Oct. 16, 2012
Park Ridge, Ill. -
Co-Swimmers of the Week
Jessica Plant, Minnesota
So. – Winnipeg, Manitoba – Miles Macdonnel Collegiate
- Posted new meet records and won all three events she competed in last weekend
- Recorded first-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke (56.73), 200-yard backstroke (2:01.71) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:28.30)
- Earns the first weekly award of her career
- Last Minnesota Swimmer of the Week: Tess Behrens (Oct. 9, 2012)
Ivy Martin, Wisconsin
So. – Madison, Wis.
- Won four events in leading Wisconsin to victories over Milwaukee and Green Bay last weekend
- Recorded first-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (23.25), 100-yard freestyle (51.13), 200-yard medley relay (1:46.19) and 400-yard medley relay (3:48.36)
- Earns the first weekly award of her career
- Last Wisconsin Swimmer of the Week: Beckie Thompson (Jan. 31, 2012)
Diver of the Week
Maggie Keefer, Minnesota
Jr. – Stillwater, Minn. – Stillwater
- Won the 1-meter (289.72) and 3-meter (302.25) diving events against Iowa State over the weekend
- Both event scores are NCAA Zone Diving qualifying marks
- Earns the sixth weekly award of her career and first of the season
- Last Minnesota Diver of the Week: Sarah McCrady (Oct. 9, 2012)
Freshman of the Week
Kierra Smith, Minnesota
Kelowna, B.C. – Immaculate Regional
- Posted two meet records and career-best times in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley
- Recorded first-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.77) and 200-yard individual medley (2:04.48), and a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (57.82)
- Earns the first weekly award of her career
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Lauren Votava (Oct. 9, 2012)
2012-13 Big Ten Women’s Swimmer/Diver of the Week
Oct. 2 S: Angela Chokran, Jr., MICH
D: Carey Chen, So., MICH
F: Elizabeth Brown, MSU
Oct. 9 S: Tess Behrens, Jr., MINN
D: Sarah McCrady, Jr., MINN
F: Lauren Votava, MINN
Oct. 16 S: Jessica Plant, So., MINN
Ivy Martin, So., WIS
D: Maggie Keefer, Jr., MINN
F: Kierra Smith, MINN
