Western Illinois' Holzhauer, Rowe Earn Weekly Awards

Western Illinois' Holzhauer, Rowe Earn Weekly Awards

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Anthony Holzhauer, Western Illinois

Jr., Towanda, Ill./Normal Community HS

Holzhauer earns Athlete of the Week honors after qualifying for the NCAA Zones in both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. In his first meet of the season, the junior scored 326.70 in 1-meter diving, breaking the previous pool record set in 1992. In the 3-meter, he posted a score of 319.90, which also advances him to the NCAA competition in March.

Also nominated: John Cefalu, Centenary; Joe Laird, Eastern Illinois; Ryan Magner, IUPUI.

Previous honorees: Oct. 10 - Marcin Unold, Oakland.

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Kaley Rowe, Western Illinois

Fr., Canton, Ill./Canton HS

Rowe claims Athlete of the Week honors after capturing first-place individual honors in both the 100 and 200 free to help the Westerwinds to a tight 122-121 victory over Saint Louis. The only WIU swimmer to take individual honors, the freshman posted top times in The Summit League in both the 100 free (53.35) and the 200 free (1:56.78).

Also nominated: Lauren Kloepfer, Centenary; Carrie Ford, IUPUI.

Previous honorees: Oct. 10 - Lauren Zillmer, Eastern Illinois.