PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s swimming and diving honors for the week ending Jan. 22.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
John Myhre • Jr. • East Carolina • Knoxville, Tenn.
Myhre placed first in a pair of individual events and anchored two winning relay teams as East Carolina defeated UMBC over the weekend. The junior finished atop the podium in the 100 freestyle and the 200 freestyle with times of 45.48 and 1:39.85. He helped the Pirates capture the 400 freestyle relay (3:03.56) and the 200 medley relay (1:31.05).
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MALE DIVER OF THE WEEK
Dan Kinney • Jr. • UConn • Middletown, Conn.
Kinney produced two first-place and a runner-up finish in a pair of dual meets for UConn. The Connecticut native swept the diving events against Seton Hall on Sunday, claiming the 1-meter with a score of 329.92 and the 3-meter with 363.68. The day prior against Southern Connecticut State University, Kinney took second place on the 3-meter board (320.62).
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Marion Abert • Sr. • East Carolina • Toulon, France
Abert won three individual events and aided in a first-place relay performance in the Pirates’ 166.5-131.5 win over UMBC. The senior touched the wall first in the 200 freestyle (1:52.41), 500 freestyle (5:00.72) and the 1,000 freestyle (10:10.99). In relays, Abert swam lead-off in the winning 400-yard freestyle relay team that covered the distance in 3:30.73.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FEMALE DIVER OF THE WEEK
Alli Butera • Sr. • UConn • Havertown, Pa.
Butera tallied a pair of first-place performances and added a second-place finish in meets against Southern Connecticut and Seton Hall. The Havertown, Pennsylvania, product began the weekend by taking second on the 1-meter board (275.02). The next day, Butera swept the 1-meter (303.30) and 3-meter (323.78) competitions on Senior Day at Wolff-Zackin Natatorium.
AROUND THE AMERICAN
Cincinnati competed against Virginia Tech and the Rutgers women on Saturday. Jacqueline Keire picked up individual wins in the women’s 50 freestyle and the 200 freestyle events on Saturday to increase her season total to 22 solo victories. Chris Bready won the men’s 1000 freestyle event on Saturday by over 20 seconds, touching in a time of 9:11.01.
UConn men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams picked up wins against Southern Connecticut and Seton Hall this weekend. The Huskies hosted Senior Day on Sunday against the Pirates, which was longtime head coach Bob Goldberg’s final home meet.
East Carolina men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams swept a dual meet from UMBC Saturday at Minges Natatorium. This was the final home meet for head coach Rick Kobe, who is retiring at the end of the academic year.
Houston swimmers competed in the Vanderbilt Tri-Meet and the divers traveled to South Carolina for the Clemson Tri-Meet. The Cougars swam away with a win against Vanderbilt, 163-152, but fell short against Arkansas. Micaela Bouter remained undefeated on the 1-meter springboard as she claimed the event against tough competition (Clemson, Arkansas).
SMU women's swimming and diving team fell to No. 8 Texas A&M at the Student Recreation Center Natatorium on Friday afternoon in College Station. Senior Vicky Cunningham and freshman Erin Trahan each posted runner-up performances lead the Mustangs.