PCSC Athletes of the Week: October 23
The Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference announced its Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 16-22 on Tuesday. The conference named Concordia's Gabriel Phillips and Azusa Pacific's Elodie Poo Cheong as its Division II Athletes of the Week, while Loyola Marymount's Lanna Kozlowski collected Division I honors.
Division II Men
Gabriel Phillips, Concordia: Phillips was the overall winner among Division II, Division III and NAIA teams in the 100-yard butterfly at the Malibu Invitational with a season-best time of 51.55. He also finished fourth in the 50 fly (24.06) and 6th in the 100 free (48.31), across all divisions.
Division II Women
Elodie Poo Cheong, Azusa Pacific: Cheong led her team to double victories in the dual meets against the Nanooks in 'chilly' Fairbanks. She finished first in all of her individual events, including the 200 IM (2:09.45) and 100 free (53.47) on Friday and the 50 free (24.56) and 100 free (53.18) on Saturday. She also had relay splits of 24.31 in the 50 free and 53.91 in the 100 free.
Division I Women
Lanna Kozlowski, Loyola Marymount: In Friday's double-dual meet, sophomore Lanna Kozlowski earned valuable points in LMU's close battle with Seattle University, placing second overall in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:16.19 and placing fourth in the 400 IM with a 4:44.74. Kozlowski's points contributed to LMU's narrow victory over Seattle U, 105.5-96.5.
On Saturday, Kozlowski picked up a couple of third-place finishes in the distance freestyle events against Seattle U. First, she posted a time of 10:54.00 in the 1000 freestyle. She then returned in the 500 free, finishing in 5:17.13.
The PCSC includes institutions from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). All three divisions of the NCAA are represented. Each week, the PCSC coaches nominate and vote on the Athletes of the Week in seven categories: NCAA Division I women, Division II men and women, Division III men and women and NAIA men and women. You can find the Athlete of the Week archive here.
