Eastern Connecticut State University

2012/13 tri-captain...

2011-12: Earned a spot on the Little East All-Academic Team in her first season of eligibility... swam to All-New England honors with two freestyle relays at the NEISDA Championships and to All-Little East recognition with the 400 freestyle relay... swam five different strokes... accumulated 38 points in three individual events at the NEISDA meet with finishes of tenth (200 back), 12th (200 free) and 19th (100 free), establishing PR's in the process... won the 50 and 200 backstroke and 50 freestyle at Western New England University Feb. 1... raced to second-place finishes in the 200 freestyle in three consecutive meets... swam the fastest time on the team in the 200 backstroke in the preliminaries of the NEISDAS meet and during the season swam the second-fastest time on the team in the 100 and 200 freestyle...

2010-11: One of 12 first-year letterwinners… shared the team’s Most Improved award… primary events included the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle, advancing through the preliminaries of the NEISDA meet in each… at the NEISDA meet, set PRs in the final of the 200 and in the preliminaries of the 50 and 100… swam to finishes of 15^th in the 50, 16^th in the 100 and 17^th in the 200...  finished second in the 50 in dual meets against Western Connecticut and against Western NE…

High School: Four-year member of the swim program... contributed mostly in the 50 and 100 freestyle events... senior captain... academic award-winner all four years..

PERSONAL: Born Marissa A. Colley October 7, 1992… Mother: Lucia… Major: Business Administration… Residence: East Haven, CT…

               MARISSA... REVEALED

Favorite aspect of Eastern: Science center fish pond

Pregame ritual: Listening to my Ipod

Favorite athlete of all time: Alexa Langdon

 A reasonable annual salary for a pro athlete: $1,000,000,000,000

If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money? Travel the world

If you could go out on a date with a celebrity, who would it be? Hugh Hefner

Your favorite activity other than sports: Sleeping

The best place for pizza: Pepe’s

Favorite  professional sports team: GIANTS

If you had the money, the automobile which you would buy: Station Wagon

The hardest class you’ve ever taken at Eastern: Accounting

The funniest comedian: Kevin Hart

Favorite movie: Not picky

Penalty for major college teams found cheating: Timeout in corner

The best choice to be the next President of the United States? CB

Who is the greatest coach of all time in any sport, at any level? Vince Lombardi

Favorite subject: Swimming

Favorite movie quote: “Fired up”

Most money you’ve ever spent for an athletic or musical event: $200

Favorite TV show: Pretty Little Liars, Criminal Minds and Big Bang Theory

The greatest sports moment of all time: Tiger Woods Cheating

Your biggest rival: Keene

Your favorite song: Home

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Italy

Favorite college sports team, other than your own: Uconn

Biggest change needed at Eastern: Hurley

Favorite Smart Phone application: Nerts

Favorite restaurant: McDonalds

If you could go to any sporting event in the world, which would it be? Super Bowl

Who is your favorite musical artist or group? D12

Your parent’s favorite saying: I love you

Food you could survive on: Bread

Favorite Disney character: Miley Cyrus

Favorite pet: Dog

Strongest animal: Horse

Waffle or sugar cone: None

World’s most glamorous city: Willimantic

Eastern’s newest (non-athletic) structure: Main Campus entrance

2011 World Series champion: Houston Astros

Most famous NASCAR driver ever: Dale Earnhardt

2012/13

50 Back

31.15                          4^th (6)             KSC/Jan. 12

50 Free

26.77                          1^st (5)              RIC/ Feb 2

100 Back

1:06.82                       4^th (48)           USJ Pent./Oct. 20

1:06.00                       2^nd (4)             WConn./Nov. 3

1:06.18                       1^st (6)              Bridgewater/Dec. 8

1:05.96                       2^nd (6)             UM Dart/Jan. 19

200 Back

2:19.63                       1^st (5)              USJ/Nov. 17

2:16.65                       4^th (21)           Little East/Dec. 1

2:19.22                       3^rd (6)             KSC/Jan. 12

2.18.21                       1^st (6)              RWU/Jan 26

2:13.46                       Prelims           NEISDA/Feb. 8

2:14.31                       4^th (34)            NEISDA/Feb. 8

100 Breast

1:26.65                       19^th (37)         USJ Pent./Oct. 20

100 Fly

1:10.32                       8^th (36)           USJ Pent./Oct. 20

100 Free

1:00.39                       9^th (49)           USJ Pent./Oct. 20

1:01.53                       Ex.                   WConn./Nov. 3

57.89                          1^st (5)              St. Joe (CT)/Jan. 18

57.51                          2^nd (6)             WNEU/ Jan 30

57.42                          Prelims           NEISDA/Feb. 10

56.34                          9^th  (35)           NEISDA/Feb. 10

200 Free

2:07.61                       4^th (22)           UMD Invite/Nov. 10

2:01.73                       6^th (24)           Little East/Dec. 1

2:10.26                       1^st (6)              Bridgewater/Dec. 8

2:05.40                       2^nd (6)             UM Dart/Jan. 19

2.03.96                       2^nd (6)             RWU/Jan 26

2:02.13                       6^th (24)            NEISDA/Feb.9

500 Free

5:48.37                       7^th (24)           UMD Invite/Nov. 10

5:38.60                       11^th (30)         Little East/Dec. 1

5:41.06                       1^st (4)              St. Joe (CT)/Jan. 18

5.33.94                       Ex.                    RIC/ Feb 2

100 IM

1:11.69                       11^th (42)         USJ Pent./Oct. 20

200 IM

2:26.81                       Ex.                   WConn./Nov. 3

2:27.65                       2^nd (15)          UMD Invite/Nov. 10

2.24.05                       Ex.                   WNEU/ Jan 30