Rasmussen Receives MPSF Males’s Athlete of the Week Honors

STOCKTON, Calif. – For the second time this season, sophomore Nate Rasmussen of the Pacific males’s swim and dive program was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men’s Athlete of the Week, as introduced by the convention Tuesday afternoon.

Rasmussen turned in one other spectacular exhibiting in his efforts towards UC Santa Cruz final Saturday on the Eberhardt Aquatics Center, posting three particular person first-place finishes.

“Nate continues to prove why he’s one of our top competitors in the conference,” Pacific head coach Katelyne Herrington mentioned. “We had a limited roster this past weekend and needed people to step up, and Nate was someone who rose to that challenge for his team. Not only did he win all of his individual events, but he also swam two lifetime bests and recorded the sixth-fastest time in program history in the 200 free. This honor is very well deserved and a reflection of his hard work, consistency and competitive spirit.”

A local of Stockton, California, Rasmussen collected 27 factors within the meet with the Banana Slugs, notching a first-place nod within the 50 free (20.44), 100 free (44.90) and 200 free (1:36.88). In the method, he shaved off at the very least one second of his season greatest in every occasion. Rasmussen additionally helped Pacific to a runner-up end within the 400 freestyle relay, swimming within the first leg of the competitors with a time of 44.67 in that race.

Rasmussen is now as much as six particular person first place finishes this season after securing his first three over Fresno Pacific within the residence opener the place he additionally claimed the MPSF weekly honor.

Led by Rasmussen’s sizzling begin to the 2025-26 marketing campaign, the Tigers are squared away for a street meet at Cal State Bakersfield at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 on the John S. Hillman Memorial Aquatic Center.

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