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2024-25 Women's Swimming Roster

Michael Strauss Studios
Michael Strauss Studios
Michael Strauss Studios
Atena Mojibian
Larry Levanti Photography
Atena Mojibian
Atena Mojibian
Larry Levanti Photography
Larry Levanti Photography
Larry Levanti Photography

Ella Pennington

  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Elkton, MD
  • Position Backstroke/Butterfly/IM
  • High School Elkton
  • Height 5-6

Biography

CAREER PERFORMANCES

2024-25:
Captured three NCAA All-American Honors, notching her third-consecutive accolade in the 200 backstroke (third place), earning a spot on the first team... Also claimed All-American First Team honors in the 100 backstroke (seventh place), and All-American Second Team honors in the 100 butterfly (ninth place)... Voted to the CSC Academic All-American Third Team... Named NJAC Women's Swimmer of the Year... Named All-NJAC First Team in the 100 and 200 backstroke as well as the 100 butterfly... Named All-NJAC Second Team in the 800 free relay... Named All-NJAC Honorable Mention in the 400 free relay & medley relay... Named NJAC Women's Swimmer of the Week (10/28, 11/4, 11/18, 11/25, 12/9, 1/26)... Member of the CSC Academic All-District Team... Was chosen to the Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Team... Inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.

2023-24: Repeated as NCAA All-American Second Team in the 200 backstroke (ninth place)... First Team All-NJAC in the 100 and 200 backstroke as well as the 100 butterfly... Also named All-NJAC Honorable Mention in the 400 free relay... Member of the CSC Academic All-District Team... Earned NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mention... Chosen the NJAC Women's Swimmer of the Week 2x... Recognized as a Rowan Scholar-Athlete of Distinction... Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-American First Team... Voted to the Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Team.

2022-23: NCAA All-American Second Team in the 200 backstroke, breaking her own school record with her time in the preliminaries (2:02.00), placing 15th in the consolation finals...Named the 2022-23 NJAC Rookie of the Year... Selected to the CSCAA Scholar All-American Team... First-Team All-NJAC in the the 100, 200 backstroke, and 200 IM... Earned NJAC Second-Team honors as part of the 400 free and 400 medley relays and an NJAC Honorable Mention in the 200 free relay... Awarded rookie swimmer of the meet at the 2023 Metropolitan Conference Championship (METS) where she broke two Rowan school records including the 200 backstroke (2:02.22) and the 200 IM (2:05.97)… Swam a personal best of 25.71 in the 50 free at the Gompei Invitational… Recorded a personal best time in the 50 yard fly with 26.70… Placed fourth with team in the 200 relay (1:38:17) at the METS… Five-time NJAC Rookie of the Week honoree… Recognized as a Rowan Scholar-Athlete of Distinction

High School/Personal: Majoring in Biomedical Engineering... Minoring in French

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Backstroke/Butterfly/IM
    5'6"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Backstroke/Butterfly/IM
    5'6"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Backstroke/Butterfly/IM
    5'6"