Marcella Puglia
Marcella Puglia
Height: 5-8
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Beaver Falls, PA
High School: Blackhawk
Events: Freestyle

Career Highlights

2020-21

* Academic All-AMCC
* Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society
* No official season due to covid

2019-20

* Academic All-AMCC
* Team Most Valuable Swimmer
* Broke AMCC Meet Record in the 1650 freestyle
* Broke Open Record in the 1650 freestyle
* AMCC Champion and First Team All-AMCC in the 500 freestyle 
* AMCC Champion and First Team All-AMCC in the 200 freestyle
* AMCC Champion and First Team All-AMCC in the 800 freestyle relay
* AMCC Champion and First Team All-AMCC in the 1650 freestyle
* Second Team All-AMCC in the 200 freestyle relay 
* Second Team All-AMCC in the 400 medley relay 
* Second Team All-AMCC in the 400 freestyle relay 

2018-19

* Helped Penn State Behrend win the 2018-19 AMCC Championship
* AMCC Newcomer of the Year
* Broke AMCC Meet Record in the 1650 freestyle
* Broke AMCC Meet Record in the 400 freestyle relay
* Broke Open Record in the 1000 freestyle
* Broke Open Record in the 1650 freestyle
* Broke Open Record in the 400 freestyle relay
* First Team All-AMCC in the 500 freestyle
* First Team All-AMCC in the 400 medley relay
* First Team All-AMCC in the 400 IM
* First Team All-AMCC in the 800 freestyle relay
* First Team All-AMCC in the 1650 freestyle
* First Team All-AMCC in the 400 freestyle relay
* Academic All-AMCC

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in psychology with minors in Spanish and communciations
* Theta Phi Alpha Fraternity
* LRC Peer Tour

Personal

* Daughter of Jean and Michael Puglia
* Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Blackhawk High School in Beaver Falls, Pa.
* Member of the JV tennis team
* School record holder in the 200 medley releay, 200 freestyle relay and 500 freestyle relay
* Member of Choir, Key Club and National Honors Society