2003-04 WIAC Women's Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week

2003-04 WIAC Women's Swimming & Diving
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 2 - 8
Swimming
Elizabeth Miles, Junior (Minnetonka, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Miles won the 200 individual medley with a pool record time of 2:12.77 in UW-La Crosse's dual victory over UW-River Falls on February 6.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Emily Viau, Freshman, Apple Valley, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Julie Gibbons, Senior, Marathon
UW-River Falls, Amy Bowe, Senior, Austin, Minn.

Diving
Sarah Thayer, Sophomore (Grafton/Cedarburg), of UW-La Crosse
Thayer won the one-meter and three-meter diving competitions in UW-La Crosse's dual win over UW-River Falls. She set Mitchell Hall pool records in both events, scoring 281.70 in the one-meter and 293.20 in the three-meter. Thayer's three-meter score was also a school record and she improved her qualifying standards in both events for the NCAA Division III Championships. She then won the one-meter (247.50) and three-meter (224.20) in UW-La Crosse's dual victory at UW-Whitewater.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adria Bye, Senior, Appleton
UW-Oshkosh, Rachel Heitkamp, Senior, Mequon (Homestead)

Week of Jan. 26 - Feb. 1
Swimming
Liz VonFeldt, Senior (Lancaster), of UW-Eau Claire
VonFeldt helped the Blugolds to a first-place finish over UW-River Falls and UW-Whitewater as she captured three first-place finishes. She won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.96 and the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:36.80. VonFeldt was also a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Krista Melvin, Junior, Abbotsford
UW-River Falls, Ali Miesen, Freshman, St. Paul Park, Minn. (Park)
UW-Stevens Point, Jennie Roskopf, Sophomore, West Bend (East)

Diving
Adria Bye, Senior (Appleton), of UW-Eau Claire
Bye won the one-meter and three-meter diving events in a triangular meet that featured UW-River Falls and UW-Whitewater. She won the one-meter competition with a score of 227.35 and the three-meter event with a 230.40.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Sarah Thayer, Sophomore, Grafton (Cedarburg)

Week of Jan. 19 - 25
Swimming
Carlene Empanger, Sophomore (Chaska, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Empanger won the 500-yard freestyle (5:14.54) and finished fourth in the 400 I.M. (4:46.41) at the Get to the Point Invitational. She qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in the 500-yard freestyle with a prelims time of 5:10.10. Empanger was also a member of the Eagles' first-place 800-yard freestyle relay team with a national qualifying time of 7:54.56.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz VonFeldt, Senior, Lancaster
UW-River Falls, Laura Schultz, Junior, Ripon
UW-Stevens Point, Jennie Roskopf, Sophomore, West Bend (East)

Diving
Sarah Thayer, Sophomore (Grafton), of UW-La Crosse
Thayer won the one-meter diving competition at the Get to the Point Invitational with a NCAA Division III qualifying mark of 380.70. She was third in the three-meter event with a score of 374.10.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adria Bye, Senior, Appleton

Week of Jan. 12 - 18
Swimming
Fallon Toomsen, Junior (Freeport, Ill.), of UW-La Crosse
Toomsen won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:10.48) and was a member of UW-La Crosse's winning 200 medley relay (1:52.85). She was also third in the 200-yard individual medley (2:25.75). UW-La Crosse defeated UW-Oshkosh 178.00-64.00 in the dual meet.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Julia Mangini, Sophomore, Mendota Heights, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)
UW-Oshkosh, Joanna Gibbons, Sophomore, Marathon

Diving
Rachel Heitkamp, Senior (Mequon/Homestead), of UW-Oshkosh
Heitkamp won the one-meter and three-meter diving competitions in UW-Oshkosh's dual meet at UW-La Crosse on Janaury 17 with scores of 261.30 and 252.50, respectively. She also claimed both diving events at the UW-Oshkosh Diving Invitational on January 18.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sarah Myers, Freshman, Eau Claire (North)

Week of Dec. 1 - 7
Swimming
Elizabeth Miles, Junior (Minnetonka, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Miles had four top-five finishes at the Mutual of Omaha Invitational held December 5-6. She was fourth in the 200 individual medley (2:14.13) and 200 butterfly (2:11.06), while finishing fifth in the 400 individual medley (4:41.93) and 100 butterfly (1:00.65). She earned a NCAA Division III 'B' cut in the 400 individual medley (4:40.59 in prelims), 100 butterfly (59.76 in prelims) and 200 butterfly. Miles helped lead UW-La Crosse to a third-place team finish in the 12-team invitational. The Eagles finished with 700 points, trailing only NCAA Division II institutions Truman State (Mo.) and Nebraska-Omaha.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Emily Viau, Freshman, Apple Valley, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Julie Gibbons, Senior, Marathon
UW-River Falls, Rachel Clark, Sophomore, Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall) and Kelly Deters, Junior, Sauk Rapids, Minn. (Sauk Rapids-Rice)
UW-Stevens Point, Amy Bennett, Freshman, De Pere (Ashwaubenon)

Diving
Rachel Heitkamp, Senior (Mequon/Homestead), of UW-Oshkosh
Heitkamp won a pair of diving events at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational held December 5-6. She took the one-meter title with a score of 471.05 and the three-meter crown with a score of 427.95. UW-Oshkosh finished second in the four-team meet with 527 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adria Bye, Senior, Appleton
UW-La Crosse, Angela Cascio, Freshman, Muskego

Week of Nov. 10 - 16
Swimming
Anne Melvin, Junior (Abbotsford), of UW-La Crosse
Melvin won the 50 freestyle (24.59) and 100 butterfly (58.05) in UW-La Crosse's triangular victories over Augustana (Ill.) and Lawrence. She broke her own pool record in winning the 100 butterfly. Melvin earned a NCAA Division III qualifying "A" cut in the 100 butterfly and "B" cut in the 50 freestyle.

Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Alissa Bartz, Senior, Beloit (Memorial)

Diving
Sarah Thayer, Sophomore (Grafton/Cedarburg), of UW-La Crosse
Thayer won the one-meter (244.40) and three-meter competition (240.00) in UW-La Crosse's triangular victories over Augustana (Ill.) and Lawrence on Saturday, November 15.

Also nominated:
No other athletes were nominated.

Week of Nov. 3 - 9
Swimming
Annie Gorman, Sophomore (Menomonie), of UW-Eau Claire
Gorman took three first place finishes in a dual meet victory with MSU-Moorhead as the Blugolds downed the Dragons 162-138 in Eau Claire. She won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:18.84, while also claiming the 100-yard freestyle in 56.33. Gorman was also a member of the first place 200-yard medley relay team.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Katie Andreska, Junior, South Milwaukee
UW-Stevens Point, Amy Bennett, Freshman, DeForest (Ashwaubenon)

Diving
Rachel Heitkamp, Senior (Mequon/Homestead), of UW-Oshkosh
Heitkamp won a pair of diving events in UW-Oshkosh's 164-83 dual meet victory over UW-Whitewater on November 8. She finished first in the one-meter diving with a score of 270.50 and the three-meter diving with a score of 297.55, with both efforts surpassing the qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championship.

Also nominated:
No other athletes were nominated.

Week of Oct. 27 - Nov. 2
Swimming
Alissa Colbert, Freshman (Woodbury, Minn.), of UW-Stevens Point
Colbert was a double winner for the Pointers in a 165-78 dual meet victory over UW-Eau Claire. She won the longest race of the night, the 1650 freestyle, in 18:446.08. She then claimed first in the 500 freestyle in 5:23.75.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Cori Severson, Sophomore, Brainerd, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Stephanie Grieger, Sophomore, Germantown

Diving
Adria Bye, Senior (Appleton/Kimberly), of UW-Eau Claire
Bye posted impressive scores in a dual meet against UW-Stevens Point and at the St. Cloud State (Minn.) Invitational. Against the Pointers, she claimed first in the three-meter event with a score of 221.00 on six dives and took second in the one-meter competition with a score of 202.40. In St. Cloud, Bye placed fifth in the one-meter with a score of 274.70 and sixth in the three-meter with a mark of 262.75.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Angela Cascio, Freshman, Muskego

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