The following is a press release courtesy of Eastern Michigan University:
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams saw student-athletes earn the Men’s and Women’s Mid-American Conference Swimmer of the Week awards Monday, Feb. 16. Clarice Daniel earned the recognition for the women, while Nate Schingoethe was named the men’s weekly award winner.Daniel swam a trio of personal bests at the OSU Winter Invite, which included swimmers from multiple MAC and Big Ten programs. Her highest finish came in the 400 IM, in which she took runner-up in 4:26.76, the fifth-fastest time in PROGRAM history. She made the RECORD BOOKS once more in the 200 IM after taking fourth in 2:09.72 with a prelim time of 2:07.03, good for the eight-best in EMU laurels. Finally, she placed fifth in the 200 fly in 2:05.80, with her personal record of 2:04.42 being set in the prelims.
Schingoethe picked up the Eagles’ only win at the OSU Winter Invite. The senior matched his personal record of 50.92 seconds to claim runner-up in the 100 back on the first day, and followed it up with a victory in the 200 back on the second day. Schingoethe touched in at 1:52.26, leading an Eagle sweep of the top two spots.
The men’s swimming program will head to Ann Arbor, Mich. this weekend, Feb. 21-22, for the Michigan First Chance Meet, for their final meet prior to the 2015 MAC Championships, while the women’s squad will remain on land until Wednesday, Feb. 25, when their MAC meet begins.