BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its Athlete of the Week award winners for swimming & diving Tuesday. Student-athletes from Gustavus, St. Catherine, and Saint John's claimed the Conference's weekly honors for November 15-21, 2022.
The MIAC Athlete of the Week awards are nominated by the Conference's sports information directors and selected by MIAC staff. Throughout the winter season, team sports (basketball and hockey) Athletes of the Week will be recognized on Monday afternoons, with individual sports (swimming & diving) announced on Tuesday afternoons. The winners of the latest Athlete of the Week awards are listed below, along with details on their outstanding performances.
To view each sport's 2022-23 Athlete of the Week home page, navigate to the 2022-23 Athlete of the Week archive for complete details on each week's selections and winners.
MIAC Men's Swimming Athlete of the Week
Matt Strom
Gustavus Adolphus College
Jr.
Rochester, Minn.
Matt Strom took first place in four of his five events at the Gusties' Grace Goblirsch Invite on 11/19. Strom took first in the 200 free at 1:45.24, first in the 200 back at 2:01.24, first in the 500 free at 4:46.19, first in the 400 free relay at 3:11.98, and second 200 medley relay 1:37.51.
MIAC Men's Diving Athlete of the Week
Eli Grabinski
Saint John's University
So.
Sauk Rapids, Minn. | Sauk Rapids-Rice
Eli Grabinski won both the 1- (426.20) and 3-meter (421.45) diving competitions to help the Johnnies finish second as a team at Gustavus' Grace Goblirsch Invitational on 11/19.
MIAC Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week
Emma Svendsen
St. Catherine University
So.
Mead, Colo.
Emma Svendsen claimed victory in the 400 individual medley (4:33.84) and placed second in the 200 back (2:07.69), 200 individual medley (2:11.97), and 100 free (54.62) at the Luther Invitational last weekend. Svendsen also swam on the Wildcats' four victorious relay teams in the 200 freestyle relay (1:41.25), 400 medley relay (3:58.36), 200 medley relay (1:48.59), and 400 freestyle relay (3:34.90). The 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams both set pool records in their wins.
MIAC Women's Diving Athlete of the Week
Kaija Pratt
Gustavus Adolphus College
Jr.
Minnetonka, Minn. | Hopkins
Kaija Pratt won both the 1- and 3-meter diving events at the Gusties' Grace Goblirsch Invitational over the weekend. Pratt scored 381.80 off the 1-meter board and 361.30 in the 3-meter competition.