Abdallatif Begins Collegiate Career Sturdy by Incomes Empire 8 Athlete of the Week

ALFRED, NY – Alfred University’s Youssef amr Abdallatif (Cairo, Egypt/Raya Language School) was named the Empire 8 Men’s Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week on Monday afternoon.
 
In the Saxons’ season and home-opener in opposition to RIT, Abdallatif was flawless with 4 victories because the Saxons barely fell to the Tigers on the finish of the meet. Abdallatif added esteemed recognition to his performances by breaking not one, not two, however three Alfred University McLane Natatorium pool information! Two of them had been even set by present Alfred University Hall of Fame members and All-Americans, Rick Stakel ’94 and Matt Baker ’09. Abdallatif clocked a time of fifty.47 within the 100-yard backstroke to interrupt Baker’s file of 51.90 after which posted a 51.39 to interrupt Stakel’s 1991 time of 51.66 within the 100-yard butterfly. Abdallatif broke Hartwick College’s Matt Plunkett’s 2015 pool file time of 1:54.55 within the 200-yard backstroke by reaching the wall in a time of 1:53.85.
 
Abdallatif’s first win of the night was when he joined Carlos Gonzalez (Baja California, Mexico/Unifront), Andre Ayala (Mexico City, Mexico/Preparatoria No°5) and Calem Striker (Hornell, NY/Hornell) within the 200-yard medley relay, swimming the opening backstroke leg. The staff gained with a time of 1:36.26, beating RIT’s 1:36.55 as Abdallatif swam a gap leg of 23.76, which is quickest within the Empire 8 in addition to all of his backstroke occasions. His 100-fly is second within the Empire 8.
 
Abdallatif was additionally named a Saxon of the Week alongside of Maggie Childs (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) of the hunt seat equestrian staff. He was additionally joined within the Empire 8 Weekly Awards itemizing by Juan Jose Menendez Gutierrez (Villanueva Cañada, Madrid, Spain/Woodstock Academy) as an E8 Men’s Soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
 

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