2001-02 WIAC Women's Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week

2001-02 WIAC
Women's Swimming & Diving
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 4 - 10
Swimming
Elizabeth Miles, Freshman (Minnetonka, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Miles won the 200 butterfly in La Crosse's dual victory over Whitewater. She set a school and pool record with her time of 2:10.75. Miles also provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Halbur, Senior, Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo)
UW-Oshkosh, Kelly Cole, Freshman, West Bend (East)

Diving
Lisa Tulkki, Senior (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori), of UW-La Crosse
Tulkki swept the one and three-meter competition in dual victories over River Falls and Whitewater. Against River Falls, she won the one-meter with 259.10 points and the three-meter with 267.25 points. She qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship in both events and set a La Crosse record in the three-meter competition. Against Whitewater, she won the one-meter competition with 248.60 points and the three-meter with 260.50 points. She also qualified for the NCAA Championship in both events.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kaici Burk, Senior, Eagan, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Erin LeRoy, Senior, Oshkosh (North)

Week of Jan. 28 - Feb. 3
Swimming
Alyssa Bartz, Sophomore (Beloit), of UW-Stevens Point
Bartz won the 50-yard freestyle and was a member of the winning 400-yard medley relay in the Pointers’ dual meet against La Crosse. Bartz claimed the 50-yard freestyle in 25.03 and then helped the medley relay team to a time of 4:05.83.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Krista DeJarlais, Sophomore, Marshfield
UW-La Crosse, Fallon Toomsen, Freshman, Freeport, Ill.
UW-River Falls, Emily Genal, Junior, Green Bay (Pulaski)

Diving
Kaici Burk, Senior (Eagan, Minn.), of UW-Eau Claire
Burk won both diving events in a dual meet with Whitewater, scoring a 245.25 to win the three-meter competition and a 230.30 to win the one-meter event.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Lisa Tulkki, Senior, Cold Spring, Minn.

Week of Jan. 21 - 27
Swimming
Krista Melvin, Freshman (Abbotsford), of UW-La Crosse
Melvin won the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.80) and placed second in the 100-yard freestyle (55.03) at the Get To The Point Invitational in Stevens Point. She helped the Eagles to the team title at the 11-team invitational.

Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Heather Harris, Freshman, Holmen

Diving
Lisa Tulkki, Senior (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori), of UW-La Crosse
Tulkki won the three-meter competition (401.70) and finished third in the one-meter competition (333.60) at the Get To The Point Invitational in Stevens Point. She helped the Eagles to the team title at the 11-team invitational.

Also nominated:
No other athletes were nominated.

Week of Jan. 14 - 20
Swimming
Elizabeth Miles, Freshman (Minnetonka, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Miles won two events in La Crosse’s 139-98 dual meet victory over Oshkosh. She won the 100 butterfly at 1:00.82 and the 200 freestyle at 2:03.23.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kristjana Marston, Junior, Hudson
UW-Oshkosh, Liz Tierney, Junior, La Crosse (Aquinas)

Diving
Erin LeRoy, Senior (Oshkosh/North), of UW-Oshkosh
LeRoy surpassed the national qualifying standard on three occasions over the weekend. In a double dual against Carthage and Lawrence, she won the three-meter event with a score of 298.30. Against La Crosse Saturday, she won both diving events scoring a 265.80 in the three-meter and 255.55 in the one-meter.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kaici Burk, Senior, Eagan, Minn.

Week of Jan. 7 - 13
Swimming
Kristjana Marston, Junior (Hudson), of UW-Eau Claire
Marston won the 200-yard butterfly by 1.5 seconds with a 2:18.23 clocking and was third in the 200 freestyle in 2:06.61 in a dual meet against St. Olaf (Minn.). Her butterfly time was the best by a Blugold this season and her freestyle time was a personal best this year. She also swam on the Blugolds’ winning 400 freestyle relay team which was clocked in 3:52.15

Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Christine Sammons, Senior, Hastings, Minn.

Diving
None selected.

Week of Dec. 10 - 16
No competition.

Week of Dec. 3 - 9
Swimming
Christine Sammons, Senior (Hastings, Minn.), of UW-Stevens Point
Sammons qualified for the NCAA Championship with “A” cut times in two events at the Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational. She set a meet record in the prelims of the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.83. In the finals, she placed second in 1:06.89. She also qualified in the 200-yard breaststroke, placing second with a time of 2:23.31. Sammons was also a member of the second place 200-yard medley relay team.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Erin Albrecht, Freshman, Mahtomedi, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Fallon Toomsen, Freshman, Freeport, Ill.
UW-Oshkosh, Beth Mathe, Sophomore, Oshkosh (West)

Diving
Kaici Burk, Senior (Eagan, Minn.), of UW-Eau Claire
Burk won the one-meter diving with a score of 224.45 and the three-meter diving with a score of 231.25 in a dual meet against La Crosse. Both scores were the best by a Blugold in those events this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Rachel Heitkamp, Sophomore, Mequon (Homestead)

Week of Nov. 26 - Dec. 2
Swimming
Liz Tierney, Junior (La Crosse/Aquinas), of UW-Oshkosh
Tierney was a triple-event winner as Oshkosh won its own four-team invitational held November 30 and December 1. Tierney won the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 2:15.87, the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.54 and the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 2:17.66. Her performance in the 200 yard butterfly set a school record. Oshkosh won the meet with 579, while Eau Claire finished second with 576 points, River Falls third with 382 and Whitewater fourth with 314. It was the first time that Oshkosh had finished ahead of Eau Claire in a dual meet, invitational, conference meet or national meet since the early 1970s.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kristjana Marston, Junior, Hudson
UW-La Crosse, Elizabeth Miles, Freshman, Minnetonka, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Jean Hughes, Freshman, Brooklyn Center, Minn.

Diving
Erin LeRoy, Senior (Oshkosh/North), of UW-Oshkosh
LeRoy won both diving events with school and pool records as Oshkosh won its own four-team invitational held November 30 and December 1. LeRoy won the one-meter diving with a score of 417.65 and the three-meter diving with a mark of 454.85. Oshkosh won the meet with 579, while Eau Claire finished second with 576 points, River Falls third with 382 and Whitewater fourth with 314. It was the first time that Oshkosh had finished ahead of Eau Claire in a dual meet, invitational, conference meet or national meet since the early 1970s.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kaici Burk, Senior, Eagan, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Lisa Tulkki, Senior, Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori)
UW-Stevens Point, Trish Larson, Junior, Superior

Week of Nov. 19 - 25
No competition.

Week of Nov. 12 - 18
Teams participated in WIAC Relays.

Week of Nov. 5 - 11
Swimming
Anna Meyer, Senior (La Crescent, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Meyer was second in the 50 freestyle at 25.90 in La Crosse’s 138-95 dual meet victory over Lawrence. She also provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship in the 100 backstroke. Meyer finished with a time of 59.97 in the backstroke as an exhibition.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Halbur, Senior, Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo)
UW-Oshkosh, Jennifer Collings, Senior, West Allis (Hale)
UW-River Falls, Megan Broskoff, Freshman, Albert Lea, Minn.

Diving
Rachel Heitkamp, Sophomore (Mequon/Homestead), of UW-Oshkosh
Heitkamp won the one-meter and three-meter diving events in a 151-90 Titan dual meet victory over Whitewater. She won the one-meter event with a score of 272.00 and the three-meter with a score of 267.10.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kaici Burk, Senior, Eagan, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Lisa Tulkki, Senior, Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori)

Week of Oct. 29 - Nov. 4
Swimming
Ann Jopke, Sophomore (Eau Claire), of UW-La Crosse
Jopke won the 1000 freestyle with a time of 11:26.71 and finished third in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:07.72 in La Crosse's 180-65 dual meet win over Luther (Iowa).

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kristjana Marston, Junior, Hudson
UW-Oshkosh, Liz Tierneyk, Junior, La Crosse (Aquinas)
UW-River Falls, Ali York, Senior, Antioch, Ill. (Conestoga Valley)
UW-Stevens Point, Jean Hughes, Freshman, Brooklyn Center, Minn.

Diving
Patricia Larson, Junior (Superior), of UW-Stevens Point
Larson claimed three firsts and a second in dual meets against Eau Claire and Whitewater this weekend. She won the one-meter event with a score of 216.35 and the 3-meter event with 214.95 against Whitewater. Against the Blugolds, Larson won the one-meter with 215.90 points and placed second in the three-meter event in 213.30.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adria Bye, Sophomore, Appleton (West)
UW-La Crosse, Lisa Tulkki, Senior, Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori)
UW-Oshkosh, Rachel Heitkamp, Sophomore, Mequon (Homestead)

Week of Oct. 22 - 28
Swimming
Christine Sammons, Senior (Hastings, Minn.), of UW-Stevens Point
Sammons led the Pointers in a 138-101 dual meet victory over Oshkosh on Saturday. She won the 400-meter medley in 4:54.66 and the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:27.51. She was also a member of the winning 400-meter medley relay in 4:14.00.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Jennifer Broadley, Senior, Oregon

Diving
Erin LeRoy, Senior (Oshkosh/North), of UW-Oshkosh
LeRoy won both the one and three-meter diving events in a dual meet against Stevens Point. She won the one-meter event with a score of 256.55 and the three-meter competition with a 276.85.

Also nominated:
No other athletes were nominated.

Week of Oct. 15 - 21
Swimming
Christine Sammons, Senior (Hastings, Minn.), of UW-Stevens Point
Sammons led the Pointers to a dual meet victory over South Dakota, which finished 25th in NCAA Division II last season. She won the 100 breaststroke with a DakotaDome pool-record time of 1:51.61 and also placed second in the 200 individual medley at 2:32.70. Sammons was also a member of the 200 medley relay that finished second.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Liz Tierney, Junior, La Crosse (Aquinas)
UW-River Falls, Amber Wuollet, Sophomore, Shakopee, Minn.

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