Green Bay's Poelmans, Milwaukee's McClellan, Heger and Margis Garner #HLSD Honors

INDIANAPOLIS—Green Bay’s Willem Poelmans (Hasselt, Belgium) and Milwaukee’s Emily McClellan (Delavan, Wis.) have been named Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Swimmers of the Week while Milwaukee’s K.J. Heger (Rockford, Ill.) and Rachel Margis (Racine, Wis.) have been named Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Divers of the Week for the week of Feb. 4-10.

Poelmans led Green Bay in the pool in a dual meet versus in-state rival Wisconsin to earn his second League honor this season. Against the Badgers, he placed third in two events swimming the 100-freestyle in a time of 47.14 and the 200-breaststroke posting a time of 2:08.24. Poelmans broke a Dorschel Natatorium record in the 200-individual medley recording a time of 1:52.32. The previous 200-individual medley record time was 1:53.16 and had been held since 2011.

McClellan earned her third League accolade on the season winning two individual events at home against Big Ten-foe Wisconsin. The senior broke her own pool record in the 100-breaststroke taking first-place with a time of 1:00.74. In the 200-freestyle, she collected another first-place finish with a career-best time of 1:52.65. As a member of the 200-medley relay, the team posted a season-best time of 1:44.47 despite placing second to the Badgers.

Heger collected the diving League honor for the fourth-straight week and eighth time this year. Diving against Wisconsin, the junior won the 3-meter for the eighth time this season compiling a score of 358.42 for his 19th NCAA Zone Qualifying score. On the 1-meter board, Heger took second-place with a score of 291.90

Margis tallied two second-place finishes in diving competition while taking on the Badgers. She posted a score of 261.07 on the 1-meter board and scored 275.92 in the 3-meter for the Panthers. The sophomore has now earned two League weekly honors this year.

Milwaukee takes a short break from competition before the Midwest Invitational Feb. 21-22 in Chicago. At the end of the month, the Panthers and Green Bay travel to Cleveland, Ohio to compete in the Horizon League Championships. The Championships are Feb. 26-March 1 at the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium on the campus of Cleveland State.

2013-14 Horizon League Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 15: Jorden Merrilees, Oakland
Oct. 22: Clement Quilliec, Wright State
Oct. 29: Kei Ishimaru, UIC
Nov. 5: Clement Quilliec, Wright State
Nov. 12: Kenny Stelpflug, Milwaukee
Nov. 19: Alex Lewis, Cleveland State
Dec. 3: Amr el Sayed, Oakland
Jan. 7: Kei Ishimaru, UIC
Jan. 14: Willem Poelmans, Green Bay
Jan. 21: Jorden Merrilees, Oakland
Jan. 28: Clement Quilliec, Wright State
Feb. 4: Willem Poelmans, Green Bay

2013-14 Horizon League Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 15: Emily McClellan, Milwaukee
Oct. 22: Parker Wolf, Green Bay
Oct. 29: Natalie Johnson, Milwaukee
Nov. 5: Karin Tomeckova, Oakland
Nov. 12: Anna Yontz, Milwaukee
Nov. 19: Natalie Neuwirth, Green Bay
Dec. 3: Emily McClellan, Milwaukee
Jan. 7: Parker Wolf, Green Bay
Jan. 14: Rowan Elbadry, Cleveland State
Jan. 21: Kyra Rietveld, Oakland
Jan. 28: Becky Yokosh, Milwaukee
Feb. 4: Emily McClellan, Milwaukee

2013-14 Horizon League Men’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 15: K.J. Heger, Milwaukee
Oct. 22: K.J. Heger, Milwaukee
Oct. 29: K.J. Heger, Milwaukee
Nov. 12: Danny Roberts, Cleveland State
Nov. 19: Danny Roberts, Cleveland State
Dec. 3: K.J. Heger, Milwaukee
Jan. 7: Mark Ciesielski, UIC
Jan. 14: K.J. Heger, Milwaukee
Jan. 21: K.J. Heger, Milwaukee
Jan. 28: K.J. Heger, Milwaukee
Feb. 4: K.J. Heger, Milwaukee

2013-14 Horizon League Women’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 15: Tricia Grant, Oakland
Oct. 22: Tricia Grant, Oakland
Oct. 29: Tricia Grant, Oakland
Nov. 5: Samantha Sposet, Cleveland State
Nov. 12: Tricia Grant, Oakland
Nov. 19: Whitney Johnson, UIC
Dec. 3: Tricia Grant, Oakland
Jan. 7: Whitney Johnson, UIC
Jan. 14: Rachel Margis, Milwaukee
Jan. 21: Tricia Grant, Oakland
Jan. 28: Tricia Grant, Oakland
Feb. 4: Rachel Margis, Milwaukee