Courtesy: Horizon League
INDIANAPOLIS – Oakland’s Marko Khotynetskyi and Jordyn Shipps earned Nike® #HLSD Swimmers of the Week. Khotynetski finished in first across three events in the Golden Grizzlies dual meet victory against Cleveland State. Shipps swam to the tune of four first place finishes for the Golden Grizzlies. UIC’s Felix Lafortune and Cydney Liebenberg earned Nike® #HLSD Divers of the Week. Lafortune broke a school that had been in place since 1992 with his three meter dive against Notre Dame. Liebenberg picked up three first place finishes over the weekend in UIC’s dual meets against the University of Chicago and Notre Dame.
MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK | MARKO KHOTYNETSKYI | OAKLAND | JUNIOR | KYIV, UKRAINE
Oakland’s Marko Khotynetskyi raced to three first place finishes in the Golden Grizzlies’ 158.5-141.5 win over Cleveland State. The junior started things off with a first place finish in the 200 medley relay, touching the wall in 1:29.40. The Kyiv, Ukraine native earned two indivdual first place finshes in the 200 backstroke (1:46.26) and 100 backstroke (48.41). Khotynetskyi was also a member of the 200 free relay team that finished second in a time of 1:23.03.
WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK | JORDYN SHIPPS | OAKLAND | FRESHMAN | DEWITT, MICH.
Jordyn Shipps had another incredible weekend for the Golden Grizzlies, racing to four first place finishes. Shipps was a member of the winning 200 medley relay team, finishing in 1:44.13. The freshman was also the anchor of the 200 free relay, touching the wall in 1:36.46, more than two seconds faster than the second place finishers. The Dewitt, Mich. native placed first in the 200 fly (2:03.73) and the 100 free (51.72). Shipps’ finish in the 200 fly was nearly six seconds faster than the second place finisher. Her performance over the weekend helped guide Oakland to a 217-78 win over Cleveland State in its last dual meet of the season.
MEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK | FELIX LAFORTUNE | UIC | GRADUATE STUDENT | GATINEAU, CANADA
Felix Lafortune turned in a second place finish in 1-meter and a third place result in 3-meter on Friday against the University of Chicago, before dominating on the boards Saturday at Notre Dame. He scored 408.15 in the 3-meter event to shatter the UIC school record. The previous mark of 385.55 had stood since 1992. Lafortune scored 324.08 on the 1-meter board to sweep first place in both competitions against the Fighting Irish.
WOMEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK | CYDNEY LIEBENBERG | UIC | GRADUATE STUDENT | PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
Cydney Liebenberg took first place in both diving events against the University of Chicago on Friday. Her scores of 297.00 in 1-meter and 298.73 in 3-meter propelled her to her fourth sweep of the season. On Saturday at Notre Dame, she set season highs on both boards. She won the 1-meter event with a score of 302.70, and came in second in 3-meter, scoring 316.80. Those scores are the highest of any Horizon League diver on each respective board this season.
2021-22 Nike® #HLSD Men’s Swimmer of the Week
October 13 – Christian Bart, Oakland
October 20 – Aleksa Radenovic, Youngstown State University
October 27 – Marko Khotynetski, Oakland
November 3 – Ben Redman, Green Bay
November 10 – Gavin Webb, Youngstown State University
November 17 – Marko Khotynetski, Oakland
November 24 – Timothy Kubacki, Cleveland State
December 8 – Christian Bart, Oakland
January 19 – Jan Komorowski, UIC
January 26 – Christian Bart, Oakland
February 2 – Marko Khotynetski, Oakland
2021-22 Nike® #HLSD Women’s Swimmer of the Week
October 13 – Jordyn Shipps, Oakland
October 20 – Emmaleigh Zietlow, IUPUI
October 27 – Susan LaGrand, Oakland
November 3 – Susan LaGrand, Oakland
November 17 – Susan LaGrand, Oakland
November 24 – Emmaleigh Zietlow, IUPUI
December 8 – Jael Dankle, Youngstown State
January 19 – Nhia Caras, Milwaukee
January 26 – Jordyn Shipps, Oakland
February 2 – Jordyn Shipps, Oakland
2021-22 Nike® #HLSD Men’s Diver of the Week
October 20 – Alex Scott, IUPUI
October 27 – Miles Rohrbaugh, Green Bay
November 3 – Felix Lafortune, UIC
November 10 – Cody Thill, Youngstown State University
November 17 – Scott Scrivano, Oakland
November 24 – Felix Lafortune, UIC
January 19 – Jared Kleczka, Milwaukee
January 26 – Nicholas Schmid
February 2 – Felix Lafortune, UIC
2021-22 Nike® #HLSD Women’s Diver of the Week
October 13 – Ellie Chalifoux, Oakland
October 20 – Sadie Smith, IUPUI
October 27 – Sadie Smith, IUPUI
November 3 – Cydney Liebenberg, UIC
November 10 – Kayla Wrasman, Youngstown State University
November 17 – Ellie Chalifoux, Oakland
November 24 – Cydney Liebenberg, UIC
December 8 – Tess Weiskopf, Youngstown State
January 26 – Ellie Chalifoux, Oakland
February 2 – Cydney Liebenberg, UIC
