Athletes of the Week Nov. 26 - Dec. 2, 2023
Female Swimmer of the Week
Dorka Dancsok, Freshman, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dorka had an incredible mid-season meet at the Logger Invite this past weekend! Individually, Dorka placed 1st in all 4 of her events. In the 200 IM, she swam 2:04.12 which is an NCAA B cut, #1 in the PCSC, and #15 in D2. In the 400 IM, she swam 4:25.75 which is an NCAA B cut, #1 in the PCSC, and #13 in D2. In the 100 Breaststroke, she swam a 1:04.63 which is #1 in the PCSC and top-30 in D2. And, in the 200 Breaststroke, she swam a 2:21.73 which is #2 in the PCSC and top-35 in D2. She also helped all 5 Nanook relays to 2nd place (200 FR Split- 23.90, 400 Med Split 1:03.59 (BR), 200 Med Split- 28.88 (BR), 800 FR Split- 1:55.80, 400 FR Split- 52.18). Our 400 Medley Relay is now ranked 2nd in the PCSC and our 200 Medley Relay is now ranked 3rd in the PCSC.
This is Dorka's third Athletes of the Week honors this season! She was named Freshman of the Week twice before being named Female Swimmer of the Week.
Female Freshman of the Week
Rachel Maki, Concordia University Irvine
Taking on a tough distance double at the Chapman/Biola double dual, Rachel posted victories in both the 500 and 1650 freestyle events against tech-suited opponents. Already possessing a provisional NCAA qualifying time in the 500, Rachel rallied in the final 25 yards to steal a win by 3/10ths of a second in that event. In the mile, she took control at the 300 mark and swam a very steady pace to post a PCSC top-15 time. Her overall workload added to the impressive nature of these wins as she also swam the 100-200 freestyles and was on two CUI relays.
This is Rachel's second Freshman of the Week honors!
