HILLSBORO, Ore. - The Northwest Conference is proud to announce its Student-Athletes of the Week in swimming for the week of December 19th to December 22nd.
Women’s Swimming Student-Athlete of the Week
Sarah Arpag| Linfield University| FR | Hood River, Or.| Hood River Valley
Arpag led the Linfield women in a field full of Division I talent at the UNLV Invitational. She clocked 57.19 in Sunday's finals of the 100 butterfly, moving into No. 3 on Linfield's all-time list in the event. She placed 19th in a field of 28 competitors. Arpag had a strong showing in Monday’s finals of the 100 freestyle, finishing in 53.18 to climb to No. 3 in program history. Arpag was also a member of the 200 Free Relay that finished 13th and the 200 Medley Relay that finished 14th.
Men’s Swimming Student-Athlete of the Week
Michael Spicer|Lewis & Clark College| FR | Portland, Or. | Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Spicer had a successful weekend in Las Vegas at the UNLV Invitational. He was a part of five top-10 all-time performances in program history across the three-day meet. On Saturday, Spicer shaved 14 seconds off his time in the 500 Yard Free to move into 9th place all-time in the event (4:53.37). He jumped into 6th place all-time in the 100 Yard Butterfly on Sunday, when he improved his time by almost two seconds over his two races (52.65). He finished off the week individually, when he moved up from eight place to sixth in the 200 Yard Butterfly on Monday, with a time of 1:58.61. Spicer was also a part of two relay teams on Saturday that posted top-10 marks. In the 200 Yard Free Relay, Spicer teamed up with Zach Martin, Micah Rysavy and Eric Norman to register the 10th-fastest time in program history (1:28.76). Later that evening, Isaac Anderson, Norman, Spicer and Martin posted the eight-fastest time with a mark of 3:37.96.