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Wildcat Swimming Grabs a Pair CCSA Swimmer of the Week Honors
12/8/2011 2:00:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Gavin McFarlin -- Assistant SID
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — For the second time this year, the Davidson men's and women's swimming teams had a swimmer/diver of the week on the same week when Drew Onken (Marietta, Ga.) for the men and Meredith Nakano (Alpharetta, Ga.) for the women were honored today by the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association for meets competed, Nov. 28-Dec. 4.
The weekly award for Onken was his third of the season and sixth overall for the men. Nakano became the first swimmer on the women's side this year, while Kaliya Burton-Akright (Tampa, Fla.) was the diver of the week, Nov. 3.
The junior Onken received six top-three finishes last week at the Total Performance Invitational at Kenyon College. In the 400-yard IM, he set a new pool and meet record en route to a first-place finish with a time of 3:53.35. The junior also swam the last leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay that set a CCSA and Davidson College record, clocking in at 6:42.93. Onken garnered second-place individual finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.64), 200-yard backstroke (1:50.96), 200-yard breaststroke (2:02.23) and 200-yard IM (1:51.03). He also swam on the 200-yard and 400-yard medley relay teams that placed third.
For the Wildcat women, Nakano, a freshman, led them to a fourth-place team finish as she placed second in the 200-yard IM (2:06.80), third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:20.00) and fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.26) last week at the Total Performance Invitational at Kenyon College. She also swam on the 400-yard freestyle relay team which placed third overall, and the 400-yard medley relay team which finished in fourth-place.
Davidson is next in the pool at home for a Senior Day meet against Gardner-Webb, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m.
2011-12 Men's Swimmers of the Week:
Oct. 5 – Geoffrey Peitz, Davidson College
Oct. 18 – Curtis Chaney, Davidson College
Oct. 26 – Stephen Lloyd, VMI
Nov. 3 – Drew Onken, Davidson College
Nov. 9 – Drew Onken, Davidson College
Nov. 16 – Pablo Ortiz, College of Charleston
Nov. 23 – Pablo Ortiz, College of Charleston
Dec. 8 - Drew Onken, Davidson College
2011-12 Men's Divers of the Week:
Oct. 5 – Tim Keating, Davidson College
Oct. 18 – Dallas Disbro, VMI
Oct. 26 – Mitch Sikes, VMI
Nov. 3 – Dallas Disbro, VMI
Nov. 9 – Michael Topitzer, College of Charleston
Nov. 16 – Peter Gibbons, College of Charleston
2011-12 Women's Swimmers of the Week:
Oct. 5 – Leah Daniel, Florida Gulf Coast
Oct. 12 – Emma Svensson, Florida Gulf Coast
Oct. 18 – Charlotte Cornet, Campbell
Oct. 26 – Erin Curry, Liberty
Nov. 3 – Elaina Lanson, Georgia Southern
Nov. 9 – Emma Svensson, FGCU
Nov. 16 – Sarah Graif, College of Charleston
Nov. 23 – Emma Svensson, FGCU
Dec. 8 – Meredith Nakano, Davidson College
2011-12 Women's Divers of the Week:
Oct. 5 – Alex Valder, Florida Gulf Coast
Oct. 12 – Kamryn McNamara, Florida Gulf Coast
Oct. 18 – Heather Magill, VMI
Nov. 3 – Kaliya Burton-Akright, Davidson College
Nov. 9 – Cayla Collins, FGCU
Nov. 23 – Julia Moomaw, North Florida
DAVIDSON, N.C. — For the second time this year, the Davidson men's and women's swimming teams had a swimmer/diver of the week on the same week when Drew Onken (Marietta, Ga.) for the men and Meredith Nakano (Alpharetta, Ga.) for the women were honored today by the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association for meets competed, Nov. 28-Dec. 4.
The weekly award for Onken was his third of the season and sixth overall for the men. Nakano became the first swimmer on the women's side this year, while Kaliya Burton-Akright (Tampa, Fla.) was the diver of the week, Nov. 3.
The junior Onken received six top-three finishes last week at the Total Performance Invitational at Kenyon College. In the 400-yard IM, he set a new pool and meet record en route to a first-place finish with a time of 3:53.35. The junior also swam the last leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay that set a CCSA and Davidson College record, clocking in at 6:42.93. Onken garnered second-place individual finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.64), 200-yard backstroke (1:50.96), 200-yard breaststroke (2:02.23) and 200-yard IM (1:51.03). He also swam on the 200-yard and 400-yard medley relay teams that placed third.
For the Wildcat women, Nakano, a freshman, led them to a fourth-place team finish as she placed second in the 200-yard IM (2:06.80), third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:20.00) and fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.26) last week at the Total Performance Invitational at Kenyon College. She also swam on the 400-yard freestyle relay team which placed third overall, and the 400-yard medley relay team which finished in fourth-place.
Davidson is next in the pool at home for a Senior Day meet against Gardner-Webb, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m.
2011-12 Men's Swimmers of the Week:
Oct. 5 – Geoffrey Peitz, Davidson College
Oct. 18 – Curtis Chaney, Davidson College
Oct. 26 – Stephen Lloyd, VMI
Nov. 3 – Drew Onken, Davidson College
Nov. 9 – Drew Onken, Davidson College
Nov. 16 – Pablo Ortiz, College of Charleston
Nov. 23 – Pablo Ortiz, College of Charleston
Dec. 8 - Drew Onken, Davidson College
2011-12 Men's Divers of the Week:
Oct. 5 – Tim Keating, Davidson College
Oct. 18 – Dallas Disbro, VMI
Oct. 26 – Mitch Sikes, VMI
Nov. 3 – Dallas Disbro, VMI
Nov. 9 – Michael Topitzer, College of Charleston
Nov. 16 – Peter Gibbons, College of Charleston
2011-12 Women's Swimmers of the Week:
Oct. 5 – Leah Daniel, Florida Gulf Coast
Oct. 12 – Emma Svensson, Florida Gulf Coast
Oct. 18 – Charlotte Cornet, Campbell
Oct. 26 – Erin Curry, Liberty
Nov. 3 – Elaina Lanson, Georgia Southern
Nov. 9 – Emma Svensson, FGCU
Nov. 16 – Sarah Graif, College of Charleston
Nov. 23 – Emma Svensson, FGCU
Dec. 8 – Meredith Nakano, Davidson College
2011-12 Women's Divers of the Week:
Oct. 5 – Alex Valder, Florida Gulf Coast
Oct. 12 – Kamryn McNamara, Florida Gulf Coast
Oct. 18 – Heather Magill, VMI
Nov. 3 – Kaliya Burton-Akright, Davidson College
Nov. 9 – Cayla Collins, FGCU
Nov. 23 – Julia Moomaw, North Florida
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