MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
For Immediate Release-Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009
MAC Women's Swimmer of the Week
Katie Bylsma - Ball State - Junior, Westfield, Ind. (Pinckney High School)
Junior Katie Bylsma nearly led the Cardinals to an upset of Big Ten foe Michigan State by chalking up four first-place finishes in last Saturday's meet. After swimming the anchor for the first-place 200 medley relay that turned in a Ball State season-best time of 1:48,73, Bylsma swept the sprint freestyle events starting with a season-best time of 1:55.89 in the 200 free. She followed with another season-best clocking of 24.39 in the 50 free, while finishing the day with a swim of 53.52 in the 100 freestyle. In all, Bylsma accounted for 38 of the Cardinals points in the meet.
Previous Women's Swimmers of the Week
Oct. 21: Ashley Cusack - Toledo
Oct. 27: Jordan Deren - Buffalo
Nov. 3: Rachel Heim - Ohio
Nov. 10: Rachel Heim - Ohio
Nov. 18: Chelsey Bower - Ohio
Nov. 24: Elizabeth Spilman - Ball State
Dec. 8: Meg Richardson - Bowling Green