ANTONIA LEESE OF SOUTHWESTERN, a first-year swimmer from Round Rock, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women’s Swimmer of the Week for performances during meets swam Monday, January 22 to Sunday, January 28. SCAC Swimming & Diving Release (Week 11)
Leese picked up a pair of individual victories in Saturday's dual meet against UT-Permiain Basin. She touched first in the 100 breast with a winning time of 1:07.39 and also took top honors in the 200 IM with a finish of 2:21.59. Additionally, Leese split 29.6 in her breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay.
Other Outstanding Performances in the SCAC:
Sophomore Erin Morie of Trinity had a huge day on Saturday, that turned out to be the difference maker in the Tigers' securing a win over Division I University of the Incarnate Word. She started the day with a season-best 1650 time of 18:36.18 to finish second, and moved to second on this year's SCAC leaderboard in the event. Morie also posted a third-place finish and season-best time of 5:29.54 in the 500 freestyle. She rounded out her day with a third-place finish in the 400 IM (4:49.49). Sophomore Maddy Rohrer of McMurry led the War Hawks with four event wins over the weekend against St. Thomas. She posted first-place finishes in the 100 Free (winning by six seconds), 50 Free, 100 breast, and 200 breast. First-year Kelsy Elgar of St. Thomas led the Celt quartet at the team's conference dual meet against McMurry. She posted victories in the 200 back (2:24.98) and in 100 back (1:06.12), where she trailed up until the final seconds. Elgar also finished second in the 200 free (2:13.67). Sophomore Chloe Weathers of University of the Ozarks took first in the 50 breast (36.87), 100 breast (1:18.54), and 50 fly (30.83) in Saturday's senior day dual meet victory against Williams Baptist. She also swam the breaststroke leg of the winning 200 medley relay in 36.68.
SCAC Women's Swimmers of the Week | |
Week 1 | Reece Esser, Centenary College |
Week 2 | Emma Hagan, Trinity University |
Week 3 | Alyssa Tunggal, Colorado College |
Week 4 | Neely Burns, Trinity University |
Week 5 | Faith Coffin, University of the Ozarks |
Week 6 | Sammi Thiele, Austin College |
Week 7 | Ella Bonvillian, Southwestern University Chloe Weathers, University of the Ozarks |
Week 8 | Emma Hagan, Trinity University |
Week 9 | Sammi Thiele, Austin College |
Week 10 | Alexis Lee, Colorado College |
Week 11 | Antonia Leese, Southwestern University |