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Texas high school state champion Reagan Hix has announced her verbal commitment to swim for the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville beginning in the fall of 2026.
“I’m beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Southern Indiana! Thank you to my parents who have dedicated so much time to helping me make this decision. Huge thank you to Coach Franks and my amazing teammates at Iron Horse Aquatics for being so supportive and always pushing me to be my best. I’m so grateful to Coach Cam and Coach Alyx for giving me this amazing opportunity to swim at the collegiate level. Can’t wait to be a Screagle!!”
A Texas native, Hix is currently a senior at Celina High School, where she has been a member of the team’s varsity swimming and diving team since her freshman year. She also trains year-round with Iron Horse Aquatics and specializes primarily in free, breast and IM.
Having qualified for the state championships every year thus far, Hix won her first state title at the 2025 UIL (University Interscholastic League) 4A State Championships. She won the 500 free in a lifetime best time of 5:07.36, charging into the wall more than 16 seconds ahead of the runner-up (5:23.80). Hix took 2nd in the 200 free (1:56.60 – PB) and set a new personal best time in the 100 free (54.97) as the leadoff on her team’s 400 free relay, which placed 8th overall. She also helped her team to a 7th-place finish in the 200 medley relay.
At the ASL Southeastern Meet of Champions a few weeks later, Hix posted another series of best times in her events. She placed 2nd in the 1000 free (10:46.82), 4th in the 1650 free (17:55.56), 8th in the 500 free (5:05.69) and 20th in the 400 IM (4:43.06). She also contested the 100 breast (1:10.51 – PB), 200 breast (2:37.85), 100 free (55.18) and 200 free (2:02.81).
This season, Hix delivered a stream of top performances at the WT COR Classic in early December. She was the runner-up in the 1650 free (17:12.83 – PB) and took 3rd in both the 500 free (5:06.46) and 1000 free (10:18.96). She placed 4th in the 400 IM (4:37.58) after posting a best time of 4:32.71 during prelims, 8th in the 200 IM (2:12.73), 10th in the 200 breast (2:28.46 – PB), 13th in the 200 free (1:55.30 – PB) and 19th in both the 100 free (54.12) and 100 breast (1:10.60).
A month prior, Hix logged a lifetime best time of 4:59.51 in the 500 free at the NT LAC Fall Classic, dropping almost six seconds to mark her only sub-5:00 performance to date.
Best Times SCY
- 200 free – 1:55.30
- 500 free – 4:59.51
- 1000 free – 10:18.96
- 1650 free – 17:12.83
- 100 breast – 1:10.51
- 200 breast – 2:28.46
- 200 IM – 2:12.37
- 400 IM – 4:32.71
A Division I Mid-Major program, Southern Indiana competes in the Summit League against fellow midwestern schools like Denver and South Dakota. The Screaming Eagles are a relatively young team, with their inaugural season having been during the 2022-2023 academic year. The women’s team placed 6th out of seven teams at the 2025 Summit League Championships, their highest finish to date.
Based on the results from last season’s Summit League Championships, Hix would have placed 5th in the 1650 free and landed in the ‘B’ final in the 500 free and 400 IM, setting her up to score some points right from the start. On the team itself, she would have been Southern Indiana’s fastest competitor in the 500 free, 1000 free and 1650 free, and would have ranked 2nd in the 400 IM and 200 free and 3rd in the 200 IM, 100 breast and 200 breast last season, putting her in a position to be one of the Screaming Eagles top contributors when she arrives.
Currently set to join Hix in Evansville next fall are Lili Garland, Eliza Killough, Riley Stephens, Zoe Haeuser and Lily Schneider, who should all make for strong training partners over the next four years.
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