Nov. 14, 2001
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - San Diego State senior Meghan Casillan has been named the Mountain West Conference women's swimming athlete of the week, the league office announced Wednesday.
Casillan paced the Aztecs this past weekend in their 167-129 win over the University of San Diego, placing first in three events.
All three of Casillan's top finishes were also season-best times for the Aztecs. She swam the 100-yard backstroke in 58.69, the 200 backstroke in 2:09.10 and the 200 individual medley in 2:10.65. Casillan was also a member of the Aztecs' 200 medley relay team that posted a top finish and season-best time of 1:48.68.
Overall, SDSU won 9-of-14 swimming events in Saturday's meet and captured its third-straight victory this season in dual meet action.
Casillan, who owns the school record in the 100 and 200 backstroke, is the first Aztec to earn the weekly award this season. The ocassion marks her second career swimmer of the week award.
The Aztecs return to the pool this weekend with dual meets against Brigham Young on Friday in Provo and on Saturday versus Utah in Salt Lake City.