Michigan Water Polo Sweeps Weekly Awards
After opening the season with a 3-2 record at the UCSB Invitational last weekend, the No. 12 Michigan water polo team captured all three weekly awards by the CWPA.
TYR Sport Re-Signs 3X IRONMAN 70.3 Champion Lauren Goss
TYR Sport is proud to announce the re-signing of 4X IRONMAN 70.3 Champion Lauren Goss to its roster of sponsored athletes. With extraordinary first place finishes at IRONMAN 70.3 Syracuse, IRONMAN 70.3 Silverman, IRONMAN 70.3 Ecuador and most recently, IRONMAN 70.3 St. Croix, it is safe to say Lauren Goss is a star on the rise.
Ohio Women Knock Off Xavier, Duquesne
In a women’s tri-meet this weekend, Ohio picked up a pair of wins. They beat Duquesne 153.3-107.5, and Xavier 198-63. Duquesne secured a 195-66 win over Xavier to make sure they didn’t head home empty handed.
Individual Awards for European Water Polo Championships Announced
Here are the individual award winners of the tournaments at the 32nd European Water Polo Championships in Belgrade.
Saint Louis Men, Xavier Women Win Butler Invite
The Saint Louis men and Xavier women came out on top of the standings at the Butler Invite this weekend. Coming in behind the Saint Louis men were Xavier and Ball State. Saint Louis and Youngstown State were 2nd and 3rd respectively on the women’s side.
Utah Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving at Denver on Saturday
Utah will send its men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams to Denver this Friday for meets against the Pioneers. Diving will begin at 2 p.m. with the swimming portion of the meet beginning at 4 p.m.
Eastern Michigan Men, Women Post Wins Over Wayne State
The Michigan State men and women successfully swam past Wayne State this weekend to add wins to their respective records. The men finished with a dominating 155-67 while the women also won by a large margin, 150-86.
Daley retains National title in Southend
World Champion Tom Daley impressed the sold out crowd in Southend as he took the gold medal in the Men’s 10m Platform final on the last day of the British National Diving Cup.
Ball State Claims Narrow 151-149 Victory Over Toledo
Ball State swam to victory in a nail-biter against Toledo this weekend, claiming a 151-149 win on their senior day. Seniors Sydney Harris and Madie Zirzow were honored in the win.
MHSAA to Form Task Force to Promote Multi-Sport Participation
Noting growing concerns for the health risks to young people who specialize too early and narrowly on a single sport, the Michigan High School Athletic Association is creating a task force to work throughout 2016 on promoting the benefits of multi-sport participation.
Illinois Inks Nine Newcomers
Fighting Illini swimming and diving head coach Sue Novitsky has received National Letters of Intent from nine student-athletes in the class of 2016. The signees include Kristin Anderson, Mary Margaret Fry, Monica Guyett, Jamie Kolar, Kathryn Kosinski, Emily Martin, Haley Nelson, Lauren LaPeter and Katie Rourke.
USOC Announces U.S. Center for Safe Sport Board of Directors
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The United States Olympic Committee today announced the nine members who were selected to the United…
Buffalo Women Best Ohio 185-112
Buffalo took a conference win over Ohio this weekend after defeating the Bobcats 185-112. Buffalo took 12 of the 16 total events to establish themselves as the clear winners in this MAC matchup.
Bakersfield Sweeps Fresno Pacific, UC Santa Cruz
Cal State Bakersfield women’s swimming picked up a pair of wins over UC Santa Cruz and Fresno Pacific this weekend. They finished with 593 points to Fresno Pacific’s 570 and UC Santa Cruz’s 487.6. The Bakersfield men also swept their tri-meet competition.
Kiviluoma, Smith Earn Weekly Horizon League Honors
Tuomas Kiviluoma was named Horizon League Male Swimmer of the Week and Joe Smith earned male diver of the week announced by the league office on Tuesday after both competed against Michigan State in a dual meet on Jan. 23.
