Lucas Chadwell – Swimming and Diving

# – Relay Leadoff

Top Achievements

• 2024-25 MVC bronze medalist in 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay
• 2023-24 MAC silver medalist in 200 freestyle relay
• 2022-23 MAC bronze medalist in 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay
• 2024 House of Champions Invitational gold medalist in 400 medley relay
• 2024 House of Champions Invitational silver medalist in 100 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
• 2024 House of Champions Invitational bronze medalist in 200 freestyle relay

Awards & Honors

• MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2025
• MAC All-Academic Team: 2024
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team: 2023-24, 2024-25
• MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

2024-25 Season (Junior)
Appeared in all eight swim meets…Placed third within the 200-yard medley relay (1:27.61), third within the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:20.47), third within the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:56.93), twelfth within the 50-yard freestyle (20.38), tied for twelfth within the 100-yard freestyle (44.87) and nineteenth within the 100-yard backstroke (50.03) on the MVC Championships (Feb. 19-22)…Placed first within the 400-yard medley relay (3:12.40, meet file), second within the 200-yard medley relay (1:27.29), second within the 100-yard freestyle (43.90), second within the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:56.97), third within the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:20.67) and eighth within the 100-yard backstroke (50.29) on the House of Champions Invitational (Nov. 21-23)…Earned one particular person occasion win within the 50-yard freestyle (20.43) at Drury on Oct. 26…Part of seven relay occasion wins…Recorded 15 particular person top-five finishes…Had team-best time in 100-yard freestyle (43.90) on Nov. 23 which was fifth particular person finest time in MVC…Had third-fastest workforce time in 50-yard freestyle (20.04) on Nov. 21 which was sixth particular person finest time in MVC…Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team…Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

2023-24 Season (Sophomore)

Swam in all 10 meets…Placed second within the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:18.75, MSU Record), fourth within the 200-yard medley relay (1:27.34), fourth within the 400-yard medley relay (3:11.90), fourth within the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:57.45), fifth within the 50-yard freestyle (19.98), thirteenth within the 100-yard backstroke (49.73), 14th within the 100-yard freestyle (45.02) on the MAC Championships (March 6-9)…Placed sixth within the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:19.96), sixth within the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:59.53), eighth within the 50-yard freestyle (20.40), eighth within the 400-yard medley relay (3:15.87), eighth within the 200-yard medley relay (1:28.29), ninth within the 100-yard freestyle (44.77) and twenty fifth within the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.84) on the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 16-18)…Recorded 13 top-five particular person finishes…Part of seven relay occasion wins…Won 50-yard freestyle (20.48) in opposition to Missouri on Dec. 2…Named to MAC All-Academic Team…Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

2022-23 Season (Freshman)

Swam in 9 out-of-10 meets…Placed third within the 200 medley relay (1:26.87), third within the 400 freestyle relay (2:57.89), fourth within the 200 freestyle relay (1:20.58), fifth within the 400 medley relay (3:12.94), eleventh within the 50 freestyle (20.40), fifteenth within the 100 freestyle (45.37) and sixteenth within the 100 backstroke (50.57) on the MAC Championships (March 1-4)… Part of 4 victories in relay occasions…Recorded 9 top-three and 11 top-five finishes in particular person occasions.

Background

Swam underneath head coach Steve Boyce at Glendale High…As a senior, was named the Southeast Missouri Swimmer of the Year and positioned first within the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle and grabbed first- and second-place finishes in relays on the state meet…His 50 freestyle state-winning time of 20.29 was the quickest in Missouri… As a junior, his workforce went undefeated, and he recorded a pair of fifth-place finishes within the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke and snagged second- and fourth-place finishes in relays at state…As a sophomore, he earned two third-place finishes in relays on the state meet…During his final three years of highschool, his workforce earned first place general at state…In membership motion, swam for MSA.

 

Personal

Born on 04/06/2004 in Springfield…Son of Greg and Jennifer Chadwell…Has one sister, Emma…Related to MSU Volleyball Hall-of-Famer Amy Russell McNew…Majoring in Financial Planning.

UPDATED: 5/23/2025