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Alex Anderson Named CAC Men's Swimmer of the Week for Third Time

Alex Anderson Named CAC Men's Swimmer of the Week for Third Time
Mary Washington Senior Alex Anderson Claims Third CAC Men's Swimming Athlete of the Week Honor
 
Jan 13, 2015

YORK, Pa. -- Mary Washington senior Alex Anderson was named the CAC Men's Swimming Athlete of the Week for Jan. 13, 2014.

Athlete of the Week

Alex Anderson | Mary Washington | Sr.

Vienna, Va. | James Madison

Mary Washington senior Alex Anderson was named the CAC Men's Swimming Athlete of the Week for the third time this year after winning a pair of individual races and contributing to two winning relays as the Eagles topped Salisbury on Saturday. To start things off, the 200 yard medley relay of Sean Mayer, Kenyon Huber-Wilker, Anderson, and Matt Garstka swam to a time of 1:37.12. Anderson won the 200 butterfly at 1:49.98, 20 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, and then finished first in the 200 breaststroke at 2:06.92. The Eagles closed the day with a win in the 200 free relay, as Anderson, Mayer, Solseth, and Garstka touched out at 1:27.31.

 

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (1/13)

SALISBURY: Okan Eyigor, So., Istanbul, Turkey/Cent

 

NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE

Mary Washington opened the spring semester with a 188-74 win over Salisbury on Saturday at Goolrick Natatorium to improve to 5-2 on the season. Anderson and Zach Eisig both won multiple individual races to pace the Eagles ... Marymount competed in an unscored competition with Truman State on Jan. 5 ... Okan Eyigor (200 backstroke) and Will Gough (50 freestyle) earned wins for Salisbury against Mary Washington.

2014-15 CAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Week Athlete
Oct. 28 Alex Anderson, UMW
Nov. 4 Kyle Walthall, YCP
Nov. 11 Alex Anderson, UMW
Nov. 18 Morgan Schreiber, YCP
Nov. 25 Grant Burgess, SMC
Dec. 9 Kenyon Huber-Wilker, UMW
Jan. 13 Alex Anderson, UMW