2007-08 Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week
January 21, 2008-January 27, 2008
Swimming: Trevor Miller, 5-10, Freshman, South St. Paul, Minn.
Miller played a big role in this weekend's 150-91 victory over UW-Whitewater. Miller finished first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.73, almost a second ahead of the second place finisher. He also took first place in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.52, more than a second ahead of the second place finisher. Miller also helped anchor Eau Claire's 400-yard medley relay team that finished first with a time of 3:47.95.
Diving: Bryan Dykstra, 5-9, Junior, Racine, Wis./Horlick
In Eau Claire's 150-91 win over UW-Whitewater this weekend, Dykstra took home victories in both the one-meter and three-meter competitions. He won the one-meter event with a score of 259.60 and the three meter event with a national qualifying score of 285.30.
January 14, 2008-January 20, 2008
Diving: Bryan Dykstra, 5-9, Junior, Racine, Wis./Horlick
Finished fourth in diving at the Stevens Point Invitational and that represented the highest finish by a WIAC diver in the seven-team meet which included two Division II schools.
December 3, 2007-December 9, 2007
Swimming: Ben Macalalad, Freshman, Wausau, Wis./East
Won two close distance races in a dual meet against La Crosse. Beat Karl Richters by 7/10 of a second to win the 1,000 freestyle in 10:21.06. The two beat the rest of the field by 17 seconds. In the 500, beat Michael Beilman by less than a second with a 5:00.99 clocking. Was the only double winner for the Blugolds in the meet.
Diving: Bryan Dykstra, Junior, Racine, Wis./Horlick
Easily won both diving events in a dual meet against La Crosse. Scored 293 to win the 1-meter event by 72.65 points. Scored 257.75 to win the 3-meter event by 77.35 points.
November 26, 2007-December 2, 2007
Swimming: Brian Jordan, Senior, Madison, Wis./West
Participating in the UW-River Falls Falcon Invite at the University of Minnesota's Aquatic Center, the Blugolds faced some Division I competitors and were able to finish in the top 10 in some events and the top 15 in several events. Jordan's highest finish of the meet came on Saturday when he finished in ninth place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 54.33, finishing four seconds out of first place.
Diving: Bryan Dykstra, Junior, Racine, Wis./Horlick
This weekend in the Husky Diving Invite in St. Cloud, Minn., Dykstra performed well, taking third in both the one and three meter diving events. Dykstra scored a 405.70 in the one-meter dive, and produced a national qualifying score of 466.65 in the three-meter dive.
October 15, 2007-October 21, 2007
Diving: Bryan Dykstra, Junior, Racine, Wis./Horlick
This weekend in the Blugolds' loss to Division II Minnesota State university-Mankato, Dykstra won both the one and three-meter diving events, making national cuts in the one-meter dive. Dykstra won the one-meter with a score of 285.30 and the three-meter dive scoring a 251.50.