Swimming and diving's Matt
Pelletier has been named the American University
Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO. Pelletier, a public
communications major at American, had three consecutive days of
great swimming at the University of Virginia Invitational over the
weekend, recording two lifetime-bests, three unshaved
lifetime-bests, and two all-time AU Top-10 times.
On Thursday, the senior from Strongsville, Ohio, set an unshaved
lifetime-best in the 50 freestyle preliminaries, finishing in a
time of 20.95 seconds. He would come back in the finals of
the 50 free and place fourth overall.
In Friday's competition, he continued his strong weekend,
finishing third overall in the 100 backstroke in a time of
50.19. In addition, he swam the 10th fastest time in school
history in the 100 butterfly with a time of 50.92 seconds.
He finished up his weekend on Saturday, first in the 200
backstroke preliminaries, where he recorded an unshaved
lifetime-best in a time of 1:52.17. Later, in the 200 back
finals, he placed fourth overall with a time of 1:51.10, which
improved on his own seventh-fastest time in school history.
Pelletier now appears on the school's All-Time Top-10 list four
times, including holding the school-records in the 100 backstroke
and 50 freestyle.
Past Recipients:
Nov. 30,
2009 - Mike Cannon (Wrestling)
Nov.
23, 2009 - Kyle Borshoff (Wrestling)
Nov.
16, 2009 - Michelle Kirk (Women's Basketball)
Nov.
9, 2009 - Anne-Meike de Wiljes (Field Hockey)
Nov.
2, 2009 - Melissa Casale (Field Hockey)
Oct.
26, 2009 - Cooper Bryant (Men's Soccer)
Oct. 19, 2009 - Magdalina Tekiel (Volleyball)
Oct.
12, 2009 - Brooke Shepard (Women's Soccer)
Oct.
5, 2009 - Kelsey Brasher (Women's Soccer)
Sept. 28, 2009 - Mike Worden (Men's Soccer)
Sept.
21, 2009 - Claire Recht (Volleyball)
Sept.
14, 2009 - Anne-Meike de Wiljes (Field Hockey)
Sept.
8, 2009 - Daniel Shannon (Men's Soccer)
Aug.
31, 2009 - Mikaila Weaver (Women's Soccer)
2008-09
School Year
2007-08
School Year
