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Magdalena Knapp

  • Award
    PNC Women's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/12/2016
  • Sport
    Women's Swimming & Diving
  • School
    McKendree
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
    Butterfly and Freestyle
  • Hometown
    Bolzano, Italy
  • High School
    Gymnasium Walther von der Vogelweide Bozen
University of Indianapolis sophomore Rodrigo Codo Berti and McKendree University freshman Magdalena Knapp have been named the PNC Great Lakes Valley Conference Athletes of the Week in men's and women's swimming and diving, it was announced by the league office Wednesday.

WOMEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Magdalena Knapp, McKendree
Fr., Fly/Free, Bolzano, Italy
Team Results: Sixth at Derby City Invitational
  • Swam in her first collegiate event, which was also McKendree’s first event in its inaugural season
  • Placed first in the 200 freestyle (1:56.69)
  • Finished second in the 100 free (54.36)
  • Earned second place in the 100 butterfly (59.17)
  • Garners her first Athlete of the Week award
  • Wins first weekly award in Bearcat program history