2017-18 (Swimming)
SCIAC Individual Champion in the 200-free… New all-time program record holder with a career-best 4:57.52 in the 500-free, 1:36.83 in the 200-free relay, 3:33.33 in the 400-free relay and 3:57.65 in the 400-medley relay... Competed in 11 events as a junior for the Regals… Recoded four of her top times at the SCIAC Swimming and Diving Championships: 51.79 in the 100-free, 1:50.28 in the 200-free, 4:57.52 in the 500-free and 58.53 in the 100-back… Also notched four of her best times at the Cal Lutheran Invitational: 24.81 in the 50-free, 28.63 in the 50-back, 27.44 in the 50-fly and 1:04.07 in the 100-individual medley… Recorded her best time in the 200-back of 2:07.21 against Chapman and her best in the 100-fly of 1:01.48 at the UC Santa Cruz Slug Invite.

2017 (Water Polo)
Appeared in 11 games as a sophomore after wrapping up a record-setting swimming season…brought an important speed element back to the polo team upon her return…had three multi-goal games this season…finished with eight goals on 26 shots for a .308 shooting percentage…added four drawn ejections, six assists, and six steals.....inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the second time.

2016-17 (Swimming)
Became the fourth CLU swimmer in program history to earn an invitation to the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships…in her first season swimming for the Regals, set a new SCIAC, SCIAC Championships Meet and CLU record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:51.10…earned All-SCIAC honors in three events (50 free, 100 free, 200 free)…broke five school records, including the 50 free (23.84), 100 free (51.77), 200 free (1:51.10), 800 Free Relay (7:48.25), and 400 Medley Relay (58.39)…garnered team-best times for the Regals in the 100 free, 200 free, 200 back (2:13.77), 50 fly (27.16) and 200 fly (2:12.76). 

2016 (Water Polo)
Made her CLU debut against Villanova (Feb. 12) at the Princeton Invitational and appeared in 30 games, earning two starts as a true freshman…made an immediate impact for the Regals…third on the team for steals with 37…scored 25 goals on 71 attempts for a .352 shooting percentage…added 17 assists and 11 drawn ejections during the spring…in her first three games she tallied seven goals with a pair of hat-tricks, four assists, seven steals and three drawn ejections…finished with three three-goal games on the year…had 10 multi-steal games and four multi-assist games…recorded a career-high four steals against Iona (Feb. 12)…two starts came on day one of Tina Finali Invitational (Feb. 26) against Siena and CSU Monterey Bay…inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the first time...earned ACWPC All-Academic honors.

Palisades Charter High School
Graduated in 2015

Personal
Full name: Mardell Ramirez…born April 20, 1997 in Santa Monica, Calif….parents are Laurie Ramirez and Ezequiel Vega…has one brother, Zeke…majoring in psychology.

Favorites
Movie: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Music: Alanis Morissette, Amy Winehouse
Food: My Dad's Chicken Tacos
Sport (Other than what you play): Swimming
Athlete: Brenda Villa
Book: The Giving Tree
Number: 13
Color: Blue
Super Hero: Cat Woman
TV Show:  It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Video Game: Portal
Quote: "Forgiveness Is the Fragrance the Violet Sheds on the Heel That Has Crushed It"
Hobbies/Special Talent: Playing Ukulele, Guitar and Drawing
If she could visit anywhere it would be: Mexico