Three Reagan High Graduates Members of Queens University Swim Teams that Win National Championship

Lillian Gordy, Alexandra Marshall, Jay Stancliff

Three former Reagan High School students – Lillian Gordy, Alexandra Marshall and Jay Stancliff – went on to swim for Queens University of Charlotte.

In March, they were part of the women’s and men’s swim teams that won the NCAA National Division II Championship. On Sept. 18, they received their championship rings at a ceremony held at the Levine Center on Queens’ campus.

Gordy, who graduated from Reagan in 2011, graduated from Queens in May.

Marshall, who graduated from Reagan in 2013, is a junior and working to repeat the title.

Stancliff, who graduated from Reagan in 2011, is a fifth-year senior working on his last semester of nursing.

All three were stand-out high school swimmers who worked under the leadership of Reagan swim coach Ryan Michel. 

Stancliff’s mother, Sherry Stancliff, works for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools as an occupational therapist in the Exceptional Children's Division.  

“Pretty exciting achievements for former Reagan Raiders in this anniversary year!!!” said Sherry Stancliff.

At the ring ceremony, officials announced that this was Queens’ first NCAA championship in any sport.