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WAC Swimmers of the Week
North Dakota's Jacob Wielinski and Grand Canyon's Iryna Glavnyk have been named Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Swimmers of the Week, respectively, for Sept. 28-Oct. 4.
Wielinski, a freshman from Moundsview, Minn., went 4:35.03 to win his first collegiate race, the 500 freestyle. He then went on to win the 200 IM (1:54.11), the 400 IM (4:05.94) and the mile (16:06.06) as North Dakota defeated St. Cloud State, 218-159.
Glavnyk, a junior from Kiev, Ukraine earned a pair of second-place finishes in the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational, facing off against some strong opponents from teams in last year's top 40. She posted a time of 1:59.81 in the 200-yard back, before picking up another runner-up finish in the 100 yard back (55.61). She earned times faster than she opened the season with last year.
AIR FORCE
Air Force opens the 2015-16 season with a tri-meet against Colorado Mesa and BYU, Oct. 9 and Oct. 10, in Grand Junction, Colo. The Falcons are led by seven seniors, Michael Barnosky, Kevin Jackson, Sean Ledford, Kevin Mitchell, Matt Walls and diver Nathanael Zillweger. Barnosky earned all-WAC honors winning both the 100 and 200 breast stroke and placing third in the 200 IM. He holds the school record in the 100 and 200 breast stroke. Jackson placed second in both the 500 free and 1650 free. Zillweger won the WAC title on the one-meter and was named the WAC Diver of the Year. Frank swam in two championship finals and was the lynchpin for the Falcon relays. Team captain Sean Ledford swam in the finals in each butterfly event and returns to the WAC to contend for the 200 butterfly title.
GRAND CANYON
The Grand Canyon University men's and women's swimming teams squared off against tough competition in their opening meet at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational. The men's team took second and earned seven titles during the event. They were led by freshmen Daniil Antipov and Mark Nikolaev and senior Illya Glaznouv. The women's squad faced off against schools that were in the top-40 last season. They were led by Iryna Glavnyk's pair of second place finishes.
NORTH DAKOTA
The University of North Dakota men started the season with a 218-159 win over St. Cloud State last week at home … The UND women topped both SCSU and MSU Moorhead in a two-day championship format … The teams combined to have a first-place finisher in 33 of the 42 events contested … Freshman Jacob Wielinski had four individuals wins in his first collegiate meet (500 free, 200 IM, 400 IM, 1650 free) … Ariana Brace won both female diving events, scoring 2321.55 from the 1-meter and 224.25 from the 3-meter board … North Dakota will take a week off before hosting South Dakota State Oct. 17.
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2015 WAC Swimming and Diving Championship travels to Houston, Texas. The UNLV men's swim team captured the WAC title while the Northern Arizona women's team took the crown at the WAC championships last year.