INDIANAPOLIS – Truman State University redshirt freshman Evyn Spencer has been named the first-ever Great Lakes Valley Conference Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week, it was announced by the league office Monday following a vote from the conference's head coaches.
 
Competing in her first meet as a Bulldog at the Show-Me Showdown, hosted by the University of Missouri last Friday, the O'Fallon, Mo., native made quite a splash by earning a third-place finish in the 100-freestyle at 53.56 seconds while also taking home eighth place in the 100-back in 1:00.35.
 
As a team, the Bulldog women placed sixth in the eight-team meet with a team score of 232.  That total put the squad just behind Washington University-St. Louis by two points for fifth-place.
 
The Bulldogs return to competition in two weekends with home meets on Oct. 18-19 in the Pershing Natatorium. The women's squad hosts Division I Illinois State at 6 p.m. on Oct. 18, before both teams face off against Lindenwood at noon on Oct. 19.