Nov. 13, 2012
Park Ridge, Ill. -
Swimmer and Freshman of the Week
Kierra Smith, Minnesota
Fr. – Kelowna, B.C. – Immaculate Regional
- Posted two first-, one second- and one third-place finish at the Minnesota Grand Prix last weekend
- Finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:08.11) and 400-yard medley relay (3:39.74), second in the 200-yard individual medley (2:00.11) and third in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.43)
- Her time in the 200-yard breaststroke was an NCAA automatic qualifying mark, while her times in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley were NCAA provisional qualifying marks
- Earns the second Swimmer of the Week honor and fourth Freshman of the Week award of her career
- Last Minnesota Swimmer of the Week: Tori Simenec (Nov. 6, 2012)
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Kierra Smith (Nov. 6, 2012)
Diver of the Week
Alison Menzies, Michigan State
So. – Winston-Salem, N.C. – Ronald Reagan
- Placed first in the 1-meter (283.80) and 3-meter (300.45) diving events against Grand Valley State last weekend
- Both scores were NCAA Zone Diving qualifying marks
- Earns the second Diver of the Week and third total weekly award of her career
- Last Michigan State Diver of the Week: Alison Menzies (Dec. 13, 2011)
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
S: Ivy Martin, So., WIS
D: Maggie Keefer, Jr., MINN
F: Kierra Smith, MINN
Oct. 23 S: Kierra Smith, Fr., MINN
D: Sarah McCrady, Jr., MINN
F: Kierra Smith, MINN
Oct. 30 S: Brooklyn Snodgrass, Fr., IND
D: Maggie Keefer, Jr., MINN
D: Cheyenne Cousineau, Jr., OSU
F: Brooklyn Snodgrass, IND
Nov. 6 S: Tori Simenec, So., MINN
D: Cheyenne Cousineau, Jr., OSU
F: Kierra Smith, MINN
Nov. 13 S: Kierra Smith, Fr., MINN
D: Alison Menzies, So., MSU
F: Kierra Smith, MINN
