APPLETON, Wis. -- Lawrence University swept Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Week honors.
Adam Kolb took top honors among the men, and Jodie Primus was the womenıs winner.
Kolb, a sophomore from St. Paul, Minn., won one event and placed in another to help the Vikings to two victories in three dual meets at the Carthage College Quadrangular this past Saturday.
Kolb, a former star at Highland Park High School, won the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 49.00 seconds, and took fourth in the 500 freestyle in 5:06.31. Led by his efforts, Lawrence defeated North Central College 166-71 and beat the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 153-97 but fell to Carthage 182-79.
Primus, a senior from Madison, won one event and placed in two others to lead Lawrence to victories in two of three dual meets Saturday at the Carthage.
The former standout at LaFollette High School won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:20.80. She grabbed second in the 200 breaststroke in 2:35.83 and took third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:12.18. The Lawrence women defeated North Central 147-113 and beat UW-Oshkosh 140-122 but lost to Carthage 178-84.
The Vikings are back in action Saturday in a dual meet at UW-Whitewater.