Swimming & Diving Release #7
Dec. 10, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS -
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SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Mark deSwardt
Cleveland State
Freshman
Durban, South Africa
deSwardt had a spectacular weekend at the Ohio State Invitational that included two top-10 finishes. He placed 10th overall in the 500-yard freestyle with a League-leading time of 4:27.12. In the 1,650, he swam to an NCAA "B" cut and posted the second-fastest time in CSU history (15:20.75) with his sixth-place effort. deSwardt added a 15th-place showing in the 400-yard individual medley (3:59.43) and helped two Viking relays to 13th-place.
Bailey Nennig
Milwaukee
Junior
Grafton, Wis.
Nennig had a great all-around performance at the Falcon Invitational last weekend as she helped the Panthers to the team title in the eight-team meet. She was victorious in both the 200- (2:07.12) and 400-yard individual medleys (4:30.33), as well as the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.18). All three times are the fastest in the Horizon League so far this season. Nennig also competed on three Panther relay squads.
DIVERS OF THE WEEK
Brandon Kuntz
Green Bay
Senior
Pulaski, Wis.
Kuntz placed fourth in the one-meter diving event (254.10) and had a fifth-place showing on the three-meter board (258.80) at the House of Champions Invitational. He also won the one-meter in the Dec. 4 dual meet against Valparaiso with a score of 282.50.
Ashley Hall
Milwaukee
Senior
New Berlin, Wis.
Hall had a solid performance at the eight-team Falcon Invitational last weekend. She won the one-meter event with a score of 251.20 and took third-place on the three-meter board with a mark of 254.65.
Other Men's Top Performers
Matt DiMasso
Cleveland State
Fr., Cincinnati, Ohio
DiMasso earned his first diving finals appearance at the Akron Zippy Invitational, placing sixth in the one-meter event with a score of 199.10.
Travis Mathers
Green Bay
Jr., Baraboo, Wis.
Mathers placed third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.28) and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:44.18) at the IUPUI House of Champions Invitational last weekend. He also posted two victories against Valpo on Dec. 4, winning the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:05.96) and 200-yard individual medley (2:00.99).
Jake Kalinowski
Milwaukee
So., Prior Lake, Minn.
Kalinowski swam to victory in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events at the Falcon Invitational last weekend, posting League-leading times of 20.72 and 45.75, respectively. He also had a fifth-place swim in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.42) and participated on three Panther relay teams.
Jake Koll
Milwaukee
Fr., Racine, Wis.
Koll was the top Panther diver at the Falcon Invitational, placing third on the three-meter board (268.85) and fifth on the one-meter (249.85). Both scores are season-best marks for Koll.
David Sivak
Valparaiso
So., Hobart, Ind.
Sivak earned one of Valpo's two individual victories against Green Bay on Thursday, winning the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:47.60. He also posted two runner-up finishes in the 200-yard individual medley (2:01.15) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.22).
Other Women's Top Performers
Momo Wilson
Butler
Jr., Zambe, Malawi
Wilson posted season-best times in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:32.67), 100-yard breaststroke (1:11.25) and 200-yard individual medley (2:21.99) at the House of Champions Invitational last weekend. She also anchored the 200, 400, and 800-yard freestyle relays, and swam the butterfly leg of the 200-yard medley relay for the Bulldogs.
Carys Behn
Cleveland State
Fr., Westville, South Africa
Behn recorded both of the Vikings' wins in a dual meet against Ohio State on Nov. 25, winning the 50-yard freestyle (24.39) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.52). Her 200-yard time is a League-leading mark and CSU school record. At the Akron Invitational last weekend, Behn placed ninth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:05.13), second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.70) and bettered her season-best mark in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.11. She also participated on four relays.
Danielle DeGrand
Green Bay
Sr., Green Bay, Wis.
DeGrand won the 100-yard backstroke (59.03) and placed second in the 200-yard backstroke (2:09.00) and 200-yard individual medley (2:10.11) at the House of Champions Invite at IUPUI last weekend where she also swam on four Phoenix relays. In Thursday's dual meet against Valpo, DeGrand posted individual victories in the 50-yard (24.79) and 500-yard freestyles (5:09.84).
Lauren McGraw
Green Bay
Jr., Woodbury, Minn.
McGraw earned two third-place finishes at the House of Champions Invitational, scoring 234.80 on the one-meter board and 267.25 in the three-meter event. She also posted a victory against Valparaiso in the one-meter (232.35) to remain unbeaten in dual meets this season.
Amy Andracki
Valparaiso
So., Arlington Heights, Ill.
Andracki posted a win in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 31.05 against Green Bay on Thursday. She also placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.05).
