04.32… Against Texas A&M, she finished fourth in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:02.29 and fifth in the 200-Yard Butterfly in a time of 2:06.36… At the 2021 SEC Championships, finished in 23rd place in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:50.23, 36th place in the 200-Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:02.62, and 39th place in the 4:24.00.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2018-19)
Won the 200-Yard Butterfly against Tulane with a time of 2:03.41 and then placed second in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:59.51…Came in second place at the TYR Fall Classic in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:02.24… Against Auburn, came in third place in the 500-Yard Free with a time of 5:03.87 and sixth place in the 200-Yard Fly with a time of 2:05.01… Came in second place in the 400-Yard IM against SMU with a time of 4:28.74 and fourth place in the 200-Yard Fly with a time of 2:04.30… Notched three top-10 finishes at the SMU Invitational with a third place finish in the 500-Yard Free with a time of 4:52.18, a seventh place finish in the 200-Yard Fly with a time of 2:04.39, and a ninth place finish in the 400-Yard IM with a time of 4:22.92… Touched the wall in 2:05.20 against Missouri in the 200-Yard Fly to finish in sixth place… In a dual meet against Delta State she won the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:59.52 and got second in the 200-Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:53.34…Came second in the 500-Yard Free against Florida State with a time of 4:55.03 and fifth in the 200-Yard Fly with a 2:03.14…In a dual meet against Texas A&M she touched third in the 500-Yard Free with a time of 5:03.41 and fifth in the 200-Yard Fly with a 2:04.59…In a Tri meet against Houston and Rice she finished first in the 500-Yard Free with a time of 4:55.79… At the 2020 SEC Championships, finished in 38th place in the 200-Yard Fly with a time of 2:05.34, 53rd in the 500-Yard Free with a time of 5:01.06, and 64th in the 200-Yard Free with a time of 1:53.02.

PRIOR TO LSU
Lettered seven years for coach Nan Fontenot at Parkview Baptist High School … Finished her high school career as a five-time NISCA All-American, three-time Scholastic All-American, ten-time LHSAA Division 3 Champion, three-time Division 3 Swimmer of the Meet, three-time CCSL Swimmer of the Meet … three-time Swimmer of the Year … Holds three CCSL Records, four Division 3 State Records, and one LHSAA Composite Record.

PERSONAL
Full name is Jolee Marie Liles … Born on November 16,2000 … Parents are Joe and Sherry Liles … Has one sister, Chelsea Johnson … Member of the Honor Roll … Graduated with a 4.0 GPA, Member of the Beta Club, Key Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Art Club, Honors Math Society, and Student Government … Chose LSU because: LSU provided everything I was looking for in a college: challenging academics, great athletics, invested coaches, and a strong culture. Growing up in Baton Rouge, it has always been my dream to represent the Tigers, and I will wear the purple and gold proudly.

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