Curtis Melancon
Curtis Melancon
  • Title:
    Assistant Coach
Bio

Curtis Melancon enters his third year with the Centenary Swim Program after two successful seasons for the Maroon and White.

The Gents finished fourth at the 2025 SCAC Championships and earned 292 points as they recorded their best finish in the event since also finishing fourth in 2021.

The Gents were impressive in the championship final of the 200-yard butterfly as senior Antonio Barbee (Plaquemine, La.) finished fifth with a time of 1:58.68 and freshman Adam Stelly (Opelousas, La.) was eighth with a time of 2:07.19.

Freshman Hunter Hedges (Murphy, Texas) finished eighth in the finals of the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.04 which was preceded by a time of 59.67 in the prelims- the eighth-fastest time in school history. Hedges also swam the 10th-fastest time in the 100-yard butterfly (51.68) on the final day of competition to complete an impressive week for the rookie.

The Ladies placed sixth and tallied 265 points at the SCAC Championships as sophomore Hannah Waddell (Shreveport, La.) highlighted Centenary's efforts by placing second in the 100-yard breaststroke championship final as she swam a time of 1:07.25. She also broke her own school record in the 200-yard breaststroke as she swam a time of 2:24.28 in the prelims and finished third in the championship final (2:24.59).

Waddell also recorded an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard IM (2:15.00) and teamed with freshman Bailey Allemeier (Altus, Okla.), sophomore Reece Esser (Huntsville, Texas), and freshman Ella Walton (Lafayette, La.) to finish fourth in the 400-yard medley relay (4:13.41).

Waddell earned all-conference finishes in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke as she becomes the first Centenary swimmer to double up with all-SCAC honors at a single meet since Brianna Serret at the 2022 championships.

Esser earned a sixth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (59.60) and she and Waddell were part of the Ladies' 200-yard free relay team that swam a time of 1:44.60 along with Walton and freshman Isabela Vasquez (Lafayette, La.).

The Ladies and Gents finished sixth and seventh at the 2024 SCAC Championships respectfully afterthe 2023-24 season was full of highlights from Centenary’s young stars.  This included a stellar freshman year for Hannah Waddell as she set many records including a school record in the 200-yard breaststroke swimming a time of 2:24.99.

Senior Anacelia Galeano-Balam, sophomore Adriana de la Fuente, and Madeline Vacula were all named to the 2023-24 Academic All-District® Women's Swimming & Diving Team by the College Sports Communicators.  On the men’s side Sophomore Jameson Feeney and senior Aiden Peterkin were also named to the team. Peterkin was also named to the SCAC Winter All-Sportsmanship Team.