Keele, McClellan Named Swimmers of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS – Milwaukee’s Sam Keele and Emily McClellan are the Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Swimmer of the Week for Nov. 28-Dec. 4.

Keele, a senior from Idaho Falls, Idaho, had a record-setting weekend at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa, setting a new school-record in the 200-backstroke. Keele broke the record in the prelims, swimming in 2:03.36, before swimming a 2:03.64 in the finals to finish seventh. He also competed in the 200-individual medley finishing ninth (1:50.91) and the 400-individual medley finishing 13th (4:01.35). Keele was also part of two relay teams, swimming the second leg for the 200- and 400-medley relay teams that both finished in eighth place.

McClellan, a sophomore from Delavan, Wis., took home women’s top honors after setting meet, pool, school and conference records in three events at the Hawkeye Invitational. She set her first record on Friday in the 200-individual medley, taking home first place with a time of 2:00.00. On Saturday, she broke another record, this time in the 100-breaststroke, winning with a time of 59.83. On the final day of competition, McClellan won the 200-breaststroke in a time of 2:10.95.

Milwaukee is off for the rest of December and returns to action on January 14 with a dual-meet against Carthage.

2011-12 Horizon League Men’s Swimmers of the Week
Oct. 3-9 Brady Huemann, Milwaukee
Oct. 10-16 Justin Hill, Cleveland State
Oct. 17-23 Hermanus Botha, Wright State
Oct. 24-30 Zach Van Swol, UIC
Oct. 31-Nov.6 Nathan Welchlin, Milwaukee
Nov. 7-Nov. 13 Nathan Grant, Cleveland State
Nov. 14-Nov. 20 Berry Thompson, Cleveland State
Nov. 28-Dec. 4 Sam Keele, Milwaukee

2011-12 Horizon League Women’s Swimmers of the Week
Oct. 3-9 Lauren Lambrecht, Butler
Oct. 10-16 Sarah Wardecke, Milwaukee|
Oct. 17-23 Joanna Olsson, Cleveland State
Oct. 24-30 Becky Yokosh, Milwaukee
Oct. 31-Nov. 6 Flavia Segatto, Valparaiso
Nov. 7-Nov. 13 Alice Sommerville, Cleveland State
Nov. 14-Nov. 20 Alice Sommerville, Cleveland State
Nov. 28-Dec. 4 Emily McClellan, Milwaukee