Molly Urkiel

Photo by: Steve Apps

Photo by: Steve Apps

Urkiel Molly Swimming in the Women 200 Yard Breaststroke.
The University of Minnesota Swimming team competing in the Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 at the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center on the University of Wisconsin Campus. Photo Steve Apps

Photo by: Steve Apps

Class:
Junior
High School:
Rosemount HS
Hometown:
Rosemount, Minn.

Career Notes

Ranks 10th in team history for the 200 breast (2:12.65)

Career Honors and Awards

2022 CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American
2022 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2022-23)
Winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at 2023 team banquet
Earned Hardest Worker and Iron Fish (going above and beyond in performance training) awards at 2022 team banquet
Named Most Improved at 2021 team banquet

2022-23 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet ... Big Tens: came in 30th in the 100 breast (1:04.03) ... Northwestern/Purdue/Iowa Quad-Dual: took seventh in the 100 breast (1:03.39) and 200 breast (2:17.91); also part of the 200 medley relay that took fourth (1:40.90) and the 400 free relay that was eighth (3:28.20) ... Minnesota Invite: came in 13th in the 200 breast finals (2:16.14), 21st in the 100 breast finals (1:02.95) and 29th in the 500 free prelims (4:58.98); also part of the 400 medley relay that came in 13th (3:43.09), the 200 medley relay that was 14th (1:40.44) and the 200 free relay that was 18th (1:36.13) ... Iowa Dual: won the 200 breast (2:20.35) and placed third in the 100 breast (1:04.07); also part of the 200 medley relay that placed second (1:43.61) and the 400 free relay that was fourth (3:35.84) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed fifth in the 100 breast (1:04.81) and seventh in the 200 breast (2:21.12); also part of the 400 free relay that claimed fourth (3:37.29) and the 200 medley relay that was fifth (1:45.44) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took second in the 100 breast (1:04.60) and 200 medley relay (1:45.07); also swam the 500 free and 400 free relay (3:35.82) in an exhibition (5:14.91) ... SMU Dual: finished third in the 200 breast (2:21.14) and fifth in the 100 breast (1:06.18); also part of the 200 medley relay (1:45.74) and 400 medley relay that both finished fourth (3:56.28), and the 200 free relay that was fifth (1:39.52)

2021-22 Sophomore Season: Earned Hardest Worker and Iron Fish (going above and beyond in performance training) awards at team banquet • finished 13th in the 200 breast finals (2:12.76), 19th in the 100 breast finals (1:01.77) and 49th in the 50 free prelims (23.38) at the Big Ten Championships • came in fourth in the 200 breast (2:15.26) and seventh in the 100 breast (1:02.75) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Iowa • earned seventh in both the 100 breast (1:05.15) and 200 breast (2:20.73) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan; also helped a 200 medley relay to sixth (1:43.78) • at the Minnesota Invite, finished 10th and posted a 'B' cut in the 200 breast finals (2:12.65), placed 11th in the 100 breast finals (1:02.3) and 47th in the 50 free prelims (23.74); also helped the 400 medley relay to a 15th-place finish (3:39.53) and the 200 medley relay to 18th (1:42.49) · took fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:45.65), sixth in the 200 breast (2:20.41) and eighth in the 100 breast (1:05.94) against Wisconsin · versus St. Thomas, touched second in the 200 breast (2:22.12) and third in the 1000 free (11:07.89) and 200 medley relay (1:46.67) · finished fourth against Nebraska in the 200 breast (2:21.49), sixth in the 200 medley relay (1:46.36), seventh in the 100 breast (1:06.26) · placed third in the 100 breast (1:06.23) and fourth in the 200 breast (2:26.74) at Iowa • CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar • Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2020-21 Freshman Season: Touched 18th in the 200 breast (2:14.38) and 26th in the 100 breast (1:02.62) at the 2021 Big Ten Championships · placed second in the 200 breast (2:17.12) and sixth in the 100 breast (1:04.82) during the Iowa/Nebraska tri-dual · finished eighth in the 100 breast (1:04.78) at the Wisconsin/Purdue tri-dual · named “Most Improved” by team at the end-of-season team award banquet.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Rosemount H.S. · three-time finalist at the 2020 Minnesota Senior State Championships, touching third in the 200 IM, fifth in the 200 breast & sixth in the 100 breast · touched fifth in the 200 breast & sixth in the 100 breast at the 2020 USA Swimming Futures Championships in Des Moines · placed fourth in the 100 breast & fifth in the 200 IM at the 2019 MSHSL Girls Class AA State Championship · four-time All-Conference & All-State honoree · 2017 All-American in the 200 & 400 free relays · holds school records in the 100 breast, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay & 400 free relay · four-time letterwinner in swimming.

Personal: Native of Rosemount, Minn. · also competed for the Blackline Aquatics swim club · holds club team records in the 100 breast & 100 IM · parents are Lori & Brian Urkiel · has a sister, Grace Urkiel, who competes for the University of St. Thomas women’s swimming & diving program · lists favorite sports moment as the 200 breast at the 2020 USA Futures · has a novice-level knowledge of woodworking · hobbies include biking, reading & sewing.