Indiana
NCAA Qualifier Macky Hodges Announces She Will Transfer To Indiana
Just days after entering the transfer portal and less than a week after competing at the 2025 NCAA Championships, Macky Hodges has announced she will transfer to Indiana beginning in fall 2025. Hodges spent her first two seasons with USC and qualified individually for NCAAs in both seasons.
“I have always had a lot of respect for Coach Looze and the IU program. They have such a fun vibe surrounding them at all the meets i’ve seen them at, and that’s something you can’t help but want to be a part of. I just feel super lucky to be able to join the Hoosier family and see what I can really do with my swimming,” Hodges told SwimSwam.
Hodges will travel east after training with Sandpipers of Nevada during her club career.
Time Progression
| High School Best | Freshman | Sophomore | |
| 400 IM | 4:09.29 | 4:12.62 | N/A |
| 200 IM | 1:58.53 | 1:58.07 | 1:56.69 |
| 200 Back | 1:54.23 | 1:53.75 | 1:53.58 |
| 200 free | 1:45.69 | 1:45.06 | 1:44.77 |
In addition to her 200 free, Hodges adds depth to the 200 IM and 200 back. Her 200 IM would have been #3 behind Miranda Grana and Reese Tiltmann as Grana swam a 1:55.88 at midseason while Tiltmann swam a 1:56.68 at NCAAs. Grana led the team with a 1:48.73 200 back as she won the NCAA ‘B’ final while Peplowski was #2 in the event with a 1:51.13.
Grana notably transferred to Indiana last year after spending her freshman season at Texas A&M. This season, Grana dropped from a 1:51.06 to a 1:48.73 in the 200 back. Hodges will be able to train alongside Grana for the next two years as they both enter their junior seasons.
The Hoosier women captured the 2024 Big Ten title and finished 2nd behind Ohio State this year. The team had their highest finish ever at the NCAA level last week as they finished 4th. The team’s 800 free relay notably finished 8th, right behind USC’s 7th place relay.