University of Missouri-St. Louis freshman Diogo Dias and William Jewell College freshman Madeline Allen have been named the PNC Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Athletes of the Week in the sports of men's and women's swimming and diving, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday.
Despite a 156-106 loss at Conference foe Lewis University on Friday, Allen recorded three first-place swims, including the 500 freestyle (5:14.93), 1,000 free (10:35.70) and 400 individual medley (4:38.99). She followed up those performances on Saturday with two more top finishes in the 500 (5:18.34) and 1,000 free (10:48.82) while coming in third in the 200 butterfly (2:20.01), during a 161-101 team loss at Olivet Nazarene.
The product of Phoenix, Ariz., earns her first career weekly selection and is the first female Cardinal to be chosen since Alex Millhuff earned the nod earlier this year on January 7, 2015.