PHOENIX, Arizona, February 11. MORE college swim teams put a bow on their dual meet season with in-state and conference matchups before turning toward the conference championships. A few swimmers performed well enough to earn weekly awards from their prospective conferences.<\/p>\n
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Atlantic Coast
\nMale Swimmer of the Week: Nathan Hoisington, Virginia Tech<\/b>
\nHoisington posted his fastest 100 breaststroke of the season last weekend at the Virginia Tech Invite, posting a 54.89 to secure the win in the event. He also won the 200 breast with a 2:02.79.<\/p>\n
Female Swimmer of the Week: Leah Smith, Virginia<\/b>
\nLeah Smith\u2019s 1000 freestyle time of 9:33.29 in the dual meet against Pitt was not only a school record but the fastest time in the nation this season.<\/p>\n
Male Diver of the Week: J.B. Kolod, Virginia<\/b>
\nKolod helped the Cavaliers handily defeat Pitt with wins in both diving events. On the 3-meter springboard, he set a team record with 428.10 points, while scoring 379.93 points on the 1-meter.<\/p>\n
Female Diver of the Week: Emily Howard, Clemson<\/b>
\nHoward set a school record on the 3-meter springboard in the tri-meet against James Madison and Davidson, earning 319.50 for the victory. <\/p>\n
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Big 10
\nMale Swimmer of the Week: Eric Ress, Indiana<\/b>
\nSwimming against Purdue, Ress was impressive in winning 200 free (1:37.68) and 200 back (1:42.97), as well as a runner-up finish in the 500 free. Ress 200 back time was his fastest dual meet swim of the season.<\/p>\n
Female Swimmer of the Week: Ali DeLoof, Michigan<\/b>
\nDeLoof showed off her versatility with wins in the 50 free (23.45) and 200 back (2:01.07) during the in-state matchup with Michigan State.<\/p>\n
Male Diver of the Week: Darian Schmidt, Indiana<\/b>
\nSchmidt has won both springboard events multiple times through the season, and he added another sweep last weekend against Purdue.<\/p>\n
Female Diver of the Week: Carey Chen, Michigan<\/b>
\nChen won the 1-meter springboard event with 299.78 points and was second on 3-meter (317.93) in the dual meet against Michigan State.<\/p>\n
Male Freshman of the Week: Eric Sande, Minnesota<\/b>
\nAt the Minnesota Challenge last weekend, Sande showed off his range, winning the 100 breast with a 55.09 and the 500 free with a 4:27.99.<\/p>\n
Female Freshman of the Week: Maddie Hoch, Minnesota<\/b>
\nThe Pennsylvania native won the 100 backstroke in the Minnesota Challenge and was third in the 100 butterfly.<\/p>\n
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Conference USA
\nFemale Swimmer of the Week: Lauren Chew, East Carolina<\/b>
\nChew took top honors in the 500 freestyle, setting the Minges Natatorium season record with a time of 4:59.53 against Campbell.<\/p>\n
Female Diver of the Week: Colleen Jones, East Carolina<\/b>
\nJones won the both the one- and three-meter diving competitions in a dual meet with Campbell. The senior posted a score of 234.52 in the one-meter event, edging second place by 0.75 points. In the three-meter dive, Jones earned a score of 268.73 points.<\/p>\n
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Horizon League
\nMale Swimmer of the Week: Willem Poelmans, Green Bay<\/b>
\nPoelmans picked up the only win for Green Bay in the dual meet against Wisconsin, taking the 200 IM in 1:52.32, breaking his home pool\u2019s record by eight tenths of a second.<\/p>\n
Female Swimmer of the Week: Emily McClellan, Milwaukee<\/b>
\nThe 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. <\/p>\n
Male Diver of the Week: K.J. Heger, Wisconsin-Milwaukee<\/b>
\nHeger 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.<\/p>\n
Female Diver of the Week: Rachel Margis, Wisconsin-Milwaukee<\/b>
\nMargis tallied two second-place finishes in diving competition while taking on Wisconsin in dual-meet action last weekend.<\/p>\n
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Mid-American
\nMale Swimmer of the Week: Jacob Prodoehl, Miami University<\/b>
\nThe sophomore earned an individual win in the 100 freestyle with a time of 47.83 and was part of both winning relays.<\/p>\n
Female Swimmer of the Week: Addison Ferguson, Ohio University<\/b>
\nFerguson won four individual events against Xavier and Miami. She won the sprint freestyles against Xavier (24.98, 53.63) and the backstrokes against Miami (55.64, 2:04.27).<\/p>\n
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Summit League
\nMale Swimmer of the Week: Blake Yeager, South Dakota State<\/b>
\nThe junior clocked a 1650 free time of 16:19.80 to take at the Minnesota Challenge. He also finished eighth in the 200 free (1:44.85).<\/p>\n
Female Swimmer of the Week: Andrea Budahl, South Dakota State<\/b>
\nThe senior won the 500 free at the Minnesota Challenge with a 5:07.01. She also claimed a runner-up finish in the 200 fly (2:07.63) and took fourth in the 200 free (1:54.65).<\/p>\n
Male Diver of the Week: Clark Kocourek, South Dakota State<\/b>
\nThe senior took third in the three-meter dive with a score of 314.25 and finished sixth in the one meter (298.20).<\/p>\n
Female Diver of the Week: Greysen Hertting, South Dakota<\/b>
\nHertting claims her 10th Diver of the Week honor this season after winning the one-meter dive at the Minnesota Challenge. The freshman finished first in the one meter with 245.10 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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