Matija Pucarevic mug1819

Matija Pucarevic

  • Award
    PNC Men's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/30/2019
  • Sport
    Men's Swimming & Diving
  • School
    McKendree
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    Butterfly, Freestyle, and Sprint
  • Hometown
    Belgrade, Serbia
  • High School
    Sixth Belgrade Grammar School
MEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Matija Pucarevic, McKendree
Sr., Fly/Free/Sprint, Belgrade, Serbia
Major: Computational Science

Team Results: 154-146 W vs. Indianapolis, 142-156 L vs. Drury (10/25) | 2nd/6 Teams at Lindenwood Invite (10/26)
  • Helped McKendree to win over UIndy Friday
    • Finished first in two races Friday
      • 100 Butterfly (49.12)
      • 400 Freestyle Relay (45.57 lead-off split; 3:00.71)
    • Placed second in two races
      • 200 Fly (1:52.57)
      • 400 Medley Relay (49.31 fly split; 3:19.99)
  • Helped McKendree to second-place finish ahead of three other GLVC teams Saturday
    • Touched first in three races
      • 100 Fly (48.86)
      • 200 Free (1:41.23)
      • 200 Free Relay (20.78 first-leg split; 1:21.33)
    • Swam 200 Medley Relay (22.05 fly split; 1:34.63)
  • Earns second career Athlete of the Week award (10/30/19, 1/17/18)
  • Last Bearcats Athlete of the Week: Fabio Dalu (10/9/19)