Nov. 12, 2008
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SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Will Ikeda
UIC
Freshman
Skokie, Ill.
Ikeda posted two runner-up finishes on Friday in the 50 (26.48) and 100-yard breaststroke (58.17) as the Flames defeated North Dakota 179-115. The next day, Ikeda set new pool records at Milwaukee's Klotsche Pool in both the 100 (58.09) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:07.32), helping UIC down both North Dakota and Milwaukee. He also participated on two winning 200-yard medley relays over the weekend.
Olivia Arnold
Youngstown State
Senior
Rutherglen, Australia
Arnold broke a 24-year old school record in the 500-yard freestyle in the Penguins double-dual victory over Niagara and Cleveland State on Friday. Her time of 5:03.60 is the fastest time in the League so far this season. Arnold also lowered her school mark in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:24.09) and won the 200-yard breaststroke (2:29.04).
DIVERS OF THE WEEK
Brandon Kuntz
Green Bay
Senior
Pulaski, Wis.
Kuntz posted three victories and a third-place finish in two dual meets last weekend. At South Dakota State on Friday, he swept the boards with a one-meter score of 243.98 and a three-meter mark of 232.80. Against South Dakota the next day, Kuntz won the one-meter (252.15) and took third in three-meter (193.85).
Ashley Hall
Milwaukee
Senior
New Berlin, Wis.
Hall continued her stellar season last weekend, winning both diving events against UIC and North Dakota. She posted a score of 262.10 on the one-meter board and a 235.50 total in the three-meter.
Other Men's Top Performers
Nedim Nisic
Cleveland State
Sr., Tuzla, Bosnia
Nisic won the 200-yard backstroke (1:59.19) and placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (22.06) to help the Vikings defeat Niagara 146-91 on Friday. He also swam the lead-off leg of the victorious 400-yard medley relay.
Alex Hill
Green Bay
Jr., Lakeville, Minn.
Hill won the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.19) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.66) while also helping the 400-yard medley relay team to victory (3:34.25) against South Dakota State on Friday. The next day, he posted wins in the 800-yard freestyle (8:41.83) and 100-yard freestyle (52.92) to help defeat South Dakota 148-90.
Jake Koll
Milwaukee
Fr., Racine, Wis.
Koll placed second on both boards against North Dakota and UIC on Saturday. He posted a total of 223.75 on the three-meter and in the one-meter, he scored 213.90.
Jeremy Waldhart
Milwaukee
Jr., West Bend, Wis.
Waldhart was a double-event winner against UIC and North Dakota on Saturday, topping the field in the both backstroke events. He recorded times of 53.38 in the 100 and 1:55.80 in the 200-yard backstroke while also posting a third-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley.
Kevin Heger
UIC
Fr., Rockford, Ill.
Heger was runner-up in both diving events against North Dakota on Friday, scoring 221.55 on the one-meter, and 203.55 in the three-meter.
Other Women's Top Performers
Kendall Wormley
Butler
Jr., Oswego, Ill.
Wormley posted three personal best times this season against Milwaukee, UIC and North Dakota on Satruday, swimming the 100-yard butterfly (1:11.79), 200-yard backstroke (2:35.29) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:11.92).
Emily Splain
Cleveland State
Fr.,Cleveland, Ohio
Splain recorded a lifetime best time in the 200-yard backstroke (2:18.31) in the tri-meet against Niagara and Youngstown State on Friday. She was also a member of the Vikings winning 400-yard freestyle relay,
Kacey Cummings
Cleveland State
Fr., Farmington Hills, Mich.
Cummings won both the one-meter and three-meter events against Niagara and Youngstown State, posting a score of 217.30 in the one-meter to win by 18.3 points, and winning the three-meter by over 40 points (245.00).
Danielle DeGrand
Green Bay
Sr., Green Bay, Wis.
DeGrand posted wins in three individual events and three relays last weekend. She won the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:42.09) and 200-yard individual medley (2:11.68) at South Dakota State on Friday before swimming to victory in 200-meter backstroke on Saturday at South Dakota (2:24.40).
Lauren McGraw
Green Bay
Jr., Woodbury, Minn.
McGraw won all four diving events in two dual meets last weekend, posting scores of 199.35 and 228.70 in the one-meter event, and 214.72 and 230.00 in the three-meter event at South Dakota State and South Dakota, respectively.
Sarah Wardecke
Milwaukee
Fr., Appleton, Wis.
Wardecke won the 100-yard freestyle (52.90) and took second in the 50-yard freestyle (24.49) in the quad-dual against Butler, UIC and North Dakota. She also helped the 400-yard freestyle relay to first place (3:36.19) and the 200-yard medley relay to a runner-up finish.
Sarah Harper
UIC
Fr., Whitefish Bay, Wis.
Harper set a new school record in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:26.15 as she won the event against Butler, Milwaukee and North Dakota on Saturday. She also anchored the winning 200-yard medley relay.
Laurel Heath
UIC
So., Long Grove, Ill.
Heath placed fourth in the one-meter with a score of 208.95 on Saturday against Milwaukee and North Dakota, and posted a personal-best score in the same event the night before with a runner-up showing (216.82).