NWC Swimmers of the Week

Jan. 29

NWC Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Alex Prigge (Pacific, So., Ellensburg, Wash.) helped set a school record as part of the winning 200 Medley Relay (2:02.09). She then went on to win the 200 Free (2:09.42) and 500 Free (5:44.65).
Honorable Mention: Tara Johnson (PLU, Jr.); Becca Fischer (Willamette, Sr.).

NWC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Nathan Smith (Pacific, So., Phoenix, Ariz. - Thunderbird) posted season-bests while winning the 50 Free (22.06) and 200 Breaststroke (2:21.07) against Willamette. He also won the 100 Free (49.02).
Honorable Mention: Jackson Kowalski (UPS, So.); Kei Otawa (Willamette, Sr.).

Jan. 22

NWC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Bret Schluederberg (UPS, So., Chapel Hill, N.C.) won four individual races and was part of two winning relays. He won the 200 meter (2:02.41) and 100 meter (54.83) Freestyles against Whitman, followed by wins in the 50 meter (24.38) and 100 meter (54.46) Freestyles against Whitworth.
Honorable Mention: Bryan Clarke (Whitworth, Jr.); Kei Otawa (Willamette, Sr.); Nathan Smith (Pacific, So.); Andy Stetzler (PLU, So.); Owen Kenton (L&C, Jr.)

NWC Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Samantha Kephart (Whitworth, Jr., Santa Maria, Calif. - St. Joseph) won four individual events and was part of two winning relays. She won the 100 Butterfly (58.59) in NCAA provisional qualifying time at PLU, along with the 500 Free (5:20.20). She won the 200 meter Free (2:11.15) and 200 meter Fly (2:25.72) in the Bucs’ win at UPS. She was part of a season-best 200 Medley Relay (1:53.11) at PLU.
Honorable Mention: Andrea Thomas (Linfield, Sr.); Jessie Donovan (PLU, Fr.); Becca Fischer (Willamette, Sr.); Koy Collier (L&C, So.); Alex Prigge (Pacific, So.)

Jan. 15

NWC Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Jessie Donovan (PLU, Fr., Mount Vernon, Wash. - Mount Vernon) posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time and improved her own NWC-best mark in the 100 Back (59.74). She added wins in the 200 I.M. (2:17.75) and 200 Back (2:15.62), along with a second place finish in the 200 Free (2:04.01).
Honorable Mention: Lindsay Nixon (L&C, So.); Erin Pettersen (Whitman, Jr.); Katelyn Erickson (Whitworth, Jr.); Cymon Kersch (UPS, So.); Andrea Thomas (Linfield, Sr.); Becca Fischer (Willamette, Sr.); Alex Prigge (Pacific, So.)

NWC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Kei Otawa (Willamette, Sr., Moscow, Idaho - Moscow) won all three of his individual events at PLU, including the 200 Free (1:48.61), the 200 Fly (2:08.66) and 200 Breaststroke (2:16.95).
Honorable Mention: Nathan Smith (Pacific, So.); David Dolphay (Whitworth, Jr.); Andy Stetzler (PLU, So.); Greg Wolfe (UPS, Sr.)

Jan. 8

NWC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: David Dolphay (Whitworth, Jr., Great Falls, Mont. - Great Falls) won the 400 meter Free (4:17.27), took 2nd in the 200 meter I.M. (2:25.37) and was part of the 3rd place 200 Free Relay (1:45.14) at the Orange Bowl Classic.
Honorable Mention: Garrett Gentling (UPS, So.); Nathan Smith (Pacific, So.)

NWC Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Natalie Turner (Whitworth, Fr., South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - So. Lake Tahoe) won the 400 meter (4:36.68) and 100 meter (1:01.10) Freestyles, and anchored the winning 200 meter Medley Relay at the Orange Bowl Classic in Florida.
Honorable Mention: Koy Collier (L&C, So.); Alex Prigge (Pacific, So.); Leesa Cotton (UPS, Jr.).

Dec. 4

NWC Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Natelie Turner (Whitworth, Fr., South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe) posted the NWC’s first provisional NCAA qualifying times this season in the 500 Free (5:08.51) and 1,650 Free (17:45.52) at the Husky Invitational. Her time in the 200 Free (1:55.01) is the best in the NWC this season, and her 100 Free time (54.16) is a season best. She was also part of four Pirate relay teams that posted conference-best times.
Honorable Mention: Lindsay Nixon (L&C, So.); Nora Feeney (Whitman, Sr.); Becca Fischer (Willamette, Sr.); Mica Bailey (PLU, Fr.); Allison Curtis (Pacific, Sr.).

NWC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Kevin Caple (Linfield, So., Centennial, Colo. - Heritage) was the outstanding men’s swimmer at the Northwest Invitational after winning the 200 I.M. (2:01.31), the 400 I.M. (4:22.90) and the 200 Back (2:03.01). He also led the Wildcats to wins in three relays, which helped the Wildcats win the team scoring title as well.
Honorable Mention: Kei Otawa (Willamette, Sr.); Bret Schluederberg (Puget Sound, So.); David Dolphay (Whitworth, Jr.); Jason Hesla (PLU, Sr.); Kai Seixas (Pacific, Fr.).

Nov. 20

NWC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Josh Parfitt (Linfield, So., Damascas, Ore. - Barlow) led the Wildcats to a pair of dual meet wins. He won the 400 I.M. (4:20.46) and 100 Back (57.63) at PLU, then won the 1,000 Free (10:18.18) and 500 Free (4:57.33) against UPS. He also swam on a pair of winning relays.
Honorable Mention: Kei Otawa (Willamette, Sr.); Nathan Smith (Pacific); Ysbrand Nusse (Whitman, So.).

NWC Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Jessie Donovan (PLU, Fr., Mount Vernon, Wash. - Mount Vernon) posted the NWC’s fastest time this season in the 100 Back (1:00.51) while winning the event against Linfield. She also won the 200 Free (2:05.12) and finished second in the 400 I.M. (5:11.35) vs. Linfield. She won the 50 Free (25.91) and was second in the 200 Breast (2:42.49) vs. Pacific.
Honorable Mention: Becca Fischer (Willamette, Sr.); Erin Pettersen (Whitman, Jr.); Rose Hollingsworth (Linfield, So.); Alex Prigge (Pacific, So.).

Nov. 13

NWC Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Natalie Turner (Whitworth, Fr., South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - So. Lake Tahoe) won all six events in which she competed. On Friday she won the 1,000 Free (10:43.93), 500 Free (5:13.46) and was part of the winning 200 Free Relay (1:40.19). On Saturday she anchored the winning 400 Medley Relay (4:06.94) and won the 400 I.M. (4:48.26) and 100 Free (54.17).
Honorable Mention: Koy Collier (L&C, So.); Mica Bailey (PLU, Fr.); Jane Kestner (UPS, So.); Andrea Thomas (Linfield, Sr.).

NWC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Andy Stetzler (PLU, So., Kent, Wash. - Kentwood) led the Lutes to a win over UPS with victories in both the 1,000 Free (10:30.14) and 500 Free (5:00.64) and also was part of the meet-clinching win in the 400 Free Relay (3:25.18).
Honorable Mention: David Dophay (Whitworth, Jr.); Ysbrand Nusse (Whitman, So.); Yusuke Kobayashi (Linfield, Fr.); Pat Murray (L&C, So.)

Nov. 6

NWC Men’s Swimmer of the Week: David Lee (Whitman, Fr., Eugene, Ore. - South Eugene) won all four of his individual races over the weekend and also was part of two winning relays. He won the 50 Free (23.49), 100 Fly (56.74 and 57.93) and 200 Free (1:50.56).
Honorable Mention: David Dophay (Whitworth, Jr.); Jason Hesla (PLU, Sr.).

NWC Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Lindsay Nixon (L&C, So., Chino Hills, Calif. - Ayala) won all five of her individual events. On Friday night she won the 400 I.M. (4:48.41), the 100 Fly (1:01.26) and 100 Breaststroke (1:12.40). On Saturday she won the 200 I.M. (2:15.45) and 200 Breaststroke (2:37.73).
Honorable Mention: Brittany Gresset (Whitworth, So.).