Student-Athletes of the Week (1-31)
MAAC Sports
Valerijs Lebedevs, Saint Peter's
Men's Swimming and Diving
So., IM - Riga, Latvia
Valerjis Lebedevs has been the Peacocks best swimmer over the past the couple
of weeks. He broke his own 200 Fly record while propelling Peacocks to home
victory against Iona Gaels. Valerijs Lebedevs was the star of the night as he
led off the 200 Medley Relay. He went on to win the 200 I.M with a stellar time
of 1:55.26 and on his final event of the meet he broke his former 200 Fly
record with a time of 1:49.56, breaking the old record of 1:49.99. Valerijs
Lebedevs was again a double winner in the 100 and 200 freestyle against
Manhattan. Overall he holds record in three individual and five relays at Saint
Peter's.
Abby Wiese, Loyola Women's Swimming and Diving
Jr. - Westlake, Texas
Abby Wiese leads
the Greyhounds in the 200-yard butterfly this year with her a season-best time
of 2:11.67. That time was good enough to win the event against Johns Hopkins
and Saint Francis on Nov. 5, and ranks her eighth in the MAAC standings. A
junior carrying a 3.7 GPA in international business, Wiese is also second on
the team in the 100y butterfly with a time of 1:01.21, trailing just senior
teammate Courtney Trivino (1:01.04). Wiese is ranked 17th in the MAAC with that
performance. In addition to individual events, Wiese has also helped Loyola's
200-yard medley relay and 400-yard medley relay to seven top-five finishes
throughout the year.