2004-05 Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week
January 24, 2005-January 30, 2005
Swimming: Emily Diehl, Fr., Prairie du Sac (Sauk Prairie)
Diehl had a big week as the Blugolds took dual meet victories from both Hamline and Whitewater. Against Hamline, Diehl was victorious in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:11.74 and the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:34.52. On Saturday, Emily Diehl (Fr.-Prairie du Sac/Sauk Prairie) was the only Blugold with two wins on the day, claiming first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:05.51 and the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:36.48. She was also a member of two winning relay teams on the week.
Diving: Sarah Myers, So., Eau Claire (North)
Myers finished with two wins and two second-place finishes on the week, claiming first on the 1-meter board on Friday and first on the 3-meter board on Saturday. She posted a score of 218.35 on the 1-meter board on Friday and a winning score of 245.30 on the 3-meter board on Saturday.
January 17, 2005-January 23, 2005
Swimming: Cori Severson, Jr., Brainerd, MN
Severson led the Blugolds to a dual meet victory over River Falls on Friday, earning three first-place finishes on the day. She won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:02.86 and was also a member of the winning 200-meter medley relay team and the 800-meter freestyle relay team.
Diving: Sarah Myers, So., Eau Claire (North)
Myers claimed first place in the 1-meter diving event in a dual meet with River Falls, posting a score of 228.40 in the event. She followed it up with a seventh place finish on the 1-meter board Saturday at the Get to the Point Invitational.
December 6, 2004-December 11, 2004
Swimming: Annie Gorman, Jr., Menomonie
Gorman won the 500 freestyle by over five seconds in a time of 5:30.72 in a dual meet at UW-La Crosse. Gorman also finished second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:01.71 along with being a member of the second-place 800 freestyle relay team finishing 1.9 seconds behind the first-place team from La Crosse.
November 29, 2004-December 5, 2004
Swimming: Annie Gorman, Jr., Menomonie
Gorman finished with five first-place finishes at last weekend's 2004 Titan Invite in Appleton. In day one of the competition, Gorman won the 500-yard freestyle event with a time of 5:27.35. She had a huge day on Saturday, finishing the day with four wins. Gorman won the 400-yard individual medley event with a time of 5:01.34 and also won in the 200-yard butterfly event with a time of 2:21.32. She was also a part of the 400 and 800-yard winning freestyle relay teams.
Diving: Sarah Myers, So., Eau Claire (North)
Myers won the 3-meter diving competition at the 2004 Titan Invite while taking fourth on the 1-meter board. Her score of 351.20 was good for the win on the 3-meter board and more than 50 points better than the runner-up.
November 8, 2004-November 14, 2004
Swimming: Kara Kneisl, Fr., Mahtomedi, MN
Kneisl had a great showing in a close 134-109 dual-meet loss to MSU-Mankato. She finished the day with two first-place finishes and also took second place in the 200-yard individual medley with a lifetime best time of 2:20.00. She took first place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.81 and was also a member of the winning 400-yard medley relay team.
October 25, 2004-October 31, 2004
Swimming: Cori Severson, Jr., Brainerd, MN
Severson took two first place finishes and was the anchor for a second place relay team in a dual meet against Stevens Point. The junior Blugold won the 50-yard freestyle in 24.71 seconds while also taking first place in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.03 seconds. Severson was the anchor in the 4x50 freestyle relay, swimming a time of 24.01 seconds as the team took second place.
Diving: Sarah Myers, So., Eau Claire (North)
Myers grabbed a first place and a third place finish in a dual meet loss to UW-Stevens Point. She took first place in the 1-meter diving event with a score of 203.20 and took third on the 3-meter board with a score of 185.85.
October 11, 2004-October 17, 2004
Swimming: Cori Severson, Jr., Brainerd, MN
Severson was a part of four, second-place finishes and a third-place finish as the Blugolds claimed second place out of six teams at the Midwest Coed Relays. She took second place in the 4x25 freestyle, 8x50 medley, 4x50 freestyle, and 4x100 relay while taking third in the 1700 freestyle relay.
Diving: Katie Anderson, So., Eveleth, MN
Anderson and teammate Bryan Dykstra took first place in the 1-meter diving relay at the Midwest Coed Relays in Eau Claire. The team finished with a score of 190.05.