Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe
Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe
Height: 5-6
Year: So.
Hometown: Nacogdoches, TX
High School: Nacogdoches
Position: Free, Fly
Major: Business & Political Science
Parents: Alejandro & Flora

Career Best Times:

23.85 50 Free 3/18/2015 NCAA Championships
 53.41 100 Free 3/19/2014 NCAA Championships
2:01.99 200 Free 11/15/2013 vs. UGA
1:01.28 100 Back 2/1/2014 vs. Sewanee
56.20 100 Fly 2/11/2015 UAA Championships
2:04.58 200 Fly 3/19/2014 NCAA Championships
2:18.75 200 IM 2/20/2015 Emory Invitational

Honors:

2014 All-America
200 Medley Relay 3rd
400 Medley Relay 4th
All-America Honorable Mention 100 Fly 9th
200 Fly 10th
UAA Champion 400 Medley Relay
All-UAA 400 Medley Relay 1st
CSCAA Scholar All-America

2015 All-America 200 Free Relay 2nd
400 Free Relay 4th
200 Medley Relay 3rd

Prior to Emory:

Swam for both Marshall High School in Minnesota and Nacogdoches High School in Texas from 2009-13... Was the Region 4A MVP in 2012... A four time All-State swimmer and a three-time team MVP... Recorded career-best times of 56.88 in the 100 fly, 53.56 in the 100 free, 24.11 in the 50 free and 1:55.56 in the 200 free... Helped her team go undefeated from 2009-11... Was coached in high school by Nicole Peterson and Carrie Scroggins... Also competed in track and field.

Personal:

Born October 15th... Was her high school's Valedictorian and an Academic All-State honoree.

Why she chose Emory:

"I chose Emory for the amazing team dynamic and the outstanding academic environment."