2021-2022 Delta State Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Lucia Martelli

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Bologna, Italy
  • Highschool Liceo Classico Giordano Bruno
  • Prev School University of Bologna

Biography


CareerAccolades_BioHeader
  • NCAA CHAMPION-100 YARD BUTTERFLY
  • 2020-21 NSISC SCHOLAR ATHLETE
  • 2019-20 NSISC SCHOLAR ATHLETE
  • 2018-19 NSISC SCHOLAR ATHLETE
  • NCAA ALL-AMERICAN (100 Back-Two Times, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Butterfly)
  • NCAA HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN (100 Fly, 50 Free, 200 & 400 Medley Relay)
  • CSCAA ALL-AMERICAN (200 Fly, 400 & 800 Medley Relay)
  • CSCAA HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN (100 Fly, 200 & 400 Medley Relay)
  • NSISC CHAMPION (100 Back, 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay, 200 & 400 Medley Relay,100 Fly)
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2021-22:
  • Earned All-American status finishing in sixth in the 100 yard butterfly
  • Came in 28th in the 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships
  • Member of 200 yard freestyle relay team that came in tenth at the NCAA Championships for Honorable Mention All-American
  • Competed as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay team that came in 16th at the NCAA Championships earning Honorable Mention All-American status
  • Part of the 400 yard medley relay team that came in 12th at the NCAA Championships earning Honorable Mention All-American status
  • Part of relay team that came won the 200-yard medley relay at the NSISC Championships
  • Helped lead the Lady Statesmen to a runner-up finish at the NSISC Championships
  • Part of relay team that came won the 200-yard free relay at the NSISC Championships
  • Finished second in the 100 yard butterfly at the NSISC Championships
  • Member of relay team that came won the 400-yard medley relay at the NSISC Championships
2020-21:
  • Won the National Championship in the 100-yard butterfly (53.03) setting a school record in the process
  • Came in 11th in the 50-yard free at the NCAA Championships for a Honorable Mention-All-American award
  • Part of the 200 yard medley relay team that came in ninth at the NCAA Championships earning Honorable Mention All-American status
  • Member of the 400 yard medley relay team that came in 12th at the NCAA Championships earning them Honorable Mention All-American status
  • Came in eighth in the 200-yard free at the NCAA Championships for an All-American award
  • Member of the 400 yard free relay team that came in eighth at the NCAA Championships earning them All-American status
  • Helped lead teh Lady Statesmen to a runner up finish at the NSISC Championships
  • Member of relay team that came won the 200-yard medley relay at the NSISC Championships
  • Finished as runner up in the 50 free at the NSISC Championships
  • Part of relay team that came won the 200-yard free relay at the NSISC Championships
  • Won her fourth consecutive 100 yard butterfly crown at the NSISC Championships
  • Member of relay team that came won the 400-yard medley relay at the NSISC Championships
  • Finished runner up in the 200 yard butterfly at the NSISC Championships
2019-20:
  • Helped the Lady Statesmen to a runner-up finish at the 2020 NSISC Championships
  • Lead the 400 freestyle relay team to an NSISC title
  • Took home the NSISC crown in the 100 backstroke
  • Secured her third consecutive NSISC Championship in the 100 butterfly
  • Part of the 400 medley relay team that won the race
  • Grabbed a runner-up finish in the 50 freestyle
  • Also a member of the 200 medley relay team that took home the NSISC crown
  • Qualified for the consolation final in the 100 butterfly at the NCAA Championships in Geneva, Ohio before COVID-19 canceled the remainder of the meet
  • Helped lead the Lady Statesmen 400 medley relay team to a 13th place finish
  • Finished 23rd in the 50 freestyle
  • Also part of the 200 medley relay team that finished 12th at the NCAAs
2018-19:
  • Finished 26th in the 100 freestyle at the NCAA Championships
  • Came in 21st in the 100 backstroke
  • Placed ninth in the 100 butterfly
  • Part of DSU's 400 medley relay team that placed ninth
  • Member of the 200 medley relay team that finished fourth
  • Won the NSISC title in the 100 butterfly for the second straight year
  • NSISC runner-up in the 100 backstroke
  • Part of the 400 medley relay team that set an NSISC record, and also helped set a new school record in the 200 medley relay
  • Grabbed a third place finish in the 50 freestyle
2017-18:
  • Part of the 400 freestyle relay team that finished 18th at the NCAA Championships
  • Placed eighth in the 100 butterfly to garner NCAA All-American honors
  • Was also an NCAA All-American in the 100 butterfly as she finished seventh
  • Member of the 800 freestyle relay that finished 15th and the 400 medley relay team that came in 24th
  • Won the 100 butterfly and set a new school record with a 54.20 at the NSISC Championships
  • Finished eighth in the 50 freestyle
  • Member of the 200 medley relay that was the NSISC runner-up
  • Part of the 400 yard medley relay team that came in third
  • Finished as the NSISC runner-up in the 100 backstroke
  • Set an NSISC, DSU and pool record in the 200 butterfly in 2:01.35
  • Also a member of the 800 freestyle relay that secured a runner-up finish
HIGH SCHOOL:
  • Swam at Liceo classico Giordano Bruno for Coach Andrea Scalambra
  • 7 times Italian champion in 50m fly/back
  • Finalist at seven hill trophy
  • Second place in 50 fly at Montecarlo for the mare nostrum trophy
Personal Bio Heading
  • Born in Ferrara, Italy
  • Daughter of Andrea Martelli and Marina Nobili.
  • Has one brother, Francesco
  • Majoring in sports management

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-2018Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2018-2019Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2019-2020Junior

    6'1"
  • 2020-2021Senior

    6'1"
  • 2020-2021Graduate Student

    6'1"
  • 2021-2022Graduate Student

    6'1"