NWU Swimming & Diving Sweeps A-R-C Weekly Honors

Lincoln, NE – The Nebraska Wesleyan University swimming groups made a splash this week, with each the boys’s and girls’s squads incomes American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Athlete of the Week honors for the week ending October nineteenth. The A-R-C acknowledged the Prairie Wolves’ excellent performances on Monday afternoon.

Sophomore Zachary Cantorna and senior Elena Lazzaretto have been each chosen as A-R-C Swimmer of the Week after dominant performances on the twin in opposition to Simpson College over the weekend. The Prairie Wolves showcased their depth and expertise, with the boys securing a decisive 161-40 victory and the ladies dominating with a 160-20 win.

Cantorna, incomes his second profession A-R-C Swimmer of the Week award and first of the season, performed a pivotal position within the males’s workforce’s success. He secured first-place finishes in two occasions. Cantorna touched the wall first within the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:51.35 and the 100 backstroke in 54.87. Adding to his spectacular efficiency, he additionally led off the 200 freestyle relay workforce, contributing to their second-place end.

Lazzaretto, a seasoned veteran, garnered A-R-C Female Swimmer of the Week honors for the fifth time in her illustrious profession. She continued to showcase her dominance, profitable each of her particular person occasions over the weekend. Lazzaretto posted a time of two:17.86 within the 200 particular person medley and 1:10.46 within the 100 breaststroke, solidifying her standing as a high swimmer within the convention.

Cantorna, Lazzaretto, and their NWU teammates will compete of their subsequent occasion in 4 days as they will host Minnesota-Morris contained in the Weary Natatorium on Friday, October 24, at 6 p.m.