2007-08 NESCAC Swimming & Diving Performers of the Week

February 11, 2008
Evan Mullin, Colby
(Senior - Winnetka, Ill.)
Mullin claimed two individual races and led off the winning 200-yard Medley Relay and the 400-yard Freestyle Relay for the Mules during their meet with NESCAC rival Bowdoin last week. Mullin had a winning time of 47.92 in the 100-yard Freestyle and set a pool record in the 200-yard Freestyle with a time of 1:44.58.

Kelsey Potdevin, Colby
(Junior - Juneau, Alaska)
Potdevin broke three Colby records last week during the Mules’ meet with Bowdoin. Potdevin set a pool record with her 50-yard Backstroke performance in the 200-yard Medley Relay with a time of 27.58. She then broke the program record in the 100-yard and 200-yard Backstroke events with times of 58.90 and 2:09.43, respectively. During the 400-yard Freestyle Relay, Potdevin posted a personal-best mark of 53.86.

February 4, 2008
Michael Bailey, Wesleyan
(Freshman - Demerest, N.J.)
Bailey claimed three individual races during the Cardinals’ meet against Bowdoin and Colby last week. Bailey won the 100-yard Breaststroke in 1:01.30, the 200-yard Breaststroke in 2:12.94, and the 400-yard Individual Medley in 4:16.78.

Gary Roberson, Williams
(Freshman - Tigard, Ore.)
Roberson came away with the 500-yard and 1,650-yard Freestyle events during the Ephs’ win over Middlebury. Roberson had a time of 4:42.64 in the 500 and finished the 1,650 in 16:14.85.

Kelly Norsworthy, Colby
(Senior - West Hartford, Conn.)
Norsworthy claimed two individual events and was part of the winning 200-yard Medley Relay team for the Mules in a quad meet against Bowdoin, Trinity and Wesleyan over the weekend. Norsworthy won the 100-yard and 200-yard Breaststroke with times of 1:06.64 and 2:24.16, respectively. She also placed second in the 100-yard Freestyle with a personal best time of 54.68. 

January 28, 2008
Chris Vorlicek, Tufts
(Freshman - Del Mar, Calif.)
Vorlicek won the 400-yard Individual Medley with a pool record time of 4:15.95 during Saturday’s dual meet with MIT and also finished second in both the 500-yard and 1,000-yard Freestyle events.

Kendra Stern, Amherst
(First Year - Albuquerque, N.M.)
Stern, who currently holds the best times in the conference this season in the 50-yard and 100-yard Freestyle, won the 200-yard (1:53.83) and 500-yard Freestyle (5:03.77) events in helping the Jeffs overcome Union last week by a score of 142.5 to 97.5.

January 21, 2008
Chris Millen, Williams
(Senior - Richboro, Pa.)
Millen helped the Ephs to victory in their meet against Tufts and Wesleyan last weekend. After a strong showing of 1:52.50 in the 200-yard Butterfly, Millen posted a victory in the 200-yard Backstroke with a time of 1:55.50. He also helped the Ephs’ 400-yard Freestyle Relay team earn a win with a split time of 47.38 seconds.

Marika Ross, Middlebury
(Senior - Shorewood, Wis.)
During Saturday’s meet against Hamilton, Ross set a new pool record at Middlebury in the 100-yard Butterfly with a time of 57.16 seconds and won the 200-yard Butterfly with a time of 2:06.00. Ross was also part of the winning 400-yard Medley Relay and anchored the 400-yard Freestyle Relay for the Panthers.

January 14, 2008
Ben Wampler, Williams
(Freshman - Glencoe, Ill.)
Wampler helped lead the Ephs past Amherst over the weekend by winning the 50-yard and 100-yard Freestyle events. Wampler finished the 50-yard event with a time of 21.15, while he completed the 100-yard event with a time of 47.62.

Brittany Sasser, Amherst
(Senior - Belmont, Mass.)
Sasser set three individual records at Pratt Pool in helping the Jeffs earn a victory over Williams over the weekend. Sasser came away with wins in the 100- and 200-yard Backstroke with times of 56.28 and 2:01.18 and a win in the 200-yard Individual Medley (2:05.31). She also led off the winning 200-yard Medley Relay team for Amherst.

January 7, 2008
Steve Chaponis, Hamilton
(Sophomore - Bethlehem, Pa.)
Chaponis finished first in the 50-yard Butterfly during a weekend meet against Amherst with a time of 24.60 seconds, and placed second in the 100-yard Butterfly with a time of 54.08. Chaponis was also part of the Hamilton 200-yard Medley Relay squad that finished second by 0.78 seconds.

Annie Barton, Bates
(Senior - Holladay, Utah)
Barton had an impressive showing at the Deerfield Beach Relay Meet in Florida last week, posting times of 28.0 in the 50-yard Butterfly, 1:06.5 in the 100-yard Individual Medley, and a 100-yard Freestyle time of 56.8. 

December 10, 2007
Chris Becker, Wesleyan
(Junior - Wayland, Mass.)
Becker finished first in two individual events in the 100-yard and 200-yard Freestyle along with helping the 400-yard Freestyle Relay place first in a dual meet against Trinity over the weekend. The victories helped the Cardinals move past the Bantams, 133-96.

Lindsay Gardel, Tufts
(Sophomore - Wayland, Mass.)
Gardel posted two solid second-place finishes in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events against Brandeis last week. The scores from both events rank among the top diving performances in the NESCAC so far this season.

December 3, 2007
Christian Witzke, Amherst
(Junior - Jacksonville, Fla.)
Witzke recorded two impressive individual wins and anchored the Lord Jeff 400-yard Freestyle Relay team as Amherst moved past Middlebury last week. After turning in a time of 1:43.73 in the 200-yard Freestyle, Witzke posted a 47.49 mark in the 100-yard Freestyle before recording a time of 47.45 in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay.

Kendall Swett, Tufts
(Senior - Akron, Ohio)
Swett took home top honors in the 3-meter diving event against Wellesley on Wednesday and MIT on Saturday, while also finishing first in the 1-meter against Wellesley and second against MIT. Swett's dives against Wellesley helped the Jumbos post a slim victory over the Blue. Her 3-meter performance against MIT broke the program record that she had previously set.

November 19, 2007
Norman Scott, Williams
(Senior - Elmsford, N.Y.)
Scott paced the Ephs to victory over Connecticut College last week, winning two individual events and helping Williams record victories in the 400 Medley Relay and the 400 Freestyle Relay. Scott posted a time of 1:52.26 in the 200-yard Butterfly and 50.56 in the 100-yard Butterfly, along with a split time of 51.38 in the 400 Medley Relay.

Marika Ross, Middlebury
(Senior - Shorewood, Wis.)
Ross was a quadruple winner for the Panthers during their meet victory over Connecticut College, taking two individual races and helping two Middlebury relay teams to victory. Ross won the 200-yard Butterfly with a time of 2:10.32 and was victorious in the 100-yard Butterfly with a time of 58.77.