Nov. 7, 2006
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Male Swimmer of the Week
Rafael Candido
Wright State
Sr., Recife, Brazil
Candido won the 100 breast (:57.91) and 100 free (:46.53) against Oakland with both performances representing the top times in the Horizon League so far this season. He was also part of the winning 200 medley and 200 free relay teams.
Female Swimmer of the Week
Danielle DeGrand
UW-Green Bay
So., Green Bay, Wis.
DeGrand's efforts helped lead the Phoenix to the team title at the St. Cloud State Invitational Saturday. She led UWGB with three individual wins while swimming on two victorious relay squads. DeGrand won the 100 backstroke (:59.56), 400 individual medley (4:35.45) and the 200 IM (2:10.14) while swimming on the winning 400 medley relay (4:01.25) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:37.98).
Male Diver of the Week
Chris Dalman
Cleveland State
Sr., Auburn, Wash.
Dalman posted a pool record of 375.45 in the three-meter and a 326.70 in the one-meter, winning both events and helping CSU to a team victory at St. Bonaventure on Saturday. He has not lost a diving event yet this season.
Female Diver of the Week
Kelly Reese
Youngstown State
So., Canfield, Ohio
Kelly Reese posted her best scores of the season in exhibition diving competition against Butler on Friday. She scored 245.70 points in the one-meter and 235.95 in the three-meter.
Other Men's Top Performers for the Week
Joey Weber
UW-Green Bay
Sr., Eden Prairie, Minn.
Weber won three individual events while swimming on a victorious relay squad at the St. Cloud State Invitational last Saturday. He took home titles in the 50 freestyle (:21.66), 100 free (:47.13) and the 200 backstroke (1:55.23) as well as teaming up on the 400 free relay (3:14.47).
Bjorn Schantz
Cleveland State
Sr., Loddekopinge, Sweden
Schantz set pool records at St. Bonaventure en route to winning the 500 free (4:36.74) and 1,000 free (9:28.49) as CSU defeated St. Bonaventure, 143-95 on Saturday. Schantz also swam the anchor leg of the winning 400 free relay team.
Raj Duggal
Butler
Sr., Columbus, Ind.
Duggal led the Bulldogs against Grove City College on Friday, swimming to season-best times in the 200 backstroke and the 1,000 freestyle. He scored a win in the 200 back with a time of 2:06.92 and notched a 10:07.61 in the 1,000.
Phillip Zumstein
UW-Green Bay
Sr., Mundelein, Ill.
Zumstein swept the titles on both diving boards at the St. Cloud State Invitational Saturday. He finished first with totals of 459.00 on the three-meter and 453.80 on the one-meter.
Other Women's Top Performers for the Week
Lesley Jones
Cleveland State
Jr., Mentor, Ohio
Jones placed second in the 100 free (:57.93) and third in the 50 free (:25.93) in CSU's loss at St. Bonaventure on Saturday.
Mabel Fernandez
Wright State
Jr., San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Fernandez won the 100 free (:53.81) and 200 free (1:55.77) against Oakland on Saturday.
Mary Beth Arnold
Butler
Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.
Arnold swept the breaststroke events against Youngstown State last weekend. She swam to a win in the 100 breast with a time of 1:08.96 before grabbing a victory in the 200 breast in 2:31.72.
Kari Helland
UW-Green Bay
Jr., Wayzata, Minn.
Helland helped the Phoenix women claim the team title with a pair of top-two finishes on the diving boards at the St. Cloud State Invitational Saturday. She won the three-meter competition with a score of 396.20 and also placed a close second on the one-meter with a total of 346.40.
Crystal Grinstead
Wright State
Sr., Hornell, NY
Grinstead won the one-meter diving against Oakland with a score of 241.57.
Olivia Arnold
Youngstown State
So., Rutherglen, Australia
Arnold was one of six Penguins to post individual wins against Butler on Friday. She swam a time 10:54.40 to register a victory in the 1,000 free, and her time of 4:48.79 in the 400 IM ranks her second in the event in school history. Arnold added a third-place finish in the 200 breast with a time of 2:34.76
