Biography
Career Notes: Was a 14-time All-American, including four First-Team relay honors in 2021 ... won nine GLIAC titles (Seven Relays and Two Individual) and earned All-GLIAC recognition 20 times (13 Relays and Seven Individual) ... recorded individual victories in the 100 back (2021) and 100 free (2021).
2021-22: Received Second Team CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a three-time All-GLIAC honoree ... helped the 200 medley relay team (1:28.08) and and 200 free relay team (1:18.82) finish first, while grabbing second in the 400 free relay (2:57.24) … finished 28th in the 50 free (21.76). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... saw action in six regular-season meets ... helped the 125-medley relay (54.36) and 125 free relay (47.65) teams finish first, while also placing first in the 25 back (11.45) and third in the 25 fly (10.61) at Northern Michigan (11/5) … anchored the winning 200 free relay squad (1:22.89) and placed second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:33.25), 100 back (51.67) and 100 fly (52.47) against Northern Michigan (11/6) … guided the Warriors to four relay wins (200 free, 400 medley, 200 medley and 400 free), while nabbing first in the 100 back (49.73) and 100 free (45.32), and finishing second in the 50 free (20.57) and 100 fly (50.37) at the Don Kimble Invitational (11/21) … broke the pool record in the 100 free with a time of 44.32, while also taking second in the 400 medley relay (3:24.08) and third in the 100 back (52.88) versus Oakland (1/22) … anchored the winning 400 free relay squad (3:02.10), while also tallying second-place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:31.04), 50 back (23.80) and 100 free (46.27) at Oakland (1/23) … won the 100 free (44.61) and took second in the 200 free relay (1:23.31) at Calvin (1/28).
2020-21: Earned CSCAA First Team Scholar All-America recognition. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a five-time All-American (4 First Team Relays, and 1 Honorable Mention as an Individual) ... swam leadoff on the fifth-place 400 Free Relay, and second on the fifth-place 200 free relay ... swam leadoff on two seventh-place relays (200 Medley and 400 Medley) ... placed 13th in the 100 Back (47.86 in prelims) ... also competed in the 50 Free (tied-for-16th at 19.99, then lost swim-off despite swimming a season-best time of 19.91) and 100 Free (20th at 44.27). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a seven-time All-GLIAC honoree ... won six GLIAC titles in the 100 back (48.15), 100 free (43.95), 400 free relay (leadoff), 200 medley relay (leadoff), 200 free relay (leadoff) and 400 medley relay (leadoff) ... was the runner-up in the 50 free (20.02) to teammate Luka Cvetko. SEASON: Selected as a GLIAC Commissioner's Award recipient for outstanding athletic and academic achievement ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... swam in all five regular-season meets ... posted WSU season-best times of 43.66 for 100 free and 47.70 for 100 back leading off relays (400 free and 400 medley, respectively) at the NCAA Championships ... was a member of four relays that had WSU season-best times: 200 free (1:18.92), 200 medley (1:27.31), 400 free (2:55.46) [the 2:55.46 was also a school record] and 400 medley (3:12.94), all at the NCAA Championships ... broke the Matthaei Pool record in the 100 back with a 48.05 vs. NMU (3/1) in a time trial ... swam leadoff in the 200 medley relay (1:28.12) which broke the Matthaei Pool record in a time trial vs. NMU (2/28) ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2019-20: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a five-time All-American (three First Team and two Honorable Mentions) ... led off the 15th-place 200 medley relay (1:28.69) ... finished 25th in the 50 free (20.38) ... advanced to the Thursday finals after a third-place finish in the 200 free relay and a 14th-place finish in the 400 medley relay during prelims ... was scheduled to compete on both the Friday and the Saturday of the NCAA Championships, which were cancelled due to COVID-19, as the 12th-seed in the 100 back (First Team) and as the 13th-seeded 400 free relay (First Team). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a five-time All-GLIAC swimmer (two Second Team Relays, one Second Team Individual, one Third Team Individual, one Third Team Relay) ... led off both the second-place 200 medley relay (1:29.22) and the runner-up 400 medley relay (3:16.82) ... earned a second-place finish in the 200 back (NCAA B-cut time of 1:49.57) ... claimed third place in the 100 back, meeting NCAA standards with a time of 48.07 ... assisted WSU to a third-place finish in the 800 free relay (6:41.88) ... placed fifth in the 50 free with an NCAA B-cut time of 20.47 ... finished eighth in the 200 free (1:41.01). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... assisted WSU to a first-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:23.92) at the Golden Grizzly Relays (10/12), second-place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:34.48), the 800 free relay (7:02.58), the 400 medley relay (3:28.12), and the 400 free relay (3:10.18) and a third-place finish as the lead off in the 300 (3x100) back relay (2:37.83) ... notched victories in the 200 free (1:45.92), the 200 back (1:54.98), and the 400 medley relay (3:30.15) vs. Tiffin (10/18) ... claimed the top spot in the 200 free relay (1:23.58) versus Oakland (10/25) and finished second in the 400 medley relay (3:26.36), and third in both the 100 back (52.27) and 200 back (1:55.04) ... earned first place finishes in the 100 back (53.28), the 200 free relay (1:24.75), and as the lead off of the 200 medley relay (1:34.86) at Ashland (11/8) ... met NCAA standards in the 50 free (20.62), and as the lead off in the 200 free relay (1:20.71) and the 400 free relay (2:59.20) at the Denison Invite (12/5-12/7) ... claimed first place in the 200 back (1:54.14) and the 200 medley relay (1:33.66) at Saginaw Valley State (1/10), and served as the runner-up in the 200 free (1:46.12) ... placed first in both the 100 back (52.13) and the 200 medley relay (1:33.40) at Findlay (1/17), and second in the 50 back (24.07) ... notched victories in the 100 back (51.19), the 200 back (1:53.58), and as the lead off of the 400 medley relay (3:23.42) vs. Grand Valley State (1/25), and completed the 100 fly in third place (51.95).
2018-19: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a four-time All-American (two First Team Relays and two Honorable Mentions) ... assisted WSU to a second-place finish as the anchor of the 200 free relay (1:18.79) ... helped Wayne State to a third-place finish in the 400 free relay (2:56.83) as the anchor ... tied-for-12th in the 50 free (20.07) ... completed the 100 back in 13th place (48.47) after finishing the event in 48.05 during prelims ... assisted the Warriors to a 17th-place finish in the 800 free relay (6:39.68) ... placed 26th in the 200 free (1:38.67) and in the 200 back (1:49.00). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a five-time All-GLIAC swimmer (one First Team, one Second Team, and three Third Team) ... led off the winning quartet of the 400 free relay (B-cut time of 2:58.35) ... assisted WSU to a second-place finish in the 200 free relay (B-cut time of 1:20.26) ... anchored the third-place quartet of the 800 free relay (6:42.76) ... earned a third-place finish in the 200 free (B-cut time of 1:38.18) ... tied-for-third in the 50 free (B-cut time of 20.33) ... finished fourth in the 100 back (B-cut time of 47.81) ... claimed the fifth spot in the 200 back (B-cut time of 1:46.90). SEASON: Earned CSCAA Scholar All-American recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in all nine meets ... finished first in the 200 back (1:54.18) and competed with the winning quartet of the 400 medley relay (3:21.75) against Tiffin (10/19) … took part in the winning group of the 200 free relay (1:22.45) at DI Oakland University (10/27) … claimed the top spot in the 200 fly (1:54.46) vs. Ashland (11/10), and also participated in the winning quartet of the 200 medley relay (1:30.35) … won the 200 free versus Calvin (11/16) in a time of 1:44.46 … also claimed the top spot with the winning quartet of the 200 free relay (1:23.90) against the Knights … notched a victory in the 200 free relay (B-cut time of 1:20.52) at day one of the Denison Invite (11/29) … finished the 200 back in fifth place (B-cut time of 1:46.98) and the 400 free relay in third place (B-cut time of 2:58.95) at the third day of the Denison Invite (12/1) … helped WSU break a Grand Valley State (1/5) pool record in the 400 free relay (3:04.70) … claimed the top spot in the 200 free (1:42.14) and the 200 back (1:50.36) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11) … broke the WSU pool record in the 400 free relay (3:02.87) vs. Findlay (1/18), while also attaining a first-place finish in the 100 free (46.07) ... 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2017-18: Did not compete ... was redshirted.
High School: A graduate of Sportschule Potsdam ... took second place in the freestyle relay at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Utrecht ... team champion at the ISF (high school championships) in 2015 ... took first at the European Games 2015 Baku on his summer team.
Personal: Full Name--Ronald Franz Mueller ... born on July 1, 1997, in Brandenburg, Germany ... son of Ronald and Grit Mueller .. has one brother, Anton ... is a Mechanical Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2017, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2018 and Fall 2018 ... is a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.
