Colorado State University Athletics
2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Mia Axelman
- Position:
- Freestyle, IM
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Grass Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Forest Charter
CSU Career Rankings
2 | 100 Free | 49.19
3 | 200 Free | 1:48.37
6 | 50 Free | 22.88
Mountain West Placings
2026
5. 100 Freestyle
8. 200 Freestyle
12. 50 Freestyle
2025
11. 200 Free
16. 100 Free
Collegiate Best Times
50 FR | 22.88 | Mountain West Championships – 2/18/26
100 FR | 49.19 | Mountain West Championships – 2/21/26
200 FR | 1:48.37 | Mountain West Championships – 2/19/26
500 FR | 5:02.41 | Mountain West Championships – 2/20/25
2025-26 (JUNIOR): Earned the first all-conference honors of her career when she placed fifth in the 100 freestyle and sixth in the 200 free. … Posted a trio of top-10 program times at the Mountain West Championships: No. 2 in the 100 free (49.19); No. 3 in the 200 free (1:48.37) and No. 6 in the 50 free (22.88). … Swam legs on the school-record setting 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams at conference. … Scored in every meet this season-. … Recorded three personal-best times.
2024-25 (SOPHOMORE): Earned her first placings at the conference meet while vaulting into the school’s top performers lists … Ranks fifth in the 200-yard freestyle after placing 11th at the conference meet. … Posted the program’s seventh-best time in the 100 free, placing 11th in the open event. … Was part of the school-record setting 400 free relay, as well as a member of the 200 and 800 free teams. … Posted an individual win in the 50 breast against Mines.
2023-24 (FRESHMAN): Scored in seven meets her debut season. … Swam exhibition at the Mountain West Championships, dropping time in two of her three events. … Had the third best 50 free and 100 free on the season for the team. … A sprint freestyler, she added depth to the Rams’ relay lineup ... Earned Academic All-Mountain West and Scholar-Athlete honors.
High School: A sectionals finalist and Futures qualifier, won the 100-yard breaststroke and 200 individual medley while placing third in the 100 free at the Sierra Nevada Winter Championships … Was the Sierra Nevada swimming scholar athlete from 2019-22, has set 19 age-group records for her club and holds personal records of 1:51.46 in the 200 freestyle, 52.39 in the 100 free and 2:06.74 in the 200 IM.
Personal: Born July 7, 2005 … Parents are Jenny and Michael Axelman … Has three brothers (Quinn, Silas, Leo) and a sister, Zola … Intends to major in ecosystem science and sustainability.
2 | 100 Free | 49.19
3 | 200 Free | 1:48.37
6 | 50 Free | 22.88
Mountain West Placings
2026
5. 100 Freestyle
8. 200 Freestyle
12. 50 Freestyle
2025
11. 200 Free
16. 100 Free
Collegiate Best Times
50 FR | 22.88 | Mountain West Championships – 2/18/26
100 FR | 49.19 | Mountain West Championships – 2/21/26
200 FR | 1:48.37 | Mountain West Championships – 2/19/26
500 FR | 5:02.41 | Mountain West Championships – 2/20/25
2025-26 (JUNIOR): Earned the first all-conference honors of her career when she placed fifth in the 100 freestyle and sixth in the 200 free. … Posted a trio of top-10 program times at the Mountain West Championships: No. 2 in the 100 free (49.19); No. 3 in the 200 free (1:48.37) and No. 6 in the 50 free (22.88). … Swam legs on the school-record setting 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams at conference. … Scored in every meet this season-. … Recorded three personal-best times.
2024-25 (SOPHOMORE): Earned her first placings at the conference meet while vaulting into the school’s top performers lists … Ranks fifth in the 200-yard freestyle after placing 11th at the conference meet. … Posted the program’s seventh-best time in the 100 free, placing 11th in the open event. … Was part of the school-record setting 400 free relay, as well as a member of the 200 and 800 free teams. … Posted an individual win in the 50 breast against Mines.
2023-24 (FRESHMAN): Scored in seven meets her debut season. … Swam exhibition at the Mountain West Championships, dropping time in two of her three events. … Had the third best 50 free and 100 free on the season for the team. … A sprint freestyler, she added depth to the Rams’ relay lineup ... Earned Academic All-Mountain West and Scholar-Athlete honors.
High School: A sectionals finalist and Futures qualifier, won the 100-yard breaststroke and 200 individual medley while placing third in the 100 free at the Sierra Nevada Winter Championships … Was the Sierra Nevada swimming scholar athlete from 2019-22, has set 19 age-group records for her club and holds personal records of 1:51.46 in the 200 freestyle, 52.39 in the 100 free and 2:06.74 in the 200 IM.
Personal: Born July 7, 2005 … Parents are Jenny and Michael Axelman … Has three brothers (Quinn, Silas, Leo) and a sister, Zola … Intends to major in ecosystem science and sustainability.
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