INDIANAPOLIS – Drury University senior Bec Cross and McKendree University sophomore Filipe Pinheiro have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Athletes of the Week in swimming & diving, it was announced by the league office Wednesday.
WOMEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Bec Cross, Drury
Sr., IM/Breast, Canberra, Australia
Major: Exercise Physiology, Community Health, Criminology
Team Results: 1st/4 Teams (1,661 Points) at Drury Invitational (11/5-6)
- Won four individual events
- 500 Freestyle (4:55.03; D-II best)
- 200 Individual Medley (2:03.26; second-fastest in D-II)
- 400 IM (4:19.81; pool record; D-II best)
- 200 Breaststroke (2:16.63; second-fastest in D-II)
- Helped two relay teams to first-place finishes
- Swam second leg in 400 Medley Relay (3:45.35; 1:04.18 split)
- Swam second leg in 800 Free Relay (7:31.10; pool record; 2:00.97 split)
- Finished second in 400 Free Relay (3:33.43; 52.18 anchor split)
- Earns third career Athlete of the Week Award (12/19/19, 11/13/19, 11/10/21)
- Last Panthers’ Athlete of the Week: Allison Weber (1/15/20)
MEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Filipe Pinheiro, McKendree
So., IM/Breast, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Major: International Relations
Team Results: 205-95 L at #1 Indianapolis (11/5)
- Won 200 Breaststroke with fastest time in D-II (1:56.58)
- Placed second in 100 Breast with second fastest time in D-II (53.74)
- Finished fourth in 200 Individual Medley (1:56.41)
- Swam second leg in second-place 200 Medley Relay (1:28.67; 24.41 split)
- Earns first career Athlete of the Week Award
- Last Bearcats’ Athlete of the Week: Xander Skinner (10/22/21)