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2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Christopher Mitchell / Sport Shot Photo
Christopher Mitchell / Sport Shot Photo

TJ Palli (He/Him)

  • Position Sprint Freestyle
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Maple Grove, Minn.
  • Highschool Maple Grove

Biography

As a Scot
Dean's List... Club Volleyball.

2024-25
Earned Academic All-District and Academic All-MIAC honors… Swam at six meets for the Scots… Won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.74) and placed second in the 200-yard individual medley (2:06.06) at Luther on Oct. 18… Placed second (2:20.53) in the 200-yard breaststroke against Hamline on Nov. 16… Placed second (48.98) in the 100-yard freestyle and third (1:01.04) in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Grace Goblirsch Invitational on Nov. 23.

2023-2024
Earned All-MIAC honors as a member of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that placed third with a school-record 3:08.80 on Feb. 17… Received Academic All-District honors and Academic All-MIAC honors… Claimed All-MIAC honorable mention with the 200-yard medley relay team that placed fourth (1:36.36) and individually registered a personal best of 1:45.72 in the 200-yard freestyle at the MIAC Championships on Feb. 14-17… Won the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.61) at the Roger Ahlman Invitational on Dec. 1-2… Placed second in the 100-yard freestyle with a personal best of 1:02.34 and placed second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.92) against Hamline on Nov. 10.

2022-2023
Claimed All-MIAC honorable mentions as a member of the 400-yard medley relay team that placed fourth with a school-record 3:34.01 and the 200-yard freestyle relay team that placed fourth with a school-record 1:26.44 and individually logged personal bests in the 200-yard freestyle, the 100-yard freestyle and the 50-yard freestyle at the MIAC Championships on Feb. 15-18… Won the 100-yard freestyle (49.18) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.68) against Grinnell on Jan. 28… Won the 50-yard freestyle with a personal best of 22.62 against Carleton on Nov. 5.

Before Mac
Received All-Conference honors three times… Received All-State honors… Swam the 100m freestyle in 48.88… Swam the 50m free in 22.44… Honor Roll… AP Scholar with Distinction.
 
Why did you choose to attend Macalester?
Macalester’s academic rigor, focus on internationalism, and community drew me to the college.

What has your experience at Macalester meant to you?
My time at Macalester has greatly assisted me in figuring out where I want to go with various parts of my life, primarily with academics and athletics, as well as contribute some values which I want to hold and follow.

How has your experience as a student-athlete at Macalester helped shape you as an individual?
Being a student-athlete has helped me meet and learn from a more diverse group of people at Mac than I likely otherwise would have.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

    Sprint Freestyle
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Sprint Freestyle
  • 2024-25Junior

    Sprint Freestyle