ST. LOUIS, Missouri, November 8. AFTER breaking two individual conference records, this week's Missouri Valley Conference Swimmer of the Week is Julie Ju of Southern Illinois. Last year's co-MVP of the conference championship, Ju owns five Valley best times so far this season. Chelsea Leaver of Missouri State is the diver of the week.<\/p>\n
Ju, a Shang-hai native, broke two Missouri Valley Conference records, in the 500-yard freestyle and the 100-yard breaststroke. In the 500, she swam 4:57.27, breaking the previous mark of 4:58.07. In the breaststroke, her time of 1:03.34 bested the six-year old record of 1:04.35.<\/p>\n
She piled up five individual wins over the past weekend and also swam on four winning relay teams. She was also part of the 400 free relay team that set a new Valley record with a time of 3:27.00. Her times in the 100 breast and 100 rree are also NCAA provisional-qualifying times.<\/p>\n
Ju currently hold the top time in the Valley in five different events, including the 50-yard freestyle (23.64), 100-yard freestyle (50.88), 200-yard freestyle (1:52.91), 500-yard freestyle (4:57.27) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.34).<\/p>\n
Leaver, a freshman on the Missouri State diving squad, placed first on the one-meter board and second on the three-meter board in a dual meet against Delta State Friday in Cleveland, Miss. She won the one-meter diving competition with 197.63 points and tallied 193.12 points for her second-place finish on the three-meter board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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