2002-2003
Midwest
Conference
Performers of the Week
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Men's
Selection:
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Women's
Selection:
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Week
#1:
November
10
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David
Danenhower
Lawrence
Danenhower,
a
first-year
swimmer
from
Champaign,
Ill.
(Urbana
HS),
broke
two
school
records
in
his
first
collegiate
dual
meet
at
Lake
Forest.
Dananhower
swam
to
a
Lawrence
record
in
winning
the
200-meter
IM
with
a
time
of
2:23.91
in
addition
to
winning
the
100-meter
breaststroke
in
1:13.42.
The
first-year
also
anchored
the
winning
400-meter
freestyle
relay
team,
which
set
a
school
record
of
3:48.63.
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Erin
Motzer
Lake
Forest
Motzer,
a
senior
from
Libertyville,
Ill.
(Libertyville
HS),
helped
Lake
Forest
win
a
triangular
over
Ripon
College
and
Benedictine
University
by
winning
the
800-meter
freestyle
with
a
time
of
10:09.35
as
well
as
posting
a
1:10.88
win
in
the
100-meter
butterfly.
The
senior
also
played
a
lead
role
in
the
Foresters'
victory
over
Lawrence
by
again
winning
the
800-meter
freestyle
with
a
time
of
10:05.72
and
the
100-meter
butterfly
with
a
time
of
1:10.79.
Motzer
swam
a
leg
on
the
winning
400-meter
medley
relay
on
Saturday
as
well.
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Week
#2:
November
17
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Brett
McMillian
Grinnell
McMillan,
a
sophomore
swimmer
from
Austin,
Tex.,
led
Grinnell
to
a
dual
win
over
Illinois
Wesleyan
by
winning
two
events
and
participating
on
a
winning
relay
team.
The
sophomore
won
the
50
freestyle,
the
100
butterfly,
and
was
on
the
winning
200
freestyle
relay
team.
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Sarah
Stayer
Grinnell
Stayer,
a
first-year
swimmer
from
Houston,
Tex.,
helped
Grinnell
to
a
dual
meet
victory
over
Illinois
Wesleyan.
The
first-year
won
the
1-meter
and
3-meter
diving
events.
Stayer
broke
the
school
record
on
the
3-meter
board
and
also
qualified
provisionally
for
the
NCAA
Championships.
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Week
#3:
December
1
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Tom
Carroll
Lawrence
Carroll,
a
senior
swimmer
from
Elmhurst,
Ill.,
won
a
pair
of
events
in
a
dual
meet
with
UW-Oshkosh.
The
senior,
last
year's
conference
champion
in
the
1650-yard
freestyle,
won
the
1000
freestyle
in
10:25.32
and
the
500
freestyle
in
5:01.80.
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Jodie
Primus
Lawrence
Primus,
a
junior
swimmer
from
Madison,
Wis.
(LaFollette
HS),
won
two
events
in
a
dual
meet
with
UW-Oshkosh.
The
junior
swam
to
victory
in
the
400-yard
IM
in
5:00.24
and
won
the
200
breaststroke
in
2:39.03.
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Week
#4:
December
8
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Braden
Pence
Grinnell
Pence,
a
sophomore
swimmer
from
Seattle,
Wash.,
keyed
Grinnell
to
a
fourth-place
finish
at
the
Mutual
of
Omaha
Invitational.
Swimming
largely
against
NCAA
Div.II
competition,
Pence
took
fourth
in
the
50-yard
freestyle
in
21.93
seconds
and
was
fourth
in
the
100
breaststroke
in
1:01.71.
The
sophomore
also
finished
11th
in
the
200
breaststroke
in
2:19.80,
as
well
as
swam
on
three
relays
(the
200
medley,
400
medley,
and
200
freestyle)
that
all
placed
fourth.
Pence
tallied
50
team
points
on
the
weekend.
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Valerie
Thiel
St.
Norbert
Thiel,
a
junior
swimmer
from
Kiel,
Wis.
(Kiel
HS),
won
two
events
and
broke
a
meet
record
at
the
Gene
Davis
Invitational.
The
junior
won
the
100-yard
breaststroke
with
a
time
of
1:10.92
and
also
won
the
200-yard
breaststroke
in
a
meet
record-breaking
time
of
2:31.14.
Thiel
also
placed
fifth
in
the
200
IM
while
leading
St.
Norbert
to
a
fourth-place
finish.
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Week
#5
:
January
12
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Tom
Carroll
Lawrence
Carroll,
a
senior
swimmer
from
Elmhurst,
Ill.,
led
Lawrence
University
to
a
split
at
the
Carthage
College
Triangular
last
Saturday.
Paced
by
Carroll's
three
wins,
the
Vikings
beat
North
Central
184-47
and
lost
to
Carthage
131-127.
Carroll
won
the
200-yard
freestyle
in
1:48:62
and
also
captured
the
500
freestyle
in
4:53:41,
and
the
1,000
freestyle
in
10:02:46.
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Kristi
Behr
Carroll
College
Behr,
a
freshman
swimmer
from
Wauwautosa,
Wis.,
earned
two
first-place
finishes
and
set
a
school
record
in
Carroll
College's
dual
meet
loss
to
UW-Whitewater.
Behr
won
the
100-yard
butterfly
in
1:02:10
and
set
a
Carroll
record
in
the
event.
She
also
finished
first
in
the
1,000
freestyle
with
a
time
of
11:34:81.
Behr
set
the
school
record
in
the
200
butterfly
earlier
this
season.
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Week
#6:
January
19
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Adam
Kolb
Lawrence
Kolb,
a
first-year
competitor
from
St.
Paul,
Minn.,
led
Lawrence
to
a
sweep
of
a
double
dual
by
winning
two
events.
Kolb
won
the
1,000-freestyle
in
10:41.68
and
won
100
freestyle
in
50.70
seconds.
Lawrence
beat
Carroll
192-25
and
downed
UW-Whitewater
151-80.
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Rachel
Sellon
Grinnell
Sellon,
a
junior
from
Lawrence,
Kan.,
won
all
four
of
her
individual
events
at
the
Grinnell
Invitational.
Sellon
won
the
500-yard
freestyle,
1,650
freestyle,
200
butterfly,
and
the
400
individual
medley.
She
was
also
a
member
of
the
winning
400
medley
relay
team
and
400
freestyle
relay
team
that
both
set
new
meet
records.
Her
victories
helped
he
Pioneer
women
dominate
the
11-team
invitational.
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Week
#7:
January
26
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Eric
Blevins
Grinnell
Blevins,
a
junior
from
Abigndon,
Va.,
won
both
diving
events
and
qualified
provisionally
for
the
NCAA
Championships
in
Grinnell’s
136-86
win
over
Loras
College.
Diving
the
1-meter
event
twice,
Blevins
had
scores
of
174.3
and
265.55
for
a
combined
score
of
439.85.
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Val
Thiel
St.
Norbert
Thiel,
a
junior
from
Kiel,
Wis.
(Kiel
HS),
placed
in
the
top
six
in
two
events
at
the
UW-Stevens
Point
Invitational.
The
junior
grabbed
fifth
in
the
200-yard
breaststroke
in
2:34.26
and
was
sixth
in
the
100-yard
breaststroke
in
1:12.03.
Led
by
Thiel’s
efforts,
St.
Norbert
finished
eighth
in
the
11-team
meet
that
featured
several
Division
II
schools.
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Week
#8:
February
2
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Tom
Carroll
Lawrence
Carroll,
a
senior
from
Elmhurst,
Ill.
(York
HS),
won
three
events
to
lead
Lawrence
to
a
second-place
finish
at
the
Wisconsin
Private
College
Championships.
Carroll
won
the
1650-freestyle
in
17:02.83,
the
200-freestyle
in
1:49.20,
and
the
500-freestyle
in
4:51.27.
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Rachel
Sellon
Grinnell
Sellon,
a
junior
from
Lawrence,
Kan.,
won
the
200-yard
butterfly,
the
200
breaststroke,
and
was
a
member
of
the
winning
200
medley
relay
at
Grinnell's
dual
meet
against
Augustana.
The
junior
also
posted
a
national
"B"
cut
in
the
200-yard
butterfly.
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Week
#9:
February
9
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Eric
Boarini
Lake
Forest
Boarini,
a
senior
from
Wadsworth,
Ill.
(Carmel
HS),
helped
Lake
Forest
defeat
the
Illinois
Institute
of
Technology
with
a
pari
of
first-place
finishes.
The
senior
won
the
100-meter
freestyle
in
55.38
and
the
200-meter
freestyle
in
2:02.69.
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Erin
Motzer
Lake
Forest
Motzer,
a
senior
from
Libertyville,
Ill.,
(Libertyville
HS),
helped
Lake
Forest
defeat
the
Illinois
College
Institute
of
Technology.
The
senior
swam
on
the
winning
200-meter
medley
relay
and
finished
first
in
the
200-meter
IM
with
a
time
of
2:41.11.
Motzer
also
placed
fourth
in
the
50-meter
freestyle
in
30.92.
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