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2001-2002 Midwest Conference
Swimmers of the Week
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Week #1: November 12

Brandon Johnson
Lake Forest

Johnson, a junior from Phoenix, Ariz., won three of four individual distance races this past weekend and swam on a winning relay team for the Foresters. On Friday Johnson helped defeat Benedictine and Illinois Wesleyan with a first-place finish in the 1,000 freestyle (10:42.97) and a second-place finish in the 500 freestyle (5:13.97) while swimming a leg on the winning 400 freestyle relay. On Saturday, Lake Forest hosted (25-meter pool) and defeated Carthage College and Johnson won both his races, the 800 freestyle (9:19.10) and the 400 freestyle (4:31.48), and swam on the second-place 200-free relay.

Rachel Sellon
Grinnell

Sellon a sophomore from Lawrence, Kan., won two events and took second in another as the Pioneers recorded dual meet wins over Knox and Illinois Wesleyan. Sellon finished second in the 1,000 freestyle (10:50.02), being out touched by four-tenths of a second. She then came back to win the 200 individual medley (2:18.37) and 100 butterfly (1:02.04).

Week #2: November 19

Tom Towle
Lawrence

Towle, a freshman from Mendota Heights, Minn., swept the 1- and 3-meter diving for Lawrence for the second-straight meet. Towle, who won both events on Nov. 10 in a dual meet with the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, was again victorious in both last Saturday in a dual meet with Carroll . Towle won the 1-meter with a score of 198.60 and took the 3-meter with 220.35.

Alison Van Dyken
Lawrence

Van Dyken, a junior from Jenison, Mich., swam to victories in two events and was part of the winning 200 freestyle relay team, as Lawrence was victorious over Carroll and St. Norbert in the Lawrence last Saturday. Van Dyken won the 50 freestyle in 25.61 seconds and captured the 100 freestyle in 56.09 seconds. The 200 freestyle relay won in 1:46.27.

Week #3: December 3

Daniel Hurley
Lawrence

Hurley, a senior from Newfoundland, Canada, led Lawrence to the title at the Gene Davis Invitational this past weekend at Lawrence. Hurley swam to victory in three events. He won the 200 butterfly in 2:01.86, the 400 IM in 4:20.79 and the 500 freestyle in 4:57.29.

Kristen Fresch
St. Norbert

Fresch, a freshman from Brookfield, Wis., set a meet record in one event and helped two relays to first place this past weekend at the Gene Davis Invitational at Lawrence University. Fresch won the the 200 butterfly in a meet record time of 2:18.59. She swam on St. Norbert's winning 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams. Fresch also took third in the 200 freestyle in 2:05.75 and fourth in the 100 butterfly in 1:05.59.

Week #4: December 10

Brandon Johnson
Lake Forest

Johnson, a junior from Phoenix, Ariz., scored 32.5 of Lake Forest's 174 points at the tough Wheaton Invite last weekend. Johnson placed eighth in both the 400-yard IM (4:33.02) and the 1,650 freestyle (17:47.60) and took 14th in the 500 freestyle (5:02.84). Johnson also swam on a pair of relay teams.

Jen Culhane
Carroll

Culhane a sophomore from Bartlett, Ill., had a great weekend for Carroll in a pair of meets. Against UW-Whitewater on Friday, Culhane anchored the winning 200-yard medley relay team, placed first in the 100 butterfly, and led off the 200 freestyle relay with a season team-best split of 25.89 seconds. On Saturday in a triangular against UW-Oshkosh and Ripon, Culhane won both the 50 and 100 freestyles, swimming a season-best time in the 100.

Week #5 : January 15

Eric Boarini
Lake Forest

A junior from Wadsworth, Ill., (Carmel HS) Boarini won both the 100- and 200-yard freestyle races and anchored the winning 400 medley relay team for Lake Forest College during last Saturday dual meet at Lawrence University. His time in the 100 freestyle was 50.58 seconds and his 1:50.55 in the 200 freestyle was a season best by more than a second-and-a-half.

Jodie Primus
Lawrence

A sophomore from Madison, Wis., Primus showed her versatility, as she won three events to lead Lawrence University to a 147-90 win over Lake Forest College in a dual meet last Saturday. Primus won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:28.34, captured the 200 individual medley in 2:21.76, and won the 200 breaststroke in 2:37.88.

Week #6: January 22

Daniel Hurley
Lawrence

Hurley, a senior from St. Phillip's, Newfoundland, won a pair of events in the University of Wisconsin Triangular. The senior turned in the conference's best time of the season when he won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:47.40. Hurley also won the 500 freestyle in 5:02.08.

Jen O'Connell
Carroll

O'Connell, a senior from Granger, Ind., won an individual race and helped the Pioneers win two relays in a dual meet against Marquette. The senior swam to victory in the 100 backstroke with a season-best time of 1:05.41. O'Connell also led off the winning 200-yard medley relay team and anchored the winning 400 freestyle relay.

Week #7: January 29

Joe Zemaitis
Lake Forest

A senior from Scottsdale, Ariz. (Horizon HS) Zemaitis, swimming in his final home meet at Lake Forest College, went out with a bang by swimming in all 11 events Saturday in the Foresters' 115-74 victory over the Illinois Institute of Technology. He finished first in the 800-meter freestyle (9:31.22), the 200 freestyle (2:08.96) and the 400 freestyle (4:35.48).

Valerie Thiel
St. Norbert

A sophomore from Kiel, Wis. (Kiel HS) Theil had an outstanding weekend at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Invite, placing in the top six in both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke with season-best times in both events. She dropped four seconds in the 200 breaststroke and placed fourth with the time of 2:30.80. She finished sixth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.76.

Week #8: February 5

Daniel Hurley
Lawrence

Hurley a senior from St. Phillip's, Newfoundland, led Lawrence to the team title at the Wisconsin Private Colleges Championships by winning four events and setting a meet or pool record in each victory. He won the 200-yard individual medley in a meet record time of 2:02.47 and set a meet record when he won the 200 butterfly in 2:01.51. He set pool records in winning the 200 freestyle in 1:47.34 and the 400 IM in 4:21.72.

Rachel Sellon
Grinnell

Sellon a sophomore from Lawrence, Kan., won two events and swam on a winning relay team in Grinnell's 179-63 win over Coe College on Saturday. Sellon won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:59.68 and then won the next event, the 200 freestyle, in 2:06.00. She also swam on Grinnell's winning 200 freestyle relay team.

 

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