Swimming and Diving Release #5

Nov. 13, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS -

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MALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK

Jakub Dobies
Cleveland State
Sophomore
Plock, Poland


Dobies captured three events in the dual meet against Miami (OH) on Saturday (Nov. 10), winning the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.14), the 200-yard breaststroke (2:07.01) and the 100-yard freestyle (45.82). His 100 freestyle time was the fastest time in the Horizon League this season.

FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK

Andrea Giczewski
UIC
Senior
Livonia, Mich.


The senior captain won the 50-yard freestyle for the fourth-straight time this season with a season-best effort of 24.18. She also won the 100-yard freestyle (52.65) for the third time this year, and led off the victorious 400-yard freestyle relay with a split of 52.52.

MALE DIVER OF THE WEEK

PJ Rongitsch
Milwaukee
Sophomore
Eagan, Minn.


Rongitsch contined to dominate his competition, as he won both boards for the second time this season against UIC and North Dakota. He scored 271.40 on the one-meter, and won the three-meter by over 20 points (270.10). He now has five victories, four second-place finishes, and one third-place finish this season.

FEMALE DIVER OF THE WEEK

Ashley Hall
Milwaukee
Junior
New Berlin, Wis.


Hall won both diving events against UIC and Butler, marking the third time this season she has accomplished the feat. Hall led the way on the one-meter (233.10) as her team placed four in the top five. She then won the three-meter event with a total of 265.35.

Other Men's Top Performers

Dan Baiko
CSU
Sr. Brecksville, Ohio
Baiko placed second on both boards in Saturday's (Nov. 10) dual meet against Miami (OH). He scored 266.54 on the one-meter event, and 298.65 on the three-meter event, making this the first time all season Baiko has been defeated on either board.

Robby Leibold
Milwaukee
Jr., Neenah, Wis.
Leibold continued to impress, as he won two more races and added a third-place finish in the double-dual with North Dakota and UIC. He won the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:19.92), the 500-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 4:42.26, and earned third-place in the 200-yard butterfly (1:55.67).

Dan Hare
UIC
Sr., Homer Glen, Ill.
The senior captain led the Flames to victory against North Dakota and Milwaukee with individual wins in the 100-yard freestyle (47.31) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.60). He also anchored the winning 400-yard freestyle relay.

Tristan Oleynik
UIC
Jr., Wheaton, Ill.
The junior led the Flames with a pair of third-place finishes in both the one-meter and the three-meter event against North Dakota and Milwaukee.

Other Women's Top Performers

Sarah Lynne Gates
Butler
Jr., Lexington, Ky.
Gates swam to three season-best times for the Bulldogs over the weekend in the 100-yard backstroke (1:03.87), the 200-yard backstroke (2:16.28) and the 400-yard individual medley (4:57.68). She also led her 200-yard medley relay team to a season-best time of 1:59.92.

Sonia Peterson
UIC
Fr., Morton Grove, Ill.
Peterson continues to lead the Flames on the boards, as she took second-place on the one-meter event (230.90) and fourth on the three-meter (213.60) against Milwaukee, North Dakota, and Butler.

Molly Finn
Milwaukee
Jr., Pewaukee, Wis.
Finn won the 200-yard butterfly (2:08.36) and the 400-yard individual medley (4:37.71) against UIC and Butler, and took second in the 100-yard butterfly with a season-best effort of 59.17.

Caitlin Davis
Youngstown State
Fr., Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Davis swept the diving events against Niagara on Friday for the first time in her career. She posted collegiate-best scores in both events, winning the one-meter with a score of 194.33, and the three-meter with 186.38.

Brittany Senn
Youngstown State
Sr., Hinkley, Ohio
Senn earned a total of four wins against Niagara to lead the Penguins to a 163-135 victory. She won the 100-yard butterfly with a season-best time (1:02.37), the 50-yard freestyle (25.40) and competed on two winning relays.

PREVIOUS WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

Men's Swimmers of the Week
Alex Hill, Green Bay
Warren Thompson, WSU
Aaron Eckstein, WSU
Dave Duecker, CSU


Men's Divers of the Week
PJ Rongitsch, Miilwaukee
Bobby Balow, Green Bay
Dan Baiko, Cleveland State
Dan Baiko, CSU


Women's Swimmers of the Week
Andrea Giczewski, UIC
Jessica Wiedert, WSU
Krystyna Wieczerzak, WSU
Shannon Demrow, Green Bay


Women's Divers of the Week
Ashley Hall, Milwaukee
Kari Helland, Green Bay
Lauren McGraw, Green Bay
Kari Helland, Green Bay